Bum Attacks Synagogue with Oversize Potato Gun

This is what happens when prejudice meets boredom and insanity.

The man who constructed a never-before-seen launcher that fired a projectile into the roof of a building adjacent to a Jewish outreach center in Santa Monica, Calif., is a transient known in Los Angeles for towing a trailer full of possessions behind a bicycle, police sources said.

via Santa Monica Synagogue Attack: Police Say Transient Made Improvised Launcher – ABC News.

Machete Used In Sunday ‘Ninja’ Attack at South Coast Plaza

WAT.

Robert Carl Hopkins Jr., a Costa Mesa resident who could face charges of assault with a deadly weapon and will likely remain in custody until he can post $25,000 bail, wore what authorities say was an all-black “ninja” outfit during the incident.

via UPDATED: Machete Used In Sunday ‘Ninja’ Attack at South Coast Plaza – Orange County News – Navel Gazing.

Destroying Art by Famous Artists

 

 

I know its inherently temporary and its destruction reminds of the futility of existence, but still …

A mere week from the opening of “Art in the Streets” at MOCA, works by Os Gêmeos, SABER, REVOK, RIME, RETNA, NORM, JERSEY JOE are currently being destroyed by the City of Los Angeles, even as tax money goes to supporting contemporary arts. Furthermore, the city also plans to buff the murals on Melrose, which have served as an outdoor gallery for thousands of Angeleños for the past few years and drawn thousands of visitors to the city.

via LA TACO » One Week From “Art in the Streets” and Someone is Destroying Art by Famous Artists.