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Graffiti Tagger "Utah" Sentenced to 6 Months

20409utah.jpg Graffiti haters rejoice: justice has been served. The Daily News reports that the tag happy globetrotter Danielle Bremner (aka Utah) will be doing some time behind bars for charges she faced in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. The damages in those boroughs caused by her tags is estimated to be around $35,000 (of a $100,000 bill of damages she's racked up worldwide), and she will be paying back just $10,000 of that as part of a plea deal. Her boyfriend and partner in crime, Jim Clay Harper, still has charges pending against him. And perhaps one day, upon their release, they'll have a nice, civilized chat in a book store with the vandal squad.

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  • flowerstepper

    what about those stupid brainwashing commercials you see everyday.. are they legal? cause of a different aesthetic? a fake one?

    Free UTAH

  • Um Okay

    FREE UTAH

    just got out of jail tonight for a bullshit vandalism case.

    You aren't a fan of Graffiti? how about human beings putting their necks on the line to prove that the world we are born into is not beyond our control? There is very very little power given to the common human being born in today's america, even less so the female. what about trying to win some of that physical space back?

    life isn't about following rules, its about living to the fullest

    - a cancer survivor, 2010.

  • whatstheproblem

    Whatever she's cute.

  • Paul Bruno

    what i wouldnt give to see the reaction on bremners face when she got stoppped at the airport. especially when she thought she was slick for arriving at chicago instead of ny. i can just see it, because ive been there myself. she hands the passport to the guard dog, and he's says, madam, please step to the side. they put her in a room alone in the dept of homeland security. man, she must have been scared to death. haha. priceless. in all honesty, 6 months is not a long time, especially for something they put on high alert like this. i dont think they stop very many people entering the usa that have warrants, and extraditing someone from chicago to ny is a pretty big deal. she must have had some really good lawyers to get her off like this.

  • Um Okay

    go fuck yourself coward. Priceless? you jerking off to thinking about someone who has done ANYTHING to anyone getting fucked over? my sincerest wishes you are ass raped and murdered, then rot in hell, fucker

  • BAITBUS

    a coward is someone who flees the country when she knows the cops are looking for her, and tries to sneak back in through another city. but obviously she aint that smart cause she got owned by the cops in the end anyway. not once, but twice. she obviously has done something wrong, otherwise she wouldnt have left the country or tried to sneak in. she didnt get fucked over. she brought it upon herself. for a grown woman to be doing something like that is a bit sad, and she should take responsibility of it, instead of crying. people like that will go back to jail sooner or later. oh and i dont believe in hell. only simple minded creatures such as yourself would believe in such fairy tales. i hope your cancer comes back and you get put on the street cause you dont have insurance.

  • Biggie_831

    fist of all i want to thank all those loyal followers of the graffiti art scene, and second i know we all share our own views on graffiti and what it means and what it stands for....but who the hell gave you all the right to judge them for es[resing them selfs, i my self am a graggiti artist and it has taken me years to aquire my skills and talents. the work and time that it takes to creat an art work of that magnitude i support them in everything they did, and they are trylly amzing artist...and anyone who disagrees well...i trylly really dont care your opinion is not needed.and again thank you to all those who support graffiti..

  • TUNA

    GRAFFITI HEARTTHROB!

    I'M IN LOVE!

  • dadoc

    And, nobody needs to love it or leave. Graf adds nothing to this city, except to those who have nothing else to do. I won't be leaving, I will express my distaste of vandalism, and hope that the law will continue to be a tool to make vandals either respect the common good, or leave. Upstate. In an orange jumpsuit and sandals. Until they learn to live in a civilized society.

  • dadoc

    No, kids, sorry to talk about before you were born, but in the 80's I was a med student who worked as a longshoreman to pay my tuition. I wasn't a dope fiend or a tagger. Rode the subs, looked at the urban blight and vandalism, never advocated violence against anyone, still have a real job and try to enjoy the city I was born in. It's an art form when you paint on your own stuff. When you paint/etch/express on what you don't own (and that means public property), it's vandalism. It's abusive, it's illegal, it's not cool, and it's so, so,so lame. Learn art, create art, express art, the world is your canvas. As long as it's YOUR canvas.

  • alexsz

    Honestly, why are people so against an art form. Yes it is an abrasive art form, but it is how people creatively express themselves. This was especially the case in the 80's when you were either a dope fiend or a tagger in NYC- its how people cope and escape. And way to wish bad upon people, your a true douche bag. Also, do people realize what the city would look like with out all of this street art- it helps make the city what it is. Graffiti really spawned in NYC and wont leave anytime soon. love it or leave.

  • charlesbklyn

    So emotional, the outbursts on this issue; it is always nice to see a man (or woman) succum to their emotions. You see, you cry ... and then you cry again. (That's a NY joke).

    Ah ... maybe it comes from the realization that for all your years in New York, there is something missing: a New York state of mind?

    Come on, doesn't this "art" make these train cars a more attractive, interesting, and more a "New York" experience? I know the tourists from Europe love this stuff.

    Sample of her graffiti

    So sad to see the city change. Now I am emotional.

    On a more serious note, please do not threaten me on this post. This is a "friendly" discussion, not a chance to anonyomously threaten to come down to my crib. Sorry; crib = place where you reside.

  • dadoc

    Obvoiusly, Chaz, this is not a "friendly" discussion. And I would hope your use of quotation marks around the word illegal in your first post are merely an reflection of the New School's inattention to teaching grammar. People are angry about vandalism. It was, and is, illegal. Owners (even the public) have rights over their property. She violated those owners' rights by vandalism; hence her conviction and sentencing. Visit the Louvre, British Museum, the Met. That's art. The New York experience requires graffiti just as much as it requires getting beaten and raped while jogging in Central Park (see below, before your time). I bet she's sorry to see the city change too. Paint all you want, exhibit, express. But do it on your own stuff.

  • graffiti is a crime!

    crime pays!

  • sweatyelectric

    I'd hit it.

  • Manitoba

    That only took 3 hours. Bravo!

  • SimonLok

    send her away and use her as an example. the city needs to crack down on these people.

  • charlesbklyn

    Offensively, it is obvious the people on this comment post did not grow up in the city. Too bad for you people, as you understand very little of the greater implications. Only a suburban person would actually take the time to figure out a way for street art to be a serious criminal offense. Graffiti has been the art of the city for many years, and therefore, in reality, serious criminalization is an overextention of government authority.

    I only hope that when you need the police, and they are not around, you take a second look at your thought process, and understand this is a good example of wasteful government action. Not only is Danielle Bremner's "illegal" art work terrific, but she probably adds a little culture to what are these above commentors boring and uncreative lives. Property damage? Yeh. So hard to paint a wall over. Please.

    I only wish the graffiti we usualy get was so nice. The city should hire this artist, not waste money sending her up the river.

  • pupster77

    Thanks for being one of the few people who don't have asinine beliefs on this issue.

    Graffiti...get over it - It's an art form.

    People are worried about the city looking diry?

    Clean the piss up off the streets and give the people who stink a bank - That's what really makes this city dirty.

  • AMEN Charlesbklyn. We need to get rid of All theze F@#$%&*^ People from Idaho who complain about Graffiti & Ice Cream Truck Music. I'm sick of them all! Go back to your Wooden Cabins & pick trucks. Send back commentor Spiritof76 Too. P@#$& He Is.

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