Japanese authorities have said a 23-year-old Australian man arrested for defacing a Government sign in the ancient city of Kyoto defended the graffiti by calling it art.Police say Jarrah David Dahlenburg-Gamble told them the graffiti was artJarrah David Dahlenburg-Gamble was arrested by officers on a tip-off, and they then accused him of using a black pen to write"ghost" on the sign.
When the ABC contacted Kyoto police to ask about the man's alleged offence, their response was,"Oh, the ghost guy." Officers said the outer-Melbourne man admitted that he graffitied with a black pen, and said his claim that the graffiti was a work of art was not an excuse. An Instagram page appearing to belong to Mr Dahlenburg-Gamble shows numerous posts hashtagged #japangraffiti, as well as photos of the"ghost" tag.
I am sick and tired of graffitti. Who the hell do these idiots think they are to deface someone else's property. Japanese won't be lenient like in Australia. Jail for them.
Seems like an appropriate punishment, in his case.
27 years of age. Let that sink in.
It’s bad enough we’ve got to put up w this type self-indulgent feral behavior in Australia. We don’t need to suffer it as well when leave to get relief from it someplace else.
ONE pair of shoes amongst loads of graffiti stuff. 99% conviction rate in Japan.