Just read on BBC News that during his East Coast tour, some locals had downed Banksy’s (the artist) drone with a fishing net. The people claiming this were saying it as if it deserved applause. Do you think they should be prosecuted for criminal damage?
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I saw that… over the model village. Interesting story behind it too, with the diversionary tactics to get Banksy on site, un-noticed, whilst he swapped out one of the model village buildings.
But still, you don’t go pulling drones out of the air with a large fishing net.
Cheers - Rob
This is obvious to me… yes, prosecute.
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And the vandal ?
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What vandal? I didn’t see any vandal!
The dude with the paint, genius or vandal ?
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Aaah… yes… that is the question… it is open to the interpretation of the viewer IMO.
Banksy… urban street artist… or someone committing criminal damage?
See what I mean 
Go on then, I’ll take the bait 
If I rocked up at my local corner shop and started spraying paint on their gable wall I’d be charged with criminal damage.
What is there to interpret? 
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Quiet day in the farming game ?
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Ground’s too dry in a lot of places still 
That’s because he was more than 500m away 
Out of interest, has anyone see any video footage of the drone being captured by a fishing net? Got any links to share?
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I was meaning the person with the net. The other point of view has been posted on the “Art Arrows” site.
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I see the proof of the tagger chap, but none of the drone incident.
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So you would consider Banksy a criminal rather than a celebrated artist?
Just trying to understand…
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Celebrated vandal. #simple
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He can graffiti my place anytime, imagine the increase in value
Still a vandal! 
Your moral barometer out of kilter again Paul ?
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Yes.
The person with the net that snagged the drone should be charged IMO… people might not like a drone flying over their property and regardless of whether it is being flown legally or not, people cannot take the law into their own hands like that without consequences.
Banksy… a vandal?
Definition…
vandal
/ˈvand(ə)l/
noun
a person who deliberately destroys or damages property belonging to others.
We all know that any wall with a Banksy on it is worth a small fortune so by the definition of “vandal”, that is someone who “destroys or damages property”, is not destroyed or damaged… it is improved… so I do not see how Banksy can be considered a vandal.
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I can’t find anything about a drone being captured by a net
You’d imagine someone caught it on video 
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