A 6-year-old Park Slope girl is facing a $300 fine from the city for doing what city kids have been doing for decades: drawing a pretty picture with common sidewalk chalk.
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ZT Strikes Again!
"She's a pretty artist, not a petty criminal." Great line.
Seriously, you can't fault the letter. The agency likely didn't check on anything before they sent the form letter. Defending the letter is another thing. Saying that "The instrument used — whether it’s paint or chalk — does not matter" is inane.
Ummm, sure you can fault the letter — for exactly the reason you mention. Since when is it OK to send legal demands without bothering to check anything?!
So, where do I go to turn myself in? What is the statute of limitation on Chalk Graffiti? I spent days / weeks drawing things on the sidewalk when I was a small child! I'm guilty, too! And how can you 311 it on someone else's residential property, when it must offend the Property OWNER?
Another good reason for not living in that city!
Another bureaucracy run amok. Or is that redundant?
the girl was given overt permission by the owner of the property, ie, her mother. The city obviously felt that the property owner had no legal control over what took place. The neighbor was being a jerk to report it.
The article cited the ordinance: "that is drawn, painted, chiseled, scratched, or etched on a commercial building or residential building." A sidewalk is not a building.