Hope those of you commenting on the four paragraphs of "journalism" and furniture criticism above realize that they were written by the Scene, not the PD. The writer is quoting and linking to the PD news article.
An "urban explorer" pays a neighbor $25, entitling him to pry back a chain link fence and trespass on someone else's property. He documents the work of vandals, so he's to be commended for preserving our memories. Why is this not as much a crime as the actions of the vandals and graffiti creators? Ruin porn allows viewers to revel in another's misfortune, and it's a mean-spirited perversion. For the Scene to pretend that this as a contribution to online journalism is weak and lazy, and it's just as mean-spirited. Hooray!
Really? You needed to editorialize in this story? As if the facts weren't horrible enough, you had to tell us that you thought this guy was horrible for pleading not guilty? Thanks for that.
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