Slogans suck. I think we’ve come to a consensus on that. While this renewed cry to declare Worcester “No place for hate” is a nice sentiment, simply declaring something does not make it so. Neither does a half-assed and half-done mural, for the record.
More interesting than the meaningless declaration of a non-existent reality is this gem from Gemme (do I win something for that pun?) regarding the rather disgusting incident that prompted the re-declaration.
“Inexplicably, at the time of this offense, the prime suspect (Mr. Polydores) was out on bail awaiting trial in Superior Court for gun and drug offenses. His bail in those cases has now been revoked, and he is currently awaiting trial,” Chief Gemme said.
Really? That’s inexplicable? Seems to me an idiot out on bail for multiple drug/firearms violations is perfectly explicable. What’s inexplicable is how these two cretins manage to breathe without swallowing their own tongues, but I would not expect the Chief to have an answer for that anthropological riddle. Not only is bail on a gun charge explicable, it’s expected. To the point where DA Early should have been embarrassed to show his face at this event.
*update*
Only took about an hour for the T&G website to magically transform into a nice place for hate. Never would have seen that coming.
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That mural is atrocious. It’s preachy, condescending, and worst of all, it’s boring. In contrast, take a look at Philadelphia’s mural project to see the potential this sort of thing could truly have, if only the Powers That Be weren’t hell bent on treating it’s citizens like toddlers who need to be instructed with grade school-ish sloganeering, and who’re only capable of digesting bland, innocuous imagery.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/phillymurals/
Amazing stuff that’s high on artistic merit, low on finger wagging.
I liked that mural for exactly one viewing. It was cool, it seemed to celebrate the end of the Cold War, and it looked like it was painted by a SpEd class of 11-year olds.
I grew sick of it immediately. Hideous piece of crap.
Ah, the “Worcester Reads, Recycles and fails at Geography all-in-one”-esque mural.
I like the nuclear bomb going off downtown in the first painting.