We are not one for drama or hyperbole, but whoever tagged downtown’s iconic Golden Goose sign deserves castration by blowtorch. For starters.
On the bright side, vandals aren’t geniuses, and their tags are nicknames easily traced by law enforcement, so this particular moron could be getting a visit from the po-po. (The Gang Crimes unit at Metro was disbanded, but was reinstated, so there’s that.)
It would be a shame if the arrest involved a smidge of police brutality just so the perpetrator doesn’t forget such vandalism isn’t acceptable, especially when it involves a monument to Las Vegas history.
Our friend Kerry B. (Whiskey Fever on Twitter) was the first to bring this asshattery to our attention.
The fact the Golden Goose still exists is a minor miracle.
The Golden Goose sign came down on Fremont Street after 43 years (most recently standing watch over the Glitter Gulch strip club) when its perch was demolished to make way for Circa Las Vegas.
The sign was donated to Tony Hsieh’s Downtown Project and it was refurbished and put on display south of Fremont East, at Fremont Street and 10th Street.
The sign its rotation, and mojo, back.
Now, we have some imbecile, bereft of talent or success or a clue, crapping on a beloved Las Vegas landmark.
Back in former Mayor Oscar Goodman’s heyday, he said those who deface structures with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on television.
Castration, thumbs, whatever works.
Here’s hoping the Golden Goose can be repainted and the dipshit who vandalized it can be brought to justice, possibly with the assistance of a Taser or pepper spray or Belgian Malinois.
