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Ok let’s change the headline up a bit: California father arrested after erasing crosswalk paint and taking down stop signs from near the children’s park.

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JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
That is not what the article describes at all.

A city representative said officials reviewed the intersection after receiving concerns from Brandlin and determined it did not meet the requirements for a four-way stop but added pedestrian striping to improve safety.

Brandlin spent about $1,000 of his own money on commercial-grade materials, including 30-inch reflective stop signs matching the other ones on the street. He began installing them himself to replace the yellow posted crosswalk signs on the intersection in the early morning of March 14, according to the El Segundo Police Department.

Police arrested him around 1:30 a.m. while he worked on the second direction of traffic. Brandlin said the arrest was excessive, saying he was cited with multiple charges, including felonies.

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- TwilitSky@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  People should not be misusing public property in contravention of the law.
  
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ohshit604@sh.itjust.works ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
What good does changing the headline do?

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- Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  OG says repaints
  
  New one would say essentially removed paint.
  
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  - TwilitSky@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Changes perspectives.
    
    There are rules in place and he should’ve followed them vs defacing public property.
    
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