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Related: About this forumPenis Man, Or At Least One of the Penis Men, Has Been Sentenced and Fined
Note: This is the Weird News Group.Penis Man graffiti began in November 2019, but it was Shomer's prolific, MLK-weekend spree that got authorities' attention.
Carolyn Stern
"Penis Man" sprang up as an unlikely counterculture hero last year, after a mystery graffiti tagger began spray-painting those two iconic words on prominent local buildings, including Tempe's City Hall.
But now it's time for the Phoenix man behind the virile vandalism to pay the bill.
Dustin Shomer, a 39-year-old student of the Japanese language with some offbeat political ideas, was sentenced this week to three years of supervised probation and ordered to pay $8,000 in restitution for the damage. A deferred, four-month jail sentence will be erased from the sentence if he completes 500 hours of community service, according to the terms of a plea deal he signed in December.
But now it's time for the Phoenix man behind the virile vandalism to pay the bill.
Dustin Shomer, a 39-year-old student of the Japanese language with some offbeat political ideas, was sentenced this week to three years of supervised probation and ordered to pay $8,000 in restitution for the damage. A deferred, four-month jail sentence will be erased from the sentence if he completes 500 hours of community service, according to the terms of a plea deal he signed in December.
Read more: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/penis-man-grafitti-tagger-sentenced-and-fined-in-tempe-11533751
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Penis Man, Or At Least One of the Penis Men, Has Been Sentenced and Fined (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Feb 2021
OP
Hmmm ... turned in by Senhor Testiculo, who was jealous of his top billing ?
eppur_se_muova
Feb 2021
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rampartc
(5,453 posts)1. that 500 hours community service should be spent removing tags
i really think a senseless crime like graffiti (by an adult 39 years old!) should be a capital offense, $8k towards repairing his damage seems like a good start.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,483 posts)5. I'm speechless
CurtEastPoint
(18,674 posts)2. Exactly what I imagined. Plus, I'm sure his own peepee is teeny.
cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)3. Don't you mean "Phoenix Man Penis Man?"
Blue Owl
(50,547 posts)4. He was doxxed by his arch enemy, Vagina Woman
eppur_se_muova
(36,317 posts)6. Hmmm ... turned in by Senhor Testiculo, who was jealous of his top billing ?
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(1,996 posts)7. word is they hang out together a lot.