The artist's way

An old-school graffiti artist got collared walking along Second Avenue.

Witnesses saw him tagging a building, called the authorities, and he was found in possession of spray-paint cans.

The public defender explains that the charges and bail requested by the prosecution are way too severe for the artist-in-custody.

This "piece" did not just get thrown up. He painted it one year earlier — and got done for it then.

Early this morning, he just wanted to go back and "touch it up."

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