Self-Portrait: Marshall Gulch - Catalina Range - 10-29-05

Putting the Punk Back in "Punk"

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman wants the state to use body language on taggers:

Goodman, appearing Wednesday on the "Nevada Newsmakers" television show, said, "In the old days in France, they had beheading of people who commit heinous crimes.

"You know, we have a beautiful highway landscaping redevelopment in our downtown. We have desert tortoises and beautiful paintings of flora and fauna. These punks come along and deface it.

"I'm saying maybe you put them on TV and cut off a thumb," the mayor added. "That may be the right thing to do."

Goodman also suggested that whippings or canings should be brought back for children who get into trouble.

I can see it now, rising near the city's New York and Paris-themed casinos: Singapore.