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Student accused of creating a Monster....

Raleigh, N.C. — Raleigh police arrested a North Carolina State University student last week who was accused of creating a "monster" out of construction barrels and placing it on the side of the road.

Authorities charged Joseph Carnevale with larceny for taking materials from a construction site at a roundabout project to create the monster.

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M4industries says: Dec 25, 2009. 3:59 PM
 Yet another innocent person accused of art.
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katmckee says: Dec 5, 2009. 12:14 PM

I bet the cost to the city of the barrels he used was less than their budget for one comissioned public art installation... they should use it as such.

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plane phanatic says: Oct 18, 2009. 7:12 PM
That will definitely get more attention than the "cones."
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Kryptonite in reply to plane phanaticOct 18, 2009. 10:47 PM
They should make collapsable ones of them for real road control.
bloggpal says: Oct 18, 2009. 10:15 PM
It is funny, definitely will not scare even my little princes....:)
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Sunny124613 says: Oct 18, 2009. 5:57 PM
The title sounds weird.

Anyways the monster actually looks
like it could be used for something...

( if the cones don't work maybe the monster will..
lol)
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sharlston says: Aug 8, 2009. 6:28 PM
lol thats a nice sculpture not a monster
Rock Soldier says: Aug 8, 2009. 7:03 AM
Wait? You wrote the whole story, then posted a link to the story page?
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Keith-Kid (author) in reply to Rock SoldierAug 8, 2009. 8:42 AM
Indeed.
Rock Soldier in reply to Keith-KidAug 8, 2009. 9:07 AM
Well, that's new.
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Keith-Kid (author) in reply to Rock SoldierAug 8, 2009. 2:24 PM
No it's not.
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arylic says: Aug 8, 2009. 1:21 AM
Lol, that must be the best prank ever, But to bad the guy got caught.
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Goodhart says: Jun 13, 2009. 6:57 AM
LOL I suppose the distraction could be dangerous....but larceny ?

LARCENY - Illegal taking and carrying away of personal property belonging to another with the purpose of depriving the owner of its possession.

Somehow that seems drummed up...
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Weissensteinburg in reply to GoodhartJun 14, 2009. 10:57 AM
http://crowdcontrolstore.com/highdensitychannelizerdrum.aspx

If they cost $33 each, and it looks like he took about 5 or 6 of them, that's about $200 of property loss. Even the ones that aren't cut up were modified some way. they weigh 50 lbs, so some sort of support structure is needed inside. Even the three that look whole probably can't hold water any more.
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Goodhart in reply to WeissensteinburgJun 14, 2009. 1:13 PM
Yeah, when I first commented, I hadn't thought about them being cut up to make this....
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killerjackalope in reply to GoodhartJun 13, 2009. 7:06 AM
Pilfering would be a better charge here...
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Goodhart in reply to killerjackalopeJun 13, 2009. 7:10 AM
Maybe, charge him with: moving private property with the intent of jocularity and maybe a misdemeanor charge of causing traffic disturbances. ;-)
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DJ Radio in reply to GoodhartJun 13, 2009. 7:12 AM
I dont see why he should be charged for a practical joke.
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Goodhart in reply to DJ RadioJun 13, 2009. 12:02 PM
it does appear that he should be charged at least with willful destruction of private property.
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DJ Radio in reply to GoodhartJun 13, 2009. 3:14 PM
He didnt destroy it, he made it better imo
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Goodhart in reply to DJ RadioJun 13, 2009. 5:41 PM
not in the eyes of the owners of the barrels I guess ;-)
Rock Soldier in reply to GoodhartAug 8, 2009. 6:59 AM
I wonder what the cops arresting him were thinking though. *Yo man. That was the best prank ever! Can you do that with old handguns?*
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Goodhart in reply to Rock SoldierAug 8, 2009. 8:43 AM
Or maybe they were just thinking:

Kids !

shaking their heads
;-)
Rock Soldier in reply to GoodhartAug 8, 2009. 9:09 AM
Lol.
Typical response...
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Tool Using Animal in reply to DJ RadioJun 13, 2009. 7:49 AM
Some one else has to pay for the barrels he destroyed, he;s lucky that's all they're charging him with, I can think of a few others they could add.
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NachoMahma in reply to Tool Using AnimalJun 13, 2009. 8:48 AM
. Now you're just getting picky. . Why doesn't anyone else see that he destroyed public property?
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Goodhart in reply to NachoMahmaJun 14, 2009. 1:17 PM
I must have been a bit slow the day I posted my first post here......or just tired....of course he should get charged for the destruction of the property he vandalized.
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Derin in reply to GoodhartAug 7, 2009. 12:39 AM
Or just make him buy new barrels :)
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skunkbait in reply to DerinAug 7, 2009. 12:43 AM
Or give him a state job creating interesting road signs and such.
Rock Soldier in reply to skunkbaitAug 8, 2009. 7:00 AM
I don't think that would be a good idea. Having a person who create that making street signs.
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Goodhart in reply to skunkbaitAug 7, 2009. 8:33 AM
Not much of a punishment, that, maybe a state job at minimum wage ? ;-)
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DJ Radio in reply to NachoMahmaJun 13, 2009. 3:16 PM
Like I said before, he didnt destroy it, he made it better IMO.
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NachoMahma in reply to DJ RadioJun 14, 2009. 9:35 AM
. Apparently, the only person who's opinion matters (the owner) doesn't agree.
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DJ Radio in reply to NachoMahmaJun 14, 2009. 10:33 AM
Yeah, i guess that would hurt...
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Goodhart in reply to NachoMahmaJun 13, 2009. 11:51 AM
Ah yes, he did actually cut up some of them didn't he.....hmmm Somehow I missed that.
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DJ Radio in reply to Tool Using AnimalJun 13, 2009. 7:58 AM
Which is lesser, larceny, or vandalism
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Goodhart in reply to DJ RadioJun 13, 2009. 12:00 PM
Larceny of property under $1000 is a class 1 misdemeanor. If you have no priors, the sentence for this is 1-45 days. -Yahoo answers

Some states (such as North Carolina) use the term "felonious larceny" instead of grand larceny. Most jurisdictions have discarded the grand/petit terminology and use value to classify larcenies as felonies or misdemeanors. "Value" means the fair market value of the property at the time and place taken. Most jurisdictions also make certain larcenies felonies regardless of the value of the property taken. For example, North Carolina General Statutes Section 14 - 72 (b)(1) makes the crime of larceny a felony "without regard to value" if the larceny is (1) from the person (2) committed pursuant to certain types of breaking or entering(s) (3) of any explosive or incendiary device or (4) of any firearm. The modern spelling is petty larceny for the misdemeanor level. - Wikipedia - Larceny

September 5, 2008 - N.C. legislation that makes vandalism a felony becomes law - From CCIM

In NC, it doesn't seem to make a whole lot of difference.....correct me if I'm wrong anyone from NC.

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n8man says: Jun 13, 2009. 9:32 AM
I don't get why the construction company would not want to keep it. It is still totally usefull and it even tells the people which way to go.
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Keith-Kid (author) in reply to n8manJun 13, 2009. 9:42 AM
ROFL!
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DJ Radio in reply to n8manJun 13, 2009. 9:39 AM
agreed. people would see this more than ordinary cones.
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DJ Radio says: Jun 13, 2009. 9:41 AM
This should go on failblog as a win.
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DJ Radio says: Jun 13, 2009. 6:59 AM
lmao, this is hilarious, but larceny is too much. this was clearly a joke for fun.
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