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Banksy Encourages Fans to Shoplift From Guess Since Company 'Helped Themselves to My Artwork Without Asking’ (www.complex.com)
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Banksy isn’t happy with Guess’ latest collaboration.

The legendary anonymous graffiti artist had a directive for his followers on Friday, encouraging them—possibly tongue in cheek, possibly not—to visit the Regent Street Guess store in London and steal the brand’s new collection that features his artwork.

“Attention all shoplifters. Please go to Guess on Regents Street. They’ve helped themselves to my artwork without asking, how can it be wrong for you to do the same to their clothes?”

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[–] super_mario_69@hexbear.net 54 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Remember! If you see someone shoplifting, you didn't.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If it's someone stealing food and basics then yeah, but if it's bored kids stealing fashion then they can fuck off. Don't use the excuse of "sticking it to the man" to justify bring a bellend.

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

What, some kids stealing those clothes, of which half that aren’t sold will be shipped directly to a landfill?

Yeah, we gotta step up our game protecting that shit

[–] SlyBlue@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You'd call cops on children lol

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd probably just tell them to fuck off home if I was feeding particularly ballsy. Where do you live where the police are well-funded enough that they'd have time to deal with something as small-time and irrelevant as this?

[–] GoebbelsDeezNuts@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

IT IS MY DUTY AS A CITIZEN TO PROTECT TARGETS BOTTOM LINE

[–] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does he have an agent or somebody who can be contacted? Not justifying the shop from doing this but how would somebody seek his permission?

[–] usernamesaredifficul@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Who Banksy? because he has clearly given his permission in the form of a press release

So Banksy has gven his moral ascent to anyone stealing from that shop although obviously Banksy doesn't have the legal right to do that and you will still get in trouble if the police catch you but the police in the UK don't investigate shoplifting less than £200. Although they recently have been told to crack down on all shoplifting so that might change.

[–] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 5 points 2 years ago

But the shop doesn't have the legal right to have banksy's stuff either.. is it really stealing if the owner of the art says 'take it, it's free'?