Jeff Monson charged with mischief!

[RocketManAA]

I can never understand why high profile people do the dumb things they do. Why would he deface the Capital building in Olympia and a better question is why do it in front of a camera?


Jeff Monson charged with mischief; ESPN not an accomplice

By Maggie Hendricks

Jeff Monson is either really dumb or really smart. I'm leaning towards the latter.

The fighter, who last appeared in the Mixed Fighting Alliance, winning over Ricco Rodriguez in December, has a warrant against him for defacing the Capitol building in Olympia, Wash. This warrant was issued after pictures of him painting an anarchist symbol on the building appeared in ESPN the Magazine.

See, Monson is an outspoken anarchist. He has said many times that he wants to do away with the social hierarchies that govern our world. The best way for Monson to share these theories is through the mass media, so publicity is his friend.

Is Monson so dumb that he would expect ESPN to not use photographs of him committing a crime? Of course not. This is a man with a Master's degree in psychology. He understands the ramifications of civil disobedience. If he didn't want attention brought to his cause, he would have asked ESPN to photograph him sitting at home, enjoying dinner.

Monson was charged with first-degree malicious mischief, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of a $20,000 fine and 10 years in prison. ESPN did not do him a favor by running that picture, but it's not their job to protect athletes. It's their job to cover them, a fact which Monson has used to make sure that everyone is discussing his cause today.

[eejit101]

Because he can afford the fine and wants the coverage, simple!

[67christine]

I can never understand why high profile people do the dumb things they do. Why would he deface the Capital building in Olympia and a better question is why do it in front of a camera?
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I wonder if some of them do it because they think that no one will arrest them or feel that they are so important that the world should listen to what they say.

[RocketManAA]

Because he can afford the fine and wants the coverage, simple!

But painting an anarchist symbol on the building? Seems to me he could find a better way to get some publicity.

[eejit101]

But painting an anarchist symbol on the building? Seems to me he could find a better way to get some publicity.

was a pretty famous building i guess.

Plus that is guaranteed to make headlines somewhere

[allinking17]

Wow, and this is what happens when you get in the spotlight in our country, pretty rediculous