Originally Posted by LiLRexen
I think he broke the law but then any kind of art is so subjective. It's only cut and dried when Jodie Foster gets a letter saying "i'll kill the president for you". I just think this wouldn't have been such a big hoo-ha if the family friend wasn't spouting off trying to be an attention whore.
there is nothing illegal about artistic protest. He could have painted a big sign that said "fawk Bush," "Bush is a so-and-so," etc, and it still would have been legal. If he had been like that wierdo and actually threatened violenc (i.e. "I'm gonna ____ Bush," then it would have been illegal.