Portlandia Meets COPS

Pierce is right. It's not an authoritarian impulse. It's straight up authoritarianism, with side order of cower- under-the-bed-fear...of people accused of writing graffiti. 

And hell, I wouldn't be too surprised if a few of those were provocateurs, hoping to persuade a few dingbats to engage in, gasp, petty vandalism. Run for your lives...

Have a good weekend.