GRAFFITI IS NOT A CRIME!

this is ridicoulous!!!
a 19 year old kid got sentenced to 8 years in prison for tagging some walls in his city, thats one of the harshest and longest sentences for graffiti related vandalism to date. prosecutors said these are the consequences for the choices he made.
well now he is going to go to jail with murderers, robbers, and real gangsters... in the words of one of the speakers : „for this kindergarten crime he´s going to learn how to be a man!“. well done! thats the best way to breed criminals! I´ve never heard such a narrow minded statement. people in texas should uphold the values of democracy and freedom that their country tries to spread around the world...
i would have expected to hear such a story from some country ruled by a dictatorial regime, not from the country that claims to protect freedom of expression and constantly wants to be an example for the rest of the world.
to jail a kid for 8 years for writing upon walls is a crime!
wake up people!