Throw the book at him! Or will the DA wuss out? I'd grant him 30 days in jail and then do 200 hours of grafitti abatement in Richmond or along International Avenue in Oakland.

And when is vandalism not "damage" ???????

I would venture that because paint on windows usually washes off with soap and water he might not have "intended to damage the banks" v. paint on paint.

Jeeezzzzz....relax Triple!

oh!riley: PC594 (Vandalism) is a general intent crime. Therefore, proving “intent” is not necessary in satisfying the elements of the crime. With general intent crimes, the suspect merely need to have knowingly committed the act and knew it was illegal. It is only with specific intent crimes, that it is necessary to prove suspect’s intentions. Whether the damage was minimal (easily mitigated by cleaning,) as you point out, is immaterial for this particular crime.
The spirit of the law behind this particular crime speaks not only to material loss (damage) but also to loss of time (cleaning for example) to the victim, not. With PC594 the loss need not be permanent or be any real physical damage at all. Refer to the link below.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=pen&group=00001-01000&file=594-625c

Put him to work behind the Safeway on Broadway (by the Iron Horse Trail) Let him use a 1" brush.

Let him do his grafitti in Indonesia like that punk Michael Fay back in 1994 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_P._Fay) and he'd probably think twice.

Relax nothing.. I take an ABSOLUTE ZERO tolerance (even zero Kelvin) for this kind of behavior. How would he feel if his home were tagged? And don't start in with the "big bad bank" rhetoric... There is no excuse.

I think the below link accurately describes this Turd.

http://www.kfbk.com/pages/dailydistractions.html?article=9428370

Some people here seem to be missing the fact that the bad guys are *inside* the banks: robo-signers, deceptive products, massive bonuses funded by taxpayers, endless fees, remorseless foreclosures, the leaders in corrupting our government. And you're getting all excited about graffiti?!?!

Actually the people inside the bank are working tax paying Americans.

Steve, you're missing the point. The people working at the branch level are not the problem. I would agree that bank executives should not get bonuses. However, Congress created this mess with the repeal of Glass-Steagal, and the passing of the CRA led by Barney Frank, Bill Clinton and the Democrats in 1998. This was the genesis of the housing problem then perpetuated by the executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Congress gave free reign to these institutions and their corrupt executives. Yes, mortgage bankers and investment banks were a big part of the problem, but these lax underwriting standards pushed by our Government Sponsored Entities paved the way for housing bubble while Congress looked the other way. Much like they are are doing today with the deficit. We are much closer to Greece and Italy than people think. Our nation's balance sheet is so upside down, it should frighten every American.

Doug, I'm with you on all that. Just as our petty local graffiti vandal should be held accountable, so should the Wall Street and Washington vandals be held accountable - that is yet to happen. But the scale of these crimes do not compare. I'm not sure why the other commentors thought I was attacking low-level bank employees, or in favor of graffiti. I guess that gave them an easy argument to make.