18 year old skateboarder draws an "R" on a building. Cops taser him to death.

[Mave]

18 year old skateboarder draws an "R" on a building. Cops taser him to death.

Yesterday, Riptide broke the story of 18-year-old skateboarder Israel Hernandez getting fatally Tasered by Miami Beach cops for tagging an abandoned building.

Afterward, our article was flooded with more than 500 comments. Many expressed sadness. Others, outrage. But some labeled Hernandez a "vandal" who "got what he deserved."

So we went to see the precise extent of Hernandez's vandalism. Here it is, all three inches of it.

See also: Teenager Israel Hernandez Dies After Miami Beach Cops Catch Him Tagging, Taser Him

Hernandez, known as "Reefa," never got very far into tagging his name on an abandoned McDonald's on Collins Avenue before cops began chasing him. The "R" matches some of his tags found around town.

Here are a few comments from New Times readers who think Hernandez "got what he deserved":

Source: http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2013/08/here_is_the_graffito_that_got.php

 

[Stybar]

This is just going to end up in a whole new "racism" discussion with Latino people protesting in the streets again, is it?

Sigh, I'll get the popcorn.

 

[Mave]

Sigh, I'll get the popcorn.

Sugar flavoured please!

 

[RockStar248]

And people are making such a fuss about this?!

There are a lot worse things that can have more attention put to it than tagging, I mean tags can be washed off right?

 

[Mauri]

And people are making such a fuss about this?!

There are a lot worse things that can have more attention put to it than tagging, I mean tags can be washed off right?

That's the problem here, instead of just regular arrest cops decided to taser him to death. Worth the attenion, and cops are dicks.

 

[Panki]

And people are making such a fuss about this?!

There are a lot worse things that can have more attention put to it than tagging, I mean tags can be washed off right?

Removing tags is a bitch. I have been tagging, and in those specialized 'pens' is car paint.