Cousins charged with felonies in Holy Hill vandalism (older one expresses no regrets)

Journal Sentinel ^ | June 9, 2006 | TOM KERTSCHER

[Dustbunny]

It is obvious that they intentionally picked that particular site.

Nasty young men who will probably move on to bigger and better ways of nastiness as the years go by.

They will probably get off with a slap on the wrist and community time.

[Let's Roll]

I had a cousin like that too - always putting kittens in the freezer etc.

Setting the family car on fire, later wrecking cars (one wreck killed his "fiancee") until one day he wrecked his last car - killed him (not a mark on him) and everyone else walked away.

[babydoll22]

"I'm a punk. It's what I do."

He should be forced to carry a sign around with this on it.

This should also be inscribed on his head stone when he dies. With his attitude that shouldn't be to far away.

[brewcrew]

It's so striking beautiful that it attracts tourists and Christians of all denominations, including many Protestants.

What? "Holy Hill - It's not just for Catholics anymore?" I'm not even sure what that's supposed to mean.

[brbethke]

Lucretia: ex-Milwaukee Catholic bump.

"I'm a punk. It's what I do."

I'm thinking tattooing it on his forehead might be better. Only because branding might be considered cruel and unusual.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"Update on Holy Hill Vandals - w/Pictures" Ping!

Thanks, NYer! :)

[Tench_Coxe]

"Tyler Groth told investigators that he painted "Hail Satin,"...."

Apparently a Moody Blues fan and 'Will and Grace' watcher.

Seriously, though, I hope the sentence for these two is heavy--like having to clean the grafitti off of every bridge in Milwaukee, and the sentence is not served until every trace of it is gone (pretty much a life sentence, lol).

[rabidralph]

It's in a little town called Erin, just outside of Hartford, which is a little north of Milwaukee. Nice, peaceful, rural area, near the Kettle Morain (I think). You can see Holy Hill from miles away in several directions because it is on a very high hill.

[Tax-chick]

"Hail Satin" alert. :-D

Another 6/6/06 Typso event. The Bad Guy's followers seem to include a significant percentage of the hawg-stupid population.

On a more serious note, if you look in the eyes of the perps, you're looking at evil. This is not like painting "Lobos Rule!" on a retaining wall, in spite of the lawyer's contention that it's simple grafitti.

[PLMerite]

"Tyler Groth told investigators that he painted "Hail Satin," a misspelling of Satan..."

Good thing they didn't worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster; think of how badly these morons would have mis-spelled that?

[Tax-chick]

I'd have given him a "No, You're Homophones!" ping if he'd painted, "Hale Satin."

[operation clinton cleanup]

Nip it! Nip it in the bud!

[digitalbrownshirt]

It's bad enough what these two morons did, but they're just dumb thugs, what's Judge Faragher's excuse?

Faragher said he would release Tyler Groth on a signature bond while the case is pending. He said the vandalism is a "very terrible thing" but comparable to "tagging" or graffiti, and "not an assault on the Catholic Church." He also noted that Tyler Groth, who lives with his parents and works at a siding company, had no prior record.

Would he say the same thing if it were a mosque or synagogue or is it only open season on Christian property?

[Ronaldus Magnus]

These Satanists could not have picked a better county for their religious desecration spree. If the DA holds out and takes this case to trial, justice will be had. Washington County is probably the best area in the state to get a tough, no nonsense jury. I am confident that if hanging were a sentencing option, these "punks" would swing.

[digitalbrownshirt]

The judge calls it simple grafitti too. More proof that a black robe doesn't mean anything.

[bwteim]

And please note, that the longest word in an anagram of their names (Tyler B. Groth David J. Groth) is....


troglodyte

[Tax-chick]

LOL!

[Tax-chick]

You're right - I mixed up the judge's name with the public defender's in the article.

[Fruitbat]

Tyler looks real intelligent!

[Tax-chick]

Like you could look in his eyes and straight out his ears!