Oh, here we go again: The Supreme Court of Ohio sides with common sense, rules you actually have to prove graffiti was vandalism before fining a property owner for not scrubbing it off fast enough.
Finally, a judge who understands that I shouldn’t have to pay a $500 fine because some punk tagged my fence at 2 AM while I was asleep. I got a citation for “failure to maintain aesthetic standards” just because I was waiting for the paint to dry after my own repaint job! The city wanted me to prove I didn’t do it myself—like I’m out here with a spray can in my bathrobe at midnight. This ruling might actually make bureaucrats think twice before shaking down every homeowner with a chipped mailbox. Maybe now they’ll focus on catching the real vandals instead of bankrupting the victims.