The Delray Seaside Police Division has arrested a 19-year-old Florida man for vandalizing an “LGBTQ pleasure crosswalk” within the metropolis.

The incident occurred on February 4 and pictures launched by the division exhibits a Ram pickup, with a big flag, performing a burnout on rainbow painted pavers. Because the truck drives off, you’ll be able to see two new tire marks overlaying the show.

The Metropolis of Delray Seaside mentioned witnesses contacted the police division and advised them the person was “deliberately performing a number of burnouts” on the intersection, which is a “image of unity and inclusivity for the LGBTQ neighborhood.”

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The town added that a number of individuals got here ahead with video of the incident and Dylan Brewer turned himself in on February 12. The town mentioned he didn’t present a press release to regulation enforcement, however the police division famous his “reckless motion induced vital harm to the streetscape portray.” Because of this, he was charged with reckless driving and felony legal mischief over $1,000 (£796 / €932).

The South Florida Solar Sentinel famous the intersection was beforehand vandalized in 2021 and the show was paid for, partly, by the Palm Seaside County Human Rights Council. That group claimed the truck was sporting a “TRUMP” flag, though the standard of the video makes that arduous to verify.  

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Regardless, the incident remembers an identical controversy that occurred in Canada when a Ford Mustang allegedly “defaced” a rainbow-colored crosswalk close to the West Vancouver Police Division. Nonetheless, video of that incident wasn’t practically as compelling.