Was Shepard Fairey's Arrest the Boston Cops' Political "Fuck You" to Mayor Menino?

Street artist Shepard Fairey--known mostly for his OBEY giant campaign in 1989 and the early '90s, and his Obama HOPE poster of late (pictured above)-- was arrested in Boston this past friday as he was pulling into his show opening at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Wooster Collective received a letter from Dave Combs, who was in the cab with Fairey when police officers arrested him, that suggests Boston piggies were attempting to insight a riot as political revenge on their Mayor, Thomas Menino. Apparently Mayor Menino strong-armed the police force into wage freezes this year and the officers were not happy about it.Read Comb's account here and decide for yourself what the fuzz is up to.

On a related note... check out the NY Times' update on the battle between Fairey and the Associated Press. The AP originally went after Fairey, claiming copyright infringement for use of their photography in the making of the Obama HOPE poster, and now Fairey's attacking back with his own lawsuit claiming "fair use."