MYNORTHWEST NEWS

Green Lake tagged up with ‘Kony 2012’ message

Apr 23, 2012, 6:07 AM | Updated: 7:22 am

Supporters are seen hanging Kony 2012 posters as part of “Cover the Night.” (AP Photo/s...

Supporters are seen hanging Kony 2012 posters as part of "Cover the Night." (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)

(AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)

Supporters of the Kony 2012 campaign took part in an event called “Cover the Night” this weekend, but it appears some of the participants took things too far.

Participants in the event had been encouraged to post signs and spread information about African war criminal Joseph Kony.

But at Green Lake, “Kony 2012” tags were spray painted on everything from buildings to signs, to the asphalt path.

The video that went viral, bringing lots of intention to the Kony 2012 campaign, has been viewed over 88 million times on YouTube.

Supporters of the anti-Kony movement are worried that the graffiti will turn people off from their cause.

The Seattle Parks Department reportedly plans to have the tagging cleaned up in a few days.

MyNorthwest News

prosecutor in Washington...

Associated Press

Faced with influx, prosecutor in Washington says he lacks resources to defend immigration cases

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington said it no longer has the staffing to defend every immigration case.

3 hours ago

woodinville fire...

James Lynch

Woodinville woman tries to rebuild after husband dies trying to rescue her from house fire

A Woodinville woman is trying to rebuild after a house fire killed her husband, Don Webb, and destroyed the home and belongings they shared.

4 hours ago

robbery...

James Lynch

Robbery suspect arrested after barricading himself in Seattle apartment

A suspect was taken into custody early this morning after a reported shoplifting involving a gun, leading authorities to an apartment in Seattle.

4 hours ago

Mississippi...

BILL BARROW and SOPHIE BATES, The Associated Press

Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state’s first Black US senator since Reconstruction

Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race.

5 hours ago

Kalshi...

Luke Duecy

Bellevue man sues Kalshi for $580,000 as CFTC investigates prediction market

A Bellevue man is suing prediction-market company Kalshi, seeking to recover more than $580,000 he said he lost betting on sporting events.

5 hours ago

building collapse...

Associated Press

Firefighters dig through rubble after NYC building collapse kills 1 and traps people in wreckage

Firefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site, killing at least one person.

6 hours ago

Green Lake tagged up with ‘Kony 2012’ message