A new low in art crime

Art crimes abound, from the Christian/fascist censoring of former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, to the September 11 hysteria censoring of art throughout the country, to the very existence of the unindicted criminal otherwise known as Thomas Kincaide. But some New Orleans criminals may have struck a new low when they trashed a collection of John T. Scott's sculptures.

The acclaimed artist went to a warehouse where some of his sculptures and painting were stored, only to discover that scavengers had dismantled the sculptures so they could sell the bronze for scrap. The thieves will get a few hundred dollars, whereas potential buyers would have paid thousands of dollars per sculpture.