APatcher, Author of:

DRINKING, DRUGGING & HOW I GOT SOBER

ABOUT ME

How I got the name "APatcher"

The Authorities and Rebellion

       I was arrested for patching potholes four times on the streets in and around my college campus during the Spring Semester, 1996. The courts said that I am not allowed to patch potholes on city property because there are union labor contracts that employ people to such work. They also said it is criminal trespassing because it is simply not my property. It is illegal to alter public property in any way even if it is actually an improvement. The local papers got hold of this story and wrote a long front page article about my "fix-up revolution" and "pothole rebellion." I was called "a patcher on a mission." The first couple of arrests just ended in official warnings but eventually, I was sentenced to 45 hours of community service which involved picking up litter.
       I knew all of this was illegal while I was doing it but I was out to make a statement and be heard. I figured I had to get the attention of the local media. The infrastructure of the college campus was in really bad shape and somebody had to do something.

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