Former UFC Heavyweight contender Jeff "The Snowman" Monson (27-8) has been arrested. Monson is accused of spray painting an anarchy symbol on large columns at the front of the state capitol building in Washington, DC. This is a felony and Monson could face jail time for the offense. Monson is an anarchist and a member of the Industrial Workers of the World group, a workplace democracy union. He is also an active political protester. Monson last competed in MMA at Mixed Fighting Alliance's "There Will Be Blood" show, where he defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco "Suave" Rodriguez by decision.
Jeff Monson is either really dumb or really smart. I'm leaning towards the latter. The fighter, who last appeared in the Mixed Fighting Alliance, winning over Ricco Rodriguez in December, has a warrant against him for defacing the Capitol building in Olympia, Wash. This warrant was issued after pictures of him painting an anarchist symbol on the building appeared in ESPN the Magazine. See, Monson is an outspoken anarchist. He has said many times that he wants to do away with the social hierarchies that govern our world. The best way for Monson to share these theories is through the mass media, so publicity is his friend. Is Monson so dumb that he would expect ESPN to not use photographs of him committing a crime? Of course not. This is a man with a Master's degree in psychology. He understands the ramifications of civil disobedience. If he didn't want attention brought to his cause, he would have asked ESPN to photograph him sitting at home, enjoying dinner. Monson was charged with first-degree malicious mischief, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of a $20,000 fine and 10 years in prison. ESPN did not do him a favor by running that picture, but it's not their job to protect athletes. It's their job to cover them, a fact which Monson has used to make sure that everyone is discussing his cause today http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/mm...ed-with-mischief-ESPN-not-an-a?urn=mma,134737
