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sullymw
Citizen
Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 224
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 9:28 am: |     |
It really saddens me to see such blatant vandalism. One evening I saw just white paint covering the wall and the next evening the graffiti was there. This was a 2-day effort and the white paint was their canvas. If I see such a thing again I'll notify the police so maybe they can catch them. People have worked hard over the years to paint murals on those walls and their work has been appreciated by thousands. It's sad that there are other people who just don't care.... |
buzzsaw
Citizen
Username: Buzzsaw
Post Number: 1168
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 9:42 am: | |
Yes, it saddens me.
There is a tag at the train station that reads "graffiti is art, deal with it"
And the thing was, it was not creative at all.
There is. |
akb
Citizen
Username: Akb
Post Number: 158
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 10:12 am: | |
I've found it very disappointing too. I'd happily contribute towards a fund buying anti-graffiti paint for the mural painters to use. |
Joan
Citizen
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 2474
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 11:02 am: | |
I recall passing through the south underpass at the train station one Saturday morning and seeing an abandoned sketch of a graffiti tag and an array of spray paint cans scattered about the stairs leading down from the center platform.
How brazen do these graffiti artists have to become before something is done about the problem |
mikecappy
Citizen
Username: Mikecappy
Post Number: 86
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 2:10 pm: | |
Here is my suggestion.
1. Put a guy with a shotgun in the window of the post office facing the underpass.
2. Wait for graffiti "artist" to commence "tagging".
3. Shoot "artist" in the neck so his squirting jugular paints his last "tag" of his life on the wall.
4. Repeat if necessary. Works for bloods or crips.
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Lizziecat
Citizen
Username: Lizziecat
Post Number: 162
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 4:02 pm: | |
A person deserves to die for painting graffiti? |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 2000
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 4:27 pm: | |
All of the great ones suffer for their art.....
Just kidding. I do think it's a bit extreme, although having my car vandalized in my own driveway makes me think that a cap in the ass - not lethal, but the ultimate "can't sit down for a week" lesson- is not such a bad thing.... |
Brett
Citizen
Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 731
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 4:29 pm: | |
We could just cut their ear off. |
luv2cruise
Citizen
Username: Luv2cruise
Post Number: 155
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 6:21 pm: | |
I like mikecappy's idea!
There's nothing like being on the ocean! |
SoOrLady
Citizen
Username: Soorlady
Post Number: 385
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 6:49 pm: | |
If they like to paint so much, perhaps a little community service is called for? Do we have any seniors in the area who need their homes painted but can't afford it?
True, it wouldn't give you guys (ie brett, mike, luv) the same satisfaction, but there are all kinds of "lessons" and I prefer constructive ones. |
jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3469
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 9:39 pm: | |
I'm pretty sure that Marie Stratchek (Sp). had a lot to do with the current art. Contact her if you want to help put it back or move it to the next level of form.
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic. |
Joan
Citizen
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 2483
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 19, 2004 - 12:55 pm: | |
Would setting aside a portion of the tunnel walls for individual pieces by tag artists be giving in to them or channeling their art in a more constructive manner?
assumes these artists can be identified and would be willing to participate. |
jet
Citizen
Username: Jet
Post Number: 367
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 19, 2004 - 1:52 pm: | |
How about making the defacing of public property a $1000.00 fine. Payable by their parents , if the perp can't pay it. Perhaps this will be a insentive for MPD . Let them keep all of it. Nothing breaks down a area like graffiti. |
DrFalomar
Citizen
Username: Drfalomar
Post Number: 153
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 20, 2004 - 12:33 pm: | |
Regarding grafitti "artists": Hanging's too good for them. Burning's too good for them. They should be torn into itty bitty pieces and buried alive. |
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