Graffiti needs stricter punishment, amirite?

Punishment should be inversely proportional to the quality of the graffiti. Some of it is essentially street art on abandoned buildings = go light. The crappy / obscene graffiti = full restitution. Tattoos on foreheads though, that's pretty extreme for some spray paint.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Ya. But some of the stuff isn't just some office building downtown. History is being ruined. Not only that, but if you don't even own the property but property nearby, the values go down because you're in the ghetto This isn't an accident that occurs. Or a need because someone is starving. This is someone going out of their way. This deserves the appropriate response.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Violating bodily autonomy and essentially mutilating someone to cause permanent humiliation and destroy all chances of employability and success in society is an appropriate response to paint on a wall?

by Kindly-Truth-9554 1 day ago

Yeah. Who among us?

by Anonymous 1 day ago

So you spend your life savings on a shop that gets destroyed. Or no one wants to visit because it's too sketchy. I think actions have consequences. Again this isn't an accident like crashing into someone while driving. This is purposefully destructive.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I'm not advocating for bodily mutilation now am I?

by Kindly-Truth-9554 1 day ago

Ragebait

by Kindly-Truth-9554 1 day ago

Are you seriously saying that the mass majority would shop at a graffiti ridden store over a pristine location?

by Anonymous 1 day ago

A permanent tattoo over a graffiti you most times can just paint over?

by Due_Sherbert 1 day ago

Just put them in jail, no need to reinvent the wheel.

by Anonymous 23 hours ago

I completely agree. Art has been a big part of my life for my entire life, and I am all for artistic expression. But private property is private property, and you have no right to mark someone else's property without their permission. It would be a different story if you were creating masterpieces of art that most people found a esthetically pleasing, but let's be honest: most graffiti is an eyesore and looks like what children would draw. If anything, cans of spray paint should be harder to obtain than they are.

by Odd-Telephone1097 23 hours ago

But private property is private property, and you have no right to mark someone else's property without their permission. This is something that I have seen so many people argue against. The lack of respect for other people's property these day is extremely concerning.

by Anonymous 23 hours ago

And don't get me wrong — I am all for the graffiti art style, in general. And I am all for businesses and even cities themselves commissioning artists to make murals that actually beautify the city.

by Odd-Telephone1097 23 hours ago

I have nothing against art or the graffiti style. I actually think the is a lot of wasted talent there. I took a trip recently and everything was covered in it. Miles and miles or ruined beauty.

by Anonymous 23 hours ago

The amount of rail cars that get tagged is ridiculous. People defacing private property while also trespassing and putting themselves in danger just to tag something.

by Anonymous 23 hours ago

Yes. Italy has a huge problem.

by Anonymous 22 hours ago

no it doesn't. i don't care about property value

by Own-Birthday 22 hours ago

Probably because you have none

by Anonymous 22 hours ago

If the financial penalty for crimes committed by adolescents and youths was passed on to the parents I bet they'd start parenting and we'd see a decrease in crime lol

by Anonymous 22 hours ago

Agree. Unfortunately there just isn't the parent figure around. I might be wrong but I also feel like the people are past the age of parent influence by the time they are doing this.

by Anonymous 21 hours ago