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There are 40 comments about "vandalism"

Peter: weve had the discussion re: graf versus vandalism on here like 500 times, and its surprising how every other person has their own specific definition of the term "graffiti", to the point where it becomes......

in response to: The Black Cat: Poetry in Spanish Graffiti by The Hapless Hobo

David Stonehouse: All of us at Evergreen were thrilled with Toronto's embrace of Earth Hour and indeed all staff went to enormous lengths to do our part. Unfortunately, when it comes to Brick Works site we are......

in response to: Not So Green... by Michelle

skip: art has always been about expression, and this is why most graffiti is plain vandalism.writing a tag and some crew under it has no expression.there are a few graffiti artists that used/use expression. heres......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

unknown: half or at least a quarter of this grafitti is legal work wich was done with property owners permission. about the vandalism aspect of graffiti.. hamilton has used moey from grats and from the cities......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

Graham Bate: Hi Andy, This thread is a real blast from the past! so many names I recall, Brian Bagshaw, Roy Bamber, Steve Weir and all the history that goes with the town. I come from Irlam myself......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

EvilGentleman: The art/vandalism debate will go on forever, because both sides are correct. Many graffiti pieces are unquestionably artistic masterpieces. I have seen many pieces that are absolutely mind-boggling, provoke intelligent thought and debate, and are just......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

SNARE.ONE F1C: River Park is actually a small washed-up grouping of dated townhomes adjacent Watson Park along Wellington. Part of this area IS abandoned. That was the second letter I recieved for tags in this area. ......

in response to: Respect in River Park by jeeff

City Council's Fault: The City Council in Hutchinson will NOT do anything that the citizens want done. Hundreds of people can complain about fireworks in the city limits, stop lights being taken down around the busy post......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

BelRoC: Although most of my work takes skill. I, like all graffiti writer take part in straight up vandalism. [[img:22395]] [[img:22396]] [[img:22397]] [[img:22398]] [[img:22399]] [[img:22400]] [[img:22401]] [[img:22402]] [[img:22403]] [[img:22404]] [[img:22405]] [[img:22406]] Please don't be offended. I know this type of graffiti upsets people. But it is a big part of what......

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

joey: Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high....

in response to: Happy B-Day, Emily by EvilGentleman

me: ah, pissed off tax paying citizen, we meet with a battle of words once again... i am not in disagreement that the work that these artists put up- is indeed vandalism. i admitted to that and......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

Nicolas: I am from Montreal, Quebec. I am not a tagger, but I like graffiti. In my opinion, there's...let's say a "way" to do it. I totally agree with the fact that graffiti is an art. Those......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

Guy McLaren: I can go with that, Graffitti is vandalism, no matter how you look at it. I find someone bombing my property and I'll bomb his fucking head. Court? no way more like an extended stay......

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

Chris Erb: I have pictures of the protest prior to the arrest which I will post when I get home. If you were there, you would know that the protest was completly civil and low key.......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

KADE 36 / KIDDER: R.I.P SANE! SINCE I WAS YOUNG (GOING BACK 2 HIGH SCHOOL DAYS) I'VE ALWAYS SEEN HIS TAG EVERY WHERE! I KNEW A LIL ABOUT HIS STORY, I JUST HAPPEND TO CROSS BY SMITH AND I......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Jamie: it's mainly rubbishy tags in public places that give grafitti the poor rep that it has. people refer to tags and anything written on a wall be it in spray paint or marker pen or......

in response to: Montreal Noise: Saint-Laurent 4 by EvilGentleman

little ukraine: kc- some of it looked like chalk, and other parts looked like paint, or some material more difficult to remove - a friend and i theorized that the 4 who were arrested for disorderly conduct......

in response to: Emptying the (astor Place) Cube by little ukraine

SCAM28: God damn it...every time I read something like that I get so pissed...and there's nothing you can really do about it... See I'm from Berlin, Germany and there's massive graf in this town...so as another measure......

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

jeeff: all hail the information age. [[http://sageauthoring.com/fdny/construction/vacant.pdf]] Fire Department, City of New York __FIREFIGHTING PROCEDURES__ __VOLUME 1 BOOK 3__ **MARKING OF VACANT BUILDING** **1.3.1** As vacant buildings shall be identified and marked to indicate the degree of hazard involved. In marking vacant......

in response to: Slated for Demolition by Peter

anon (h-66-167-175-149.cmbrmaor.dynamic.covad.net): i live in the us, but any car garage should have this: pumice soap. that'll get it off your hands. maybe if you fill a water gun or even just a bottle with bicycle chain......

in response to: Anti-Climb Paint by kobe

Cyberia: (ran out of room ;-;) A crime rate of less than 6% in country of over 4 million is quite low, with over 2/3 being non-violent petty crimes (theft, vandalism). If you beleive that distributing Drugs......

in response to: Injustice CASE... by Rune-Willem

get it right!: Jeremy - vancouver: 2nd Feb 2006 - 21:02 GMT "the courier bears full respomnsibility for creating this confrontation and then escalating it by keying the guy's car. Tossing food is one thing but vandalism is something......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Jeremy - vancouver: the courier bears full respomnsibility for creating this confrontation and then escalating it by keying the guy's car. Tossing food is one thing but vandalism is something else....

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

justlookatthatevileyedpsycho!!!!!!!!!!: TO:Vancouver, Yes ok,some people carry things they use often in there trunks, necessities, be it leisurely items sports;hockey sticks ok maybe even baseball bats in the winter. However,those who do and I gather like......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Todd: Litter has certainly been a problem in our city. Our mayor has even asked the citizens to clean up and made us more aware of the problem. However even with the clean up......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

HRS: Laws against littering are not really there to give the police the choice to charge someone, they are in place to deter people from littering; the same way locks are on doors. They stop the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Jannx: Lets see the time line here… • Male throws trash out of his car onto the city street instead of a trash receptacle. Litter by law violation .. not too serious but do it on his front......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Becky: So the correct response to getting coffee dumped on you is to smash their face with a steel bike lock? Keying his car is OK because it's only a car, but damaging her bike is......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Jeremy: I'm on the courier's side until she elevates to vandalism. Yes, the motorist was wrong to litter, and I might have done the same as the courier. No, he shouldn't have dumped his coffee on her.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

sultan JAFAR: YEAH..who would have thought....i'm glad peeps are having a discussion about graff and me. I'd have to agree that graff is vandalism but vandalism can be art. & yeah, I haven't bombed in TO for......

in response to: best of the bombers by jeeff

138: come on, it's not graff if it's legal. it's just not. It's like art or something, but there's nothing really cool about it, and only artists should pay attention to it. If......

in response to: graffiti alley / style in progress \'05 by jeeff

Chino: I love graf. I use to bomb some hot s#!t back in the day. Yes, today alot is wac. Today no one can appreciate good graff. Everyone see's the weak graff and say it's vandalism......

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

Peter: yep. thers definitely crap graffiti out there- dont get me wrong- im not trying to make a blanket statement here regarding the fact that good and bad graf exists. but its when people label potentially......

in response to: best of the bombers by jeeff

elaine: yeah, jamie. i was sad to see it was gone, it felt like a hex. it was a good local landmark and tied together the other ones in the neighbourhood like a well hung exhibition......

in response to: more london graf flix by SpankyHam

elaine: sticky. yuk. my especial phobia! these are really everywhere - i went outdoors at teatime to take the pics for 'more signs' and only went just outside my flat, so kobe either had these already or......

in response to: Anti-Climb Paint by kobe

hasslehoff: i am also interested. i am stuck in rural lincolnshire for the forseeable future and dearly miss urban decay and random violence and vandalism....

in response to: good runner, needs a little work by elaine

Peter: woah. i mean, why does he do it, if he doesnt benefit? just so he can burn cars for vandalism and know that the person will still have their car paid for by insurance? weeeeeird.......

in response to: good runner, needs a little work by elaine

hasslehoff: Yeah, we have the same sorta stuff here in england. The countryside is peppered with reinforced concrete river defenses known as "pill boxes". They're protected from demolition by the government as sites of historical interest......

in response to: Leffrinckoucke Beach by Jamie

thuc: I love this one- the color of the Manhattan Portage bag, the Chucks against the white specs have you noticed the vandalism accomplished by the APE crew on NYC busses- at the doors?...

in response to: Feet on the Crosstown Bus by Peter

egenus: That is some phat graffiti. People around here are no where near as creative. We just get the ironic "Jesus Loves You" vandalism....

in response to: under the freeway by moebius rex

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