Graffiti: Art or Vandalism? Graffiti is a true art with different meanings that involves many styles and risks that can damage artists physically and socially. Graffiti is an art‚ not a simple tagging on a trash can or an alley wall but an actual mural that represents meanings in every detail‚ style‚ and even every color. How many times have you seen a graffiti mural and asked yourself: what was the inspiration of the making of the mural? Three arguments in favor of legalizing graffiti are that
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“unauthorized writing or drawing on a surface in a public place‚ gives the word graffiti a bad tinge even before someone may know what graffiti is in its entirety. Graffiti has often been looked at as a sign of crime‚ gang activity‚ poverty‚ and vandalism. When walking in the city and one sees graffiti‚ it is much more probable that they get a little
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occurs in most states is vandalism. Vandalism is a growing national problem. Last year this senseless crime cost United States Citizens over one billion dollars. Vandalism is a problem that gets to everyone in some form or another. It can affect your family‚ friends‚ property‚ community‚ and your pocketbook. The more you know about vandalism‚ the more you can make it a crime that is more trouble than it’s worth. Over one half of all the crimes associated with vandalism occurs in high schools.
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Why does vandalism occur? Vandalism is everywhere‚ why do it? It is stupid and reckless‚ not to mention illegal! It occurs because of bad choices you as a person make‚ like who you surround yourself around and the friends you choose. Or because of the mood or mindset you are in. There are many reasons why vandalism occurs‚ but not many ways to putting it to a stop. Friends are not always your friends! Friends sometimes get you into sticky situations‚ but friends are not the one’s making your choices
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OCTOBER 2009 SCRUTINY REVIEW INVESTIGATING VANDALISM Page 1 of 52 “The real significance of crime is in its being a breach of faith with the community of mankind” Joseph Conrad‚ „Lord Jim‟‚ Chapter 14 (1900) CONTENTS Page CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD RECOMMENDATIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 INTRODUCTION VANDALISM IN THE GUERNSEY CONTEXT THE IMPACT OF VANDALISM CORPORATE POLICY AND COORDINATION DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AMENITIES AND SOCIAL INCLUSION ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT REPORTING AND DETECTION PENALTIES
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VANDALISM Some say that the youths of today are irresponsible. This view merits consideration because it is debatable. Nowadays‚ vandalism become a trend around the teenagers. According in the Oxford Dictionary vandalism means a destruction by vandals. This vandalism has become a culture for the teenagers. This issue is making a country so ashamed towards the others country. There are many factors‚ effect and resolution for this issue. We must take a action to reduce this vandalism among the
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has the city ever considered a difference between racist remarks scrawled on the side of a train and a mural portraying a dove flying from open hands? The city ’s website asks for citizens to call 9-1-1 if they see an act of graffiti or other vandalism in progress. While this may seem extreme‚ Constable Dave Laddick‚ the graffiti coordinator of the Calgary Police Service‚ said otherwise. "Any crime in progress you should be calling 9-1-1. It ’s a criminal act‚ you don ’t want to let that just slide
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Our Definition Of Vandalism Vs. Prior to beginning our research of vandalism we began discussing our own definition of vandalism and what it meant to us. The following is what we came up with for our own description of vandalism. Vandalism is the act in which one purposefully commits an act in which they either destroy‚ trash‚ wreck‚ ruin‚ or render unusable a possession in which they are not the rifle owner of. This would also consist of acts such as graffiti. Now let’s see our definition compared
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VANDALISM DEFINITION *Vandalism is damage to public property by the unscrupulous.Mostly this act committed by teenagers who are influenced by culture ’punk’ and ’rock’ West darts. Vandalism can also be defined as ruthless estruction or spoiling of anything beautiful or venerable.[1] The term also includes criminal damage such as graffiti and defacement directed towards any property without permission of the owner. THE FACTORS OF VANDALISM *There are many factors that lead to vandalism
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social problems and attitudes are at the root of the vandalism. Among the many explanations for the crime are anger against society‚ boredom‚ drug and alcohol abuse‚ disciplinary problems‚ personal problems and racial/political conflicts. Police‚ fire and emergency services are affected by increased workloads and false alarms. Also‚ facilities‚ such as parks and public rest rooms which everyone in the community uses‚ become vandalized. Vandalism affects your pocketbook too. People pay their taxes
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