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Graffiti, a lot comes to mind when you witness a work of art on a building, house, store, or someone's property. Is it truly a work of art? No it is not, graffiti is vandalism; Ruthless destruction, unnecessary and threatening at times. Graffiti is vandalism not art; Graffiti is against the law, there are exorbitant prices to clean up graffiti, and lastly, graffiti is ruining the magnificence of our towns, cities and creating an unsafe environment. Laws are laws, they are made for a reason and should not be broken. We can not change the laws just for art that can be created anywhere other than the walls of our beautiful cities. Graffiti is vandalism and vandalism is a crime. Many rebellious artists looking for trouble know graffiti is illegal but they continue to tag others property as shown in the further quote graffiti is against the law “ ‘No person shall carry an aerosol spray paint can...with intent to violate the current (graffiti) laws in place’. This is a New York City law, where people can be fined up to $500 …show more content…
This does not indeed change the fact that graffiti is vandalism and vandalism is illegal. Graffiti should not even be considered as a respectable art knowing you are purposely defacing someone's property this is shown in the further statement “When asked about graffiti, Don H. Arnold, the director of the Environmental Enforcement Department for Spartanburg County, might say,“Graffiti hurts.” He says, ‘Graffiti and tagging is not an art form or about expressing oneself as some would have you believe. It is vandalism and the destruction of private and public property.Graffiti and tagging causes blight in our communities resulting in a genuine threat to the quality of life, incalculable economic losses to businesses, and can lead to the general deterioration of the area in which you live or
Graffiti, a lot comes to mind when you witness a work of art on a building, house, store, or someone's property. Is it truly a work of art? No it is not, graffiti is vandalism; Ruthless destruction, unnecessary and threatening at times. Graffiti is vandalism not art; Graffiti is against the law, there are exorbitant prices to clean up graffiti, and lastly, graffiti is ruining the magnificence of our towns, cities and creating an unsafe environment. Laws are laws, they are made for a reason and should not be broken. We can not change the laws just for art that can be created anywhere other than the walls of our beautiful cities. Graffiti is vandalism and vandalism is a crime. Many rebellious artists looking for trouble know graffiti is illegal but they continue to tag others property as shown in the further quote graffiti is against the law “ ‘No person shall carry an aerosol spray paint can...with intent to violate the current (graffiti) laws in place’. This is a New York City law, where people can be fined up to $500 …show more content…
This does not indeed change the fact that graffiti is vandalism and vandalism is illegal. Graffiti should not even be considered as a respectable art knowing you are purposely defacing someone's property this is shown in the further statement “When asked about graffiti, Don H. Arnold, the director of the Environmental Enforcement Department for Spartanburg County, might say,“Graffiti hurts.” He says, ‘Graffiti and tagging is not an art form or about expressing oneself as some would have you believe. It is vandalism and the destruction of private and public property.Graffiti and tagging causes blight in our communities resulting in a genuine threat to the quality of life, incalculable economic losses to businesses, and can lead to the general deterioration of the area in which you live or