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Vexcalibur
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10 Aug 2012, 4:41 pm

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Should be done in public places or your own house. Don't touch other people's homes and businesses.


"Public places" belong to the taxpayers. They are not just there to deface.
Seems fine to me as long as the graffity guy is a taxpayer.


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10 Aug 2012, 6:29 pm

Good thing!

There's no question the artistic ones are great.

On the tags and gangs issues, I think they are harmless. Gangs can do a lot worse than putting paint on the wall.



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10 Aug 2012, 6:33 pm

If its done well, and carries some cultural, relevant, artistic or intellectual point. I'd sooner look at a well painted mural than a drab grey or brick work wall.

Here in Northern Ireland though, we have the sinister face of paramilitary murals and kerbstone painting. Some of it can be socially contentious, and quite intimidating.