examiNation SF: How do you feel about graffiti in public parks?

why is it right to leave graffiti in the streets.

Having travel to the many beautiful Parks of Europe you never see graffitti; they take pride in their parks; who not here? Why is it that the 'vandals' and their supporters call it 'art' its not art' its a shame

I think that the taggers should be shot on sight. Now we have to live under the threat of reprise by a bunch of law braking thugs because we want to clean up a public park! That's outrageous! I propose that the city offer a $1000 bounty on taggers. When one is caught they be made to paint out Graffiti for the next 12 months, and then placed on probation for the next 12 months. If they are caught a second time they be made to pay a $10,000 dollar fine and $20,000 every time thereafter. I have personally seen the punks a work. They ride up on their skate board, take a quick look around and pee on their spot (Tag), then quickly ride off to vandalize their next victim. It all happens in less than 60 sec. And some call this ART! Let them pee in their living rooms, leave our public parks and neighborhoods alone. I do not think the Mayor or the Board of Supervisors have the guts to make a proposal like this. Enough is enough, let the hunt begin!!!!!!!

Grumbler want's to parse word? Well heres one for the dimwit - Graffiti is vandalism, otherwise its called comics.

graffiti artists go to school to learn their passion - yes, they do nothing but draw pictures in math, engligh, science etc. while in grade, jr. high and high school - that's why graffiti artist is synonymous with loser!

Art is done on a medium that the artist owns...like paper or their own personal canvas. Not public or private property like buildings and such that they purchase. They don't have a clue or care what it cost to the city, private businesses, or private building owners to correct. Any other so called "Art" is wrong.

If cat pee came in colors, would it be public art? Cat pee, graffiti, tagging ... it all serves the same purpose -- marking territory. The only difference is that cats have to lift their leg to spray while taggers simply push a button on a can of paint.

I's not fair to phrase a question so that people have to choose whether grafitti is art or vandalism. It's not black and white, there's a lot of gray area. Most grafitti is probably vandalism even if the tagger thinks it's art. But some grafitti is truly art, or at the least, artistic. Everything in life exists as a range, not an absolute value.