[RP TownTalk] Graffiti continued

[Sue Collins]

I'm an art lover myself and even if I don't care for a particular art form, I 
respect the artist for his/her work.  However, I'm sorry, but I can't see where 
defacing someone elses' private property, no matter HOW pretty the picture, can 
be justified in any way shape or form.  Maybe it's because I was brought up in a 
different time (the 50's) when kids were raised to have respect for other 
peoples' belongings?  Nowadays it seems the kiddies are allowed to do whatever 
they want under the guise of "self-expression," "finding themselves," etc., with 
little or no discipline; and then when they get into REAL trouble, parents put 
the blame on everybody else.  If my Mom would've ever caught me defacing, excuse 
me, painting someones' wall or car, I would've been grounded for a month (at 
least), made to clean up the mess, AND made to apologize for what I'd done.  
(note; I am NOT talking about murals like the ones on the school or the one that 
used to be at East-West Highway and Route 1; I'm assuming that permission was 
given for those paintings?)   Just my humble opinion, of course...