Graffiti Surged During the Pandemic. Cities Are Playing Catch Up to Remove It. But in DC??

[Anonymous]

The Wall Street Journal reports that "Graffiti Surged During the Pandemic. Cities Are Playing Catch Up to Remove It.
Seattle, Baltimore, New York and others deal with spray-painted vandalism that is ‘out of control’". Businesses and residents are also concerned about the sense of disorder and signal that other crimes will also go unnoticed.

But in DC, it's crickets apparently. Even in Rock Creek Park -- where DC rather than the NPS is responsible for the bridges over the parkway -- large graffiti covers the stone surfaces and has not been removed in 4 years. Does Bowser have a plan? Does she even have a clue?

[Anonymous]

Graffiti is the least of my worries right now. I’m just trying to make it home each night without getting shot or carjacked by packs of feral teens wearing ski masks.

[Anonymous]

Fairfax will pay you to do it. Sends a mixed message.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/economic-initiatives/sites/economic-initiatives/files/assets/eic_materials/sept_16_2023/eor%20presentation%2009.14.23%20(commercial%20revitalization%20murals%20program).pdf

[Anonymous]

The whole city is dysfunction. Politicians seem incapable of seeing the message all the nuisance crime sends.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you should find a new city, OP.

[Anonymous]

who cares about graffiti?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who cares about graffiti?

The vandalism of the public’s parks has to stop. It also sends the signal that lawlessness prevails, which leads to even more serious crime.

Unless you prefer an ugly urban dystopia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who cares about graffiti?

The vandalism of the public’s parks has to stop. It also sends the signal that lawlessness prevails, which leads to even more serious crime.

Unless you prefer an ugly urban dystopia.

If you care so much, why don’t you just get together with Catholic charities whose budget is $100 million a year tax-free and clean up the graffiti.

Is that what being conservative is all about giving back to your community? You don’t need the government to fix everything for you.

I’d Love to see some Gonzaga boys out there scrubbing.

[Anonymous]

I hate the skyrocketing crime in this city and think graffiti can be ignored for more important tasks for now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who cares about graffiti?

The vandalism of the public’s parks has to stop. It also sends the signal that lawlessness prevails, which leads to even more serious crime.

Unless you prefer an ugly urban dystopia.

If you care so much, why don’t you just get together with Catholic charities whose budget is $100 million a year tax-free and clean up the graffiti.

Is that what being conservative is all about giving back to your community? You don’t need the government to fix everything for you.

I’d Love to see some Gonzaga boys out there scrubbing.

Wouldn't it be nice to see work brigades of convicted juvenile criminals out there scrubbing and scrubbing under the watchful eye of corrections officers?

[Anonymous]

In so many ways, Muriel Bowser has taken DC back in some scary time machine to the Barry era of the 80s and early 90s. That's what things feel like now.

[Anonymous]

Many experts consider graffiti to be an artistic form of self-expression. Should we lock them up too, OP? Would that make you feel safe?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many experts consider graffiti to be an artistic form of self-expression. Should we lock them up too, OP? Would that make you feel safe?

Then these self-expressive artists should paint on their own canvases -- not on others' private party or on public treasures like our national parks, no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many experts consider graffiti to be an artistic form of self-expression. Should we lock them up too, OP? Would that make you feel safe?

Then these self-expressive artists should paint on their own canvases -- not on others' private party or on public treasures like our national parks, no?

Private property.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many experts consider graffiti to be an artistic form of self-expression. Should we lock them up too, OP? Would that make you feel safe?

Like the graffiti-covered New York City subway cars of several decades ago? What urban vibrancy!