Saturday, August 09, 2008
Lemme tell you what needs to be done ...
Out in Los Angeles, people who express dissatisfaction with graffiti in their neighborhoods are, well, dying:
One man got stabbed. Another got shot in the chest. A 6-year-old boy was temporarily blinded when he was spray-painted in the face.
And they were the lucky ones among those who have had run-ins with graffiti "crews," or gangs.
Over the past 2 1/2 years in Southern California, three people have been killed after trying to stop graffiti vandals in the act. A fourth died after being shot while watching a confrontation between crews in a park.
"We have seen a marked increase in these graffiti-tagging gangs taking to weapons and fighting to protect their walls, their territory, their name," said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Robert Rifkin.
I live in South Nashville, so I know all about graffiti. I've long stated that there's but one way to deal with graffiti, and it don't entail "task forces," or "increased police patrols," or anything of the like. No, here's what can be done to stop graffitos dead in their tracks ...
Each and every time gang-related graffiti appears on a building, bridge, or street sign, it should be immediately tagged with a homophobic statement. For example:
A "SUR 13" tag should be followed by an equally bold "Butt Buddies" tag. Each and every "BP" (Brown Pride) tag should be followed by a "Wears Lace Panties" spray-painting.
We all know about Latin machismo. If we want to choke off that machismo before it gets chemically-displayed on private property, we need to throw political correctness out the door and launch a cultural ball-kicking offensive (no pun intended).
"Butt Buddies" and "Wears Lace Panties" is just a start. There're so many more insults that could cause a hardened Hispanic gang-banger to blush. You know some, so why don't you share 'em?
One man got stabbed. Another got shot in the chest. A 6-year-old boy was temporarily blinded when he was spray-painted in the face.
And they were the lucky ones among those who have had run-ins with graffiti "crews," or gangs.
Over the past 2 1/2 years in Southern California, three people have been killed after trying to stop graffiti vandals in the act. A fourth died after being shot while watching a confrontation between crews in a park.
"We have seen a marked increase in these graffiti-tagging gangs taking to weapons and fighting to protect their walls, their territory, their name," said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Robert Rifkin.
I live in South Nashville, so I know all about graffiti. I've long stated that there's but one way to deal with graffiti, and it don't entail "task forces," or "increased police patrols," or anything of the like. No, here's what can be done to stop graffitos dead in their tracks ...
Each and every time gang-related graffiti appears on a building, bridge, or street sign, it should be immediately tagged with a homophobic statement. For example:
A "SUR 13" tag should be followed by an equally bold "Butt Buddies" tag. Each and every "BP" (Brown Pride) tag should be followed by a "Wears Lace Panties" spray-painting.
We all know about Latin machismo. If we want to choke off that machismo before it gets chemically-displayed on private property, we need to throw political correctness out the door and launch a cultural ball-kicking offensive (no pun intended).
"Butt Buddies" and "Wears Lace Panties" is just a start. There're so many more insults that could cause a hardened Hispanic gang-banger to blush. You know some, so why don't you share 'em?
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Saturday, August 09, 2008 
