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San Fran Graffiti 'Kingpin' Suspect Arrested as Thousands of Tags Sweep City
- xmonkee 3y agoImagine being 41 and getting off by defacing public property with an ugly signature
- aaron695 3y ago[dead]
- rahimnathwani 3y agoSeems like mostly private property, but yeah.
- WillPostForFood 3y agoHe was tagging the sidewalk and public murals, so seems like he wasn't make some sort of anti-capitalist statement.
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoImagine a city spending that much money because some paint irks them so much, in the midst of homeless, mental health, housing, crime, and other crises. Fuck if we're gonna spend that money to help people, our buildings and sidewalks gotta stay purty
- bredren 3y agoIIRC, graffiti is a type of blight that contributes to scoring on which properties or areas are more likely to suffer from increased crime. Communities can use a Blight Index to understand where to put their efforts. There are many sources on this concept and examples of its use today. This search returns a few. https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pieces%20of%20blight%20scoring%20policing%20crime https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pieces%20of%20blight%2...
- korse 3y agoYou're telling me you've got better ideas?
- potatochup 3y agoSide note: I thought no one (except tourists) used "San Fran"? I certainly cringe when I hear it.
- sagarm 3y agoThe actual article title spells out Francisco, as God intended.
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoWoohoo for authentic Christian colonialism?
- 0max 3y agoAt least the Spanish integrated local folk beliefs into Catholicism instead of erasing them and calling out those beliefs as sacrilege and satanic to enforce compliance with the empire. I'm glad that I grew up with siestas and not a Calvinist work ethic that permeates and persists in today's hustle culture.
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoChristianity as a whole has tons of Pagan traditions carried forward, so I wouldn't give the Spanish that much credit. If you want foreign people to adopt your religion you incorporate their practices into yours.
- djohnston 3y agoAh yes, we must consider the native Frans. What are you on about?
- throwawaaarrgh 3y agoThat caring how the city's name is spoken/written is just a dog whistle for people who want to be exclusive to feel special. It's not like they're trying to get the name right because they really care about the saints. They just want to feel like they belong more than others, because it makes them feel like they have a stronger identity. But it's just a word for a place; we all get what 'San Fran' means. Getting uppity about is just performative insecurity, like grammar nazis.
- justinclift 3y ago[flagged]
- pipes 3y agoI wish they'd catch the people who are covering Edinburgh's old town in graffiti. This really only started here after lock down. It's horrible. Also it seems a bit stupid to use one tag everywhere given what happens if you get caught in the act