Research Paper On Graffiti Vandalism

Graffiti, an artform, or just plain vandalism? By definition vandalism is action involving deliberate destruction or damage to public or private property. This means that any graffiti put on property without permission in vandalism, regardless of whether or not it is art. The Mayor of Seattle has invited the public to provide their input on the debate before the official statement is written. My opinion on the topic is that graffiti is vandalism because people put it on property that doesn't belong to them without permission, it defaces and damages the property it's put on, and it makes the areas where it is put unpleasant.

It's a fact, graffiti is done on property that doesn't belong to the people who do it, without permission. In Paragraph 5 of Article #2 it says that "New York City subway trains served as the ideal canvas." Subway cars belong to the city, and since the city did not give permission for people to put graffiti on the cars it is vandalism. Another example is in video 2, the owner of a furniture making company was very upset that his workshop had been covered in graffiti. The people who put the graffiti there did it without his permission, and he did not want the graffiti on his building. These examples show how graffiti is put on public and private property by people who don’t own it, and it is done without …show more content…
In Paragraph 6 of Article A it says the because of graffiti one person "has had to have his fence repainted 7 times at least." Since they had to cover up the graffiti, it shows that it was not wanted there and that it defaced the property. In the paragraph titled A Sign of Urban Decay in Article B, it says that graffiti "lowers property values." Because of the defacement, then the worth of the property goes down which means that the property has become less desirable, thus showing it's been damaged in some way. These examples show clear evidence of graffiti being