Comments on: Historic bell tower hit by taggers

By: Rodney

Rodney — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:12:55 +0000

here are three story's for you all about a guy who caught a tagger in Atlanta

http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/atlanta...

http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/cab...

By: nik

nik — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:34:05 +0000

It would be nice if someone would at least cover it up with something until they can remove it. Pride Parade poster?

By: nik

nik — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:30:51 +0000

There used to be a code of “honor” if you will between taggers and graffiti. Basically, you don't writing over anything that took more time than what you are writing. So you don't tag over a mural, or public art installation, or a burner (an elaborate graffiti art piece), or even a throw-up (bubble letters or whatever, takes more time than a tag)

I can have respect for good graffiti art, but these taggers are ruining public art like the Henry truck, the Greenlake underpass, and now the Belltower. It really, REALLY makes me angry. To the point where I will probably lose control if I ever catch one of these bastards.

By: ExiledBrit

ExiledBrit — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:18:05 +0000

U don't get it y – its a quality of life issue, I guess it covers up their inadequacy at dealing with their lives but the poor little snowflakes live in a beautiful place surrounded by opportunity and all they can do is scratch and belch.

I can put up with a certain amount of mess but a significant increase in tagging ugliness, sidewalk-polluting puking drunks, pan-handling tweaking rednecks and night-screaming frat girls/boys are enough to turn me into Dirty Harry…

By: Bum Crisis 2009

Bum Crisis 2009 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:43:57 +0000

Are you an idiot?

By: 1980viking

1980viking — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:30:59 +0000

i agree with covering over/removing the tags as quickly as possible as a method of deterring future tags. but, that's only the first part of what should happen. Ballard needs to set an example for the rest of the area/state. anyone caught tagging should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. a zero tolerance policy on tagging is the only way to deal with this. if the tagging is connected in any way to gangs it NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH with extreme measures, or it will only get worse and worse. trust me, i've lived in Southern California long enough to understand the plague that gangs bring on a community. that's why Ballard needs to take a stand and not let this get out of hand in ANY WAY. be the example that the rest of the state looks to, Ballard!!!

By: Farmer Ted

Farmer Ted — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:23:49 +0000

Are you the guy I saw in an altercation in the parking lot by Thaiku last SUnday during the farmer's market? Someone took a club from you, lots of FUs, one old dude on a bicycle circling around, the kids, scared to death by the shouting, shoving and threats?

By: Ep

Ep — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:02:08 +0000

Wait. I'm sorry. Are you mad at me?

By: Ep

Ep — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:58:40 +0000

Yeah, so I contradicted myself. So what? Fuck off.

By: Ep

Ep — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:57:23 +0000

Also, because you're so wack to report it, you might actually do some good. The fuckers who tagged it will probably link to this page. So check your referrers, biatch.

By: Ep

Ep — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:54:30 +0000

Oh, and I'm not telling any of you to clean it up. So don't get your panties in a bunch. Oh, too late? Your panties are bunched way the fuck up?

By: Ep

Ep — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:51:35 +0000

Just clean it up. Move on. Don't report it on a website. We live in a big city where hip hop kids think it's cool. Okay? Get over it. Did you report the last 500 homeless doods who pissed on that same tower? No. How about when they shit there? No again? So just clean the paint off and shut the fuck up. This site is getting lame.

By: Trix

Trix — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:07:20 +0000

Love your idea, Edog. Need rotten fruit donations?
Seriously, since these thugs (to call them punks is an insult to punks) are likely underage we probably won't be allowed to do that. Still a good idea. Very invigorating, tossing rotten fruit.

By: BallardSpecialForces

BallardSpecialForces — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:16:53 +0000

Anyone remember the movie Men at Work? A few of us Ballard residents get together, catch these punks, and handcuff them to their work in their tighty whities… enough of those pictures make the paper and i'd bet graffiti will subside in this neighborhood

By: Bummed out

Bummed out — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:36:59 +0000

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38186959@N03/sets/

By: bmvaughn

bmvaughn — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:45:02 +0000

Just saw two kids across from KISS Cafe in the parking lot of the VFW snapping pictures of graf on the fence on the hill behind the lot. One on a blue bike with a white hat and the other on a razor scooter.

Looks like the same graf here.

By: Todd Hueffed

Todd Hueffed — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:37:09 +0000

I work on all the Olsen's buildings and am constantly battling the taggers….we need much more regulation in this area and would love to see us take after Portland a little more.

I cleaned the tagging off the building as much as I could without knowing what I could and could not do. The tagging needs to be cleaned in less than 24 hours or we just see more……..

Todd

By: Todd Hueffed

Todd Hueffed — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:34:55 +0000

I work on all the Olsens buildings and am constantaly battling the taggers….we need much more regulation in this area and would love to see us take after Portland a little more.

I cleaned the tagging off the building as much as I could without knowing what I could and could not do. The tagging needs to be cleaned in less than 24 hours or we just see more……..

Todd

By: jm

jm — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:22:57 +0000

The vandals should put their time and energy into something positive and creative instead of visual litter.

By: boardbrown

boardbrown — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:49:57 +0000

Just clean it off. And when it happens again, clean it again.

By: Edog

Edog — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:09:34 +0000

Did not mean to harsh your mellow. Your point is well taken.

By: eric

eric — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:06:28 +0000

just makin' a quick, if poor, analogy Mr Wizard! joking..

By: Edog

Edog — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:21:45 +0000

Thats why stocks are a good idea. A few hours of rotten fruit thrown at them. And let em go, its much more punishment thatn they would otherwise get.

By: Rounder

Rounder — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:17:32 +0000

Oh I love these Tagger's. I know they are illiterate and can't read this post. All they can muster is unreadable gargin. If I had more time on my hands and no life, or girlfriend, or job I would spray ” I Love….” above there tag. I dunno, mabye its just me who can afford paper, carboard, canvas to do art on.

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:16:26 +0000

God, I hate new math…
But, I do agree that the correlation twix dogs and punks don't fly.
Dogs are MUCH more regulated.

By: jm

jm — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:04:46 +0000

Did the tagging from those two stop? Was the school involved? Did you talk to the parents?

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:00:02 +0000

Kind of reminds me of the 'honor' student that beat the crap out of Tuba Man. Beat him to death. Nothing happened to that punk either.
I remember when ghetto was a location.

By: eyewitness III

eyewitness III — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:49:46 +0000

For those of you who think something will be done, listen to this – Two years ago, I happened upon two taggers magic marking the back door of Thaiku Restaurant. I sneaked up behind them, grabbed the main culprit by the collar and attempted to pull him into the bar for a 911 call. His accomplice tried to pull him away and succeeded in pulling both of us down the street for a block. I yelled for help from several passersby who just stood and gawked. Finally, the guy gave up his jacket and shirt and scampered down the street half naked in 40 degree weather, leaving me with his clothes, which happened to have new CD's AND his cell phone.

I worked with the graffiti detective for two weeks helping him photograph dozens of this particular tag in this area. After all was said and done, the young male Roosevelt High School student was given a slap on the wrist and released to his parents.

The only thing I got out of this was the knowledge that taggers are usually young, male and disaffected with very low self esteem.

By: Edog

Edog — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:45:56 +0000

+1 x 1/2

Yes, the only thing tagging expresses in insecurity and fear.

No, when dog piss on shrubs it serves a purpose. I've read, that through their urine, canines are about to communicate to other dogs in the neighborhood about their size, outlook, and mood.

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:44:23 +0000

wow, you are disgusting.