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Jose Saavedra
Ms. Smith
English P.5
5-11-15

Trouble with Graffiti

Hi I want to talk about how graffiti is bad for the community because sometimes in
the news I see a story about the people in the public that they are arguing about
the graffiti the in the
middle of an important building or statue of a person. the reason people have
seen everywhere in shopping centre facilities, on the walls and doors of
commercial businesses, factories and healthcare organisations and it is
estimated that it costs the UK over 1 billion per year to clean up. The illegal
marking of walls and surfaces is an offence under the Criminal Damage Act
(1971). Taken from the Greek word graphein which means to write, graffiti is
created by marker pen, aerosol paint, mechanical or acid etching.Graffiti is most
common in cities, damaging the appearance of buildings and draining commercial
resources. Removal can be costly. According to the British Transport Police, it costs
the London Underground an estimated 10m per annum to replace all the glass
that is etched as well as the 2.5m required to clear up other types of graffiti.
Graffiti can cause damage to decorative or delicate surfaces. Affected areas may
also start to feel run down and appear threatening, putting off customers and
prospects. Some graffiti can be very offensive, threatening to groups or
individuals, or racially abusive. Local authorities are not responsible for clearing
graffiti on private property, which includes business premises but will work with
the community to prevent graffiti wherever they can. There is public debate over
whether graffiti should be considered art or crime. Research shows that people
make a distinction between vandalism and community projects or genuine street
art, best known through Banksy. Although the public profess a liking for urban art,
it is worth pointing out that actual examples are very rarely encountered by those
surveying the state of cleanliness in England. The Environmental Quality Survey of
England (LEASE) commissioned by Defra in 2001, found that graffiti stencils of the
type used by Banksy are found at only 1% of sites. This is all I have to say about
graffiti damaging society.