Anger at Graffiti, looking for advice?

LegacyUser · 03-05-2008 1:44am #1

I'm looking for people's opinions on here about this subject.

I live in one of the newer estates in County Dublin which will remain nameless. I regularly have to walk past houses down a short laneway, open a gate and walk through a park to get to the local shopping centre.

For months, the residents who's back garden walls face the laneway, have had their walls regularly covered in graffitti...it's a situation where scumbags are spraying their walls in various colours...the residents paint the walls back to their original white colour, then scumbags return and graffiti the wall after a couple of days.

It's reached the stage where the local council are considering locking the gate completely which means that residents can't walk through there at various times.

A house owner has told me that he's had enough of scumbags-ville...and if he see these guys defacing his wall again, he's going to take the law into his own hands and beat the ****e out of these fellas with a baseball bat.

What can i say to him? and what can we do about the graffitti problem?

Overheal · 03-05-2008 6:51am

commission a real graffiti artist to put something decent there in its place?

Victor · 03-05-2008 6:58am

JohnOMalley wrote: »

For months, the residents who's back garden walls face the laneway, have had their walls regularly covered in graffitti...it's a situation where scumbags are spraying their walls in various colours...the residents paint the walls back to their original white colour, then scumbags return and graffiti the wall after a couple of days.

There are lots of options

(a) An anti graffiti finish on the wall - their paint won't stick.
(b) Don't paint the wall one colour. Monochrome walls are excellent for graffiti.
(c) Plant climbers to cover the wall.
(d) Install lighting and/or cameras on a sensor.

A house owner has told me that he's had enough of scumbags-ville...and if he see these guys defacing his wall again, he's going to take the law into his own hands and beat the ****e out of these fellas with a baseball bat.

Violence isn't acceptable and will only lead to further trouble and you know that.

Cunny-Funt · 03-05-2008 7:06am

beating someone with a bat for a bit of paint, and yet somehow they are the scumbags?

Carrigart Exile · 03-05-2008 9:28am

yep, green foliage climbing plants

spinandscribble · 03-05-2008 9:33am

i'd go with the anit paint finish and put up temp walls in the park for graffitti lovers. i like graffitti but im against spraying homes.

Carrigart Exile · 03-05-2008 10:22am

Cunny-Funt wrote: »

beating someone with a bat for a bit of paint, and yet somehow they are the scumbags?

I think its the lack of respect for other people's property that has the homeowner enraged.

cowzerp · 03-05-2008 10:56am

Cunny-Funt wrote: »

beating someone with a bat for a bit of paint, and yet somehow they are the scumbags?

So he's continuosly bullied then has enough and your questioning who the scumbags are!! Dont be ridiculus, Anyone should have the right to defend there homes.

Victor · 03-05-2008 10:58am

On topic please.

cowzerp · 03-05-2008 11:01am

That is on topic. he asked for opinions on what people could do about the problem, Defending your homes is my opinion. like it or not.

only_me · 03-05-2008 1:15pm

Install a security camera, find out who they are and get the gardai to get on to them! My neighbour had the same problem, and the guards did absolutely nothing until she was able to prove it was them, even though she was able to point out to them who it was causing trouble. Ridiculous, but necessary if you want something done!!

Oh and plant climbers or hedges aren't the best idea because that's where they hide their drugs!!!! (welcome to my house...)

Placebo · 03-05-2008 1:37pm

A visible CCTV camera and a printed sign warning against vandalism should scare away majority of them.

PeakOutput · 03-05-2008 3:20pm

only_me wrote: »

Oh and plant climbers or hedges aren't the best idea because that's where they hide their drugs!!!! (welcome to my house...)

lmfao

cause all people into graffiti are drug dealers / users aswell.....of course it makes perfect sense:rolleyes:

best option is climbers or those wood frames that climbers grow on second best is the anti graffiti paint but this still means that they have to clean the walls themselves.

while i agree they shouldnt do it getting so pissed off over it is an overreaction imo

Gordon · 03-05-2008 3:43pm

cowzerp wrote: »

That is on topic. he asked for opinions on what people could do about the problem, Defending your homes is my opinion. like it or not.

Suggesting violence is not allowed on this forum, like it or not.

Anger at Graffiti, looking for advice?

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