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EvilGentleman: Thanks for reposting, Mitch. And thanks for the explanations, editor. From the way you wrote "Come on guys", I suspect you felt I was complaining. Just to let you know, that is definitely not the case at......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Warren S.: "Putrid lives" speak for yourself... Simple fact: child abuse is wrong, it's illegal, and children suffer for it well into their adult lives. Nowadays it's illegal to see it and NOT report it. Maybe you......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

cat: if there really is an artist out there, they should put their work to canvas and get paid. this is just an unsighlty , illegal, not cool thing. its defacing and ugly. if you really......

in response to: Hell Graffiti by Peter

augydoggy: To all the naive people in here that think raccoons are cute and are their backyard pets: These are wild and cold-hearted omnivores that care nothing about you and would eat you alive if given the......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Mr. Los Angeles: ja is the shit. a ja scribe is doper then a mad ass saber revok production. but u got give credit. they r dope as fuck on a different level. they rock mad ass illegals......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Path Engineer: Too bad you were passing a westbound newark train in that picture over the Hackensack bridge, I should know I drive them. And just to let you know what ur doing is illegal and hope......

in response to: Newark Penn to Manhattan\'s WTC Via PATH by Peter

chiamattt: is that legal? ...

in response to: Block Party by Peter

anon: Scott, urgent, contact me. I am stuck in Hutchinson, I am from Florida and I believe my life is in danger. I keep reaching out for help but its slow coming. I am disabled, use......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 13 by Scott Sargent

Peter: weve had the discussion re: graf versus vandalism on here like 500 times, and its surprising how every other person has their own specific definition of the term "graffiti", to the point where it becomes......

in response to: The Black Cat: Poetry in Spanish Graffiti by The Hapless Hobo

The Hapless Hobo: By the way, let me take this opportunity to write a little blurb about my opinions on graffiti... Graffiti can range from classless, ugly scrawls on buildings to high art...whatever it is, however, it is the......

in response to: The Black Cat: Poetry in Spanish Graffiti by The Hapless Hobo

serlingrod: Here’s a list of contact numbers for city services….. ##NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES## City Hall Operator 215.686.1776 Abandoned Car (Automated Service) 215.683.2278 Abandoned Car Supervisor 215.685.9500 Barking Dogs, PAACA 215.685.9040 Citizen Crime Commission 215.546.TIPS Illegal Dumping (Neighborhood Services) 215.685.3097 Nuisance Bar, Underage Drinking 215.726.6200 Public......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Natalie Waterworth (Brophy): Gary sparkes, re the maypole there was a shop that sold electrical goods next to the shoe shop and laundrette on the other side. Over near lesters newsagents there was a haidressers. The supermarket was......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

serlingrod: moral of the story, everyone - deindustrialization ruined these neighbors that so many people who grew up in them loved so much. hard economic times and social/political injustice has transformed them into hotbeds for illegal......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Anon: Anything done in public is public domain, and international law, as a whole, is of this mindset, both legally and socially. It's quite simple, actually. Don't want someone taking photos of it? Then don't do......

in response to: A Homeless Man Sleeping with His Most Cherished Possession by Leroy Allen Skalstad

Sheila Vaudrey: Thanks for the photo's legal or otherwise. I remember standing on Barton Lane, to watch the chimneys fall, you should have seen the clouds of dust. also Another first for our area, Trafford......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Ruth: So many bitter people. I grew up in Hutch and would not take the experience for anything in the world. I am sure it has gotten much worse in every town across the nation......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

RN1980: My question to all you HATERS is: What makes your town/city so much better? Every community in this country as problems with drugs and poor "white trash" or "illegal immigrants". The photos posted......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

anon (itsc083.itsnpt.com): East Orange is only an address. It's the people who are the products of young parents who have little education and poor parenting skills that have made the places in East Orange unsafe. ......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Peter: for the record, i love how people surf into this post to complain about ZOMG ILLEGAL GRAFFITI when everything pictured in this post was done legally on what appears to be out-of-the-way back alleys. ...

in response to: graffiti alley / style in progress \'05 by jeeff

Osloman20plus: amen to the ^^ comment, though "legalize" might be a bit of a strong word. I'd rather put it as "changing our thinking about the drug problem somewhere around 180 degrees" or something... But still,......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

BigGaloot: Moved here to Hutch 11 yrs. ago for better job. Now job market is terrible here and no new industry moving in. Reminds me of Great Bend KS where all the old......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

9 oh 5: who ever posted this as graffitis a bad thing is retarted tha zion prodo is legal WAKE UP ...

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

Mitch: Knowing companies like SIDev, they won't waste any time getting a wrecking ball out there. They'll want to tear it down before anyone changes their mind! (legally that notice says they can start tomorrow...assuming no......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

Mitch: That demolition notice is certainly new (been keeping a close eye on the fate of Ben's for months now). Maybe I'm translating it wrong, but it sounds like if no person(s) contest the permit 10......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

onephed: I'm in houston until 21 april 2008, I'm an italian graffiti writer 29 yo (I paint since 1997) and I would like to meet people here in houston to paint with legal stuff. please contact me......

in response to: Legal Graffiti by groovehouse

Mike: Brothel owner asks to suppress evidence By BEN NEARY • Associated Press Writer • January 15, 2008 * Post a Comment * Recommend * Print this page * E-mail this article * Share this article: * Del.icio.us * Facebook * Digg * Reddit * Newsvine * What’s......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

markit: Dude, they should really legalize the BK bridge, that place is one of the dopest spots of all time. Ahh memories...

in response to: Bel Graffiti by BelRoC

Post-84 New Jack: Thanks for the lolly, W-Bear. I'll be sure to pass it on to my son. He's teething right now and its a bitch. As for you, Bilrock Rolling Thunder Whiter- oops, I mean Writer. You failed......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

colavitos ghost: that doesn't look legal!...

in response to: Electric Car by Peter

ME: All these looters back in 1977 were they neighborhood people or people who came into this country legal or illegal for a better life. Looks like they got it. Its still going on. Some people......

in response to: Bushwick \'77: When the Lights Went Out by upfromflames

Fred, The.: The only good thing Hutchinson Kansas has to offer is reasonable and tough law enforcement and reno county court judges. Kansas does nothing but steal and waste as evidenced by, well, just about everything you......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

GuRu: This town is like americas butthole. If there was something to actually do in town, maybe it wouldnt be so bad. LIke, say, reopen the teen center. That might cut down on the crime, and......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

unknown: half or at least a quarter of this grafitti is legal work wich was done with property owners permission. about the vandalism aspect of graffiti.. hamilton has used moey from grats and from the cities......

in response to: Graffiti in the Hammer by TIMDOG

Larry: My town used to be okay. . . but now it is swarming with illegal immigrants and criminal activity. The town next to us has even more illegal immigrants. For the most part it is......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 8 by Scott Sargent

Chris: I just happened over this page while looking for something via Google, but I couldn't just let this go- I grew up in Hutch, but no longer living there. I moved to the West Coast......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

westerlydem: I think it is absolutely unacceptable that the police and other law enforcement were "afraid" to go there to answer calls, and effectively let this gang warfare and mayham continue. THat anyone should be......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

cattius: Is yarn tagging illegal? I mean, it's not like it's permanent....

in response to: Wholesome Urban Graffiti by groovehouse

lenzie van dal: yo anyone no of some legal spots in berlin? im heading out feb time? www.myspace.com/nzedah ...

in response to: Berlin Wall Graffiti by Heiko Burkhardt

Jess: Hey, I used to work at Soho Zat back in 1983. I loved it. They only hired punks. It was the coolest place to work - vintage comic books, porn, various sundries (all legal...), vintage......

in response to: Scrap Yard nyc GRAFFITI STORE by art views

EvilGentleman: The art/vandalism debate will go on forever, because both sides are correct. Many graffiti pieces are unquestionably artistic masterpieces. I have seen many pieces that are absolutely mind-boggling, provoke intelligent thought and debate, and are just......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

EvilGentleman: All I see is an airport with a funky roof. This conspiracy crap is hilarious, though. I seriously doubt the Masons would be so dumb as to publicly proclaim their "evil plans" in such a......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

EvilGentleman: Yes, they are. All strip bars in Montreal feature full nudity. Some go a little further, but I believe it is still illegal to do so....

in response to: Sex Appeal by EvilGentleman

Giulliani.: FX does have a problem with LEETO, Cause HEF IS A BITCH who can't paint streets for his life. Hes just some washed up LEGAL EAGLE FAGLORD. I can appreciate that RIME and HOST they......

in response to: Leeto & Beef by Peter

lederer_brian@yahoo.com: They are going to have to legalize drugs before any serious crime is going to go down percentage wise. which is true in any place in the world especially the U.S.A....

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

my misgivings: NORTH Wales’ Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom is calling for the legalisation and regulation of all drugs – and next week will ask North Wales Police Authority to back him. The region’s top cop reckons existing......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

chiamattt: The stamp is my name in Korean, but my girlfriend (Fashion Chic) had it made for me in the Qingdao airport...which is in China. [[img:24315]] [[img:24316]] The shell of the stamp is a snake. I was born in......

in response to: Osaka Part Five by chiamattt

Mark: Thanks for posting the photos of Barton power station; they have assisted me enormously with my research. I'm a legal academic in the field of environmental law and am putting the final touches to a......

in response to: Barton Power Station by Dave

Matt: is there anywhere in toronto where i can go spraypaint at anytime and not get in shit? like are there any legal places?...

in response to: graffiti alley / style in progress \'05 by jeeff

QQbiker: Guys, before you go too heavy on Uncle Jacob, you have to know that he does his best to avoid the stolen bikes. A few might end up in his store from people claiming......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Tonya James-Rance: Those were the good ole days.. I also remember the police department coming by and telling us to turn off the water and if they saw it on again, they turned it off.. Then they......

in response to: School\'s Out for Summer! by CartLegger

one more comment: ok, i got to this site by accident but it caught my attention so I continued to read. I should have gotten out the dictionary to make sure I spell everything right so you dont......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Western Kansan: If you think Hutch is bad, you should come to western Kansas. Take your pick of Garden City, Liberal, or Dodge City; they are all being taken over by the Mexicans, many of whom are......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Louis Le Grand: I just had my racing COPPI bike stolen, last saturday. Went to visit my aunt at Soeurs St Joseph, in Lachine, west of Montreal. Asked the security man if possible to let the bike in,......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

pigs eye boys: i dont no who said it but if graf were legal it wouldnt be graf it would be illustartion im a vandalist i dont like little art fag graf with nthere heads up their asses......

in response to: Alright by -creAtor-

EvilGentleman: Well, how about we let the place that used to be in Yugoslavia call itself "The Slavic Republic of Northern Macedonia"? I dunno, just trying to state what I feel is right. The only Yugoslavians......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

Lee : My point is he breaks the law but then hides behind it to protect himself. That is funny and ironic. My point is he is such a rebel he has a PR and......

in response to: Banksy Rocks! by EvilGentleman

autumn: XxxshannonxxX - My response would be "yes, you can get in alot of trouble" in more ways than one. A baby raccoon can be very cute. Irrestably cute. But baby raccoons will grow up very......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

little ukraine: "Many of them cross the burning desert illegally to enter the [oil] rich country in search of a better livelihood." it really is amazing how this statement (particularly if you remove the word 'oil')could apply to......

in response to: Sometimes a Picture Has Nothing to Do with the Story by Sohail Moughal

JessicaMarie80642: I think It's a good Idea. I have had NUMEROUS friends be arrested or citationed for peeing in public behind a car or in a parking garage when they were drunk because they had to......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

Do the Hutchinson.: Yes, it is a great adaptation to that great 70's hit. EVERYTIME I drive I get behind some old fossil who is driving 10 to 15 Mph under the legal posted limit and randomly hitting......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Bass Girl: Oh my gosh PAPERGIRL17....do you live in the salt mine hundreds of feet under Hutch or something? Lets try coming to the surface and having a cup of reality.... 1. The Cosmosphere (since there are......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

joey: is it illegal to take a photograph of a cop. what?...

in response to: 73rd and Mac by joey

fedup: Hello, I'm back for another season. Re-reading my previous posts, it seems like I might have been somewhat deranged back then. I am much more calm now. In fact, only last week, I came......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Leo from Upper US: I too lived in Upstate and migrated to California.(winter SUX) If any of yall heard of "The second dam" in Ithaca I am a legitimate maniac that jumped from the highest cliff there into the deep water next......

in response to: Ithaca Is Gorgeous! by Peter

Tom: Just saw on the news that police in Brazil and Norway staged coordinated raids on suspected criminal activity in Natal, Brazil by Norwegian mafia, knicknamed by the police as the "B-gang". Assets for more than......

in response to: Crime in Oslo by Rune-Willem

EvilGentleman: The owners of the bar had considered launching a lawsuit against the Montreal Mirror for the slanderous lies in this article. [[http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/022207/news2.html]] The allegations about the rooms upstairs really caught all of us who frequent the......

in response to: Fire on Ste Catherine by CE

mr_cool: same question as above?!! are they still legal?...

in response to: Berlin Wall Graffiti by Heiko Burkhardt

chiamattt: a friend was allowed through with some "illegal" cosmetics because the security official thought "I'll let you keep this, because I know how expensive it is". Perhaps the terrorists should take note and put their......

in response to: Airport Security, My Ass! by EvilGentleman

CE: I don't think it means to say it that elegantly. The French word "retard" is written in a way that would just mean "late" in English. I think it's just stating that ##blocking......

in response to: Don\'t Block the Doors! by CE

Frank S. Besner: Not quite. Retard actally means "belated" or the state of being late. The sign litterally translates to: "Blocking (the metro) doors: illegal belatement" the employ of the word "retard" and the basic design of the thing obviously......

in response to: Don\'t Block the Doors! by CE

BDweller: "The Bushwick Initiative...Who is this for?" Boy, you are some busybody, upfromflames. Digging, poking, photographing and posting; then posing provocative questions. I'll take your bait. The city's official response to the steady influx of Latinos and blacks......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

upfromflames: ** The Urban Ecology of Arson** The power of the Wallace's interpretation is its integrated systems approach. just as flames cannot burn in a vacuum, the flames of July 13th did not arise out of nowhere.......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

Pissed off tax paying citizen: To Me: I agree that some of it is artwork, however defacing property without permission is still against the law. If exposure is what they want, then why don't they buy a huge piece of cavass,......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

oneUnit: I just saw the acme yard for the first time the other day, every city needs a place like this, people are going to do graffiti, give them a spot (or 2 or 3) and......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

Derek Jackson: Wow! Reading all this misspelled babble about being proud of being hispanic, about fighting the whites trying to take what's yours, and about complaining about gang violence is making me half-laugh, half-get pissed off. Homboldt Park......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

EvilGentleman: Good grief. Admit it, Nancy. You messed up when you named your daycare. As sweet and innocent as the name may be in Italian, you cannot possibly tell me that 100% of your clientele speak......

in response to: Bimbo Daycare by EvilGentleman

Pissed off tax paying citizen: I totally agree with the previous statement, so far no "taggers" have been able to justify that. How about they somehow buy a house and let all their little homies tag it! Then it would......

in response to: Albuquerque Graffiti Flood by Relapsed

Francis: That is not their personal vehicle and they are working. People who work at restaurants get free food and people who work at candy factories get free candy. Cops get to park illegally WHILE working,......

in response to: Traffic Enforcement Or Not! by groovehouse

Realist: Graf in Miami has been dead since the early 90's. I don't know what part of Miami you guys live in but drive around and you don't see shit. If you are old-school and remember......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

Beadle and Tatum: I always brag that Cleveland has the Rock hall, but you realize what a coup it was after comparing the musical displays there about Tennesse, Detroit, London and New York to the display of medium......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

jeeff: it may be different in south africa, but in canada i can't see why any "do-gooder" would want to join the hell's angels. why not another group? i hate to see criminal organizations......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Graff lover Nab: Man,first bombing and piecing are two different things,but you need both to become a true king, a real well rounded graff writer Ja just has the bombing aspect just about any one can kill any......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

noone: this place is crazy! is graffiti legal here? this shits nutable...

in response to: Some Oslo Streetart by Osloman20plus

Toronto's Finest at work!: Congradulations that area specifically where the photos have been taken scarb town center subway station is notorious for smokers smoking clearly with that no smoking sign infront of them. And second of all yes......

in response to: Smokers BEWARE! by Elicar

Tyler: Well I think graffiti is illegal and legal, It's used for both. Still, it also depends on what YOU call it....

in response to: Grocery Graf by CE

Christine: The building was not designated historical. If it was, everyone would have to leave anyway, because it would not make the building legal....

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

Michelle: I am happy to have stumbled upon this chat. I live at 48 abell st. and am part of a newly formed residence group called Model48 that is fighting alongside Active 18 to keep......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

fedup: That's it. I've had it. I just can't be 'senstive' any longer. If I go to the country, I will be cognizant of being in the raccoons backyard and act accordingly (let him/her have their......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

just a thought: just a quick comment ~ i agree that there is a major problem with employers taking advantage of immigrants, especially illegals. Is it ironic that it's Mexicans that are doing construction in 90 degree......

in response to: We Are Not Criminals!!!! by Rabblerouser

Sirhcbre: It's a shame that it's now apparently illegal to build walkup apartment buildings but fire/safety code prohibits it. I have seen a few new buildings with staircases though, particularly in the areas being gentrified.......

in response to: 45 Minutes in Verdun by CE

anonymous: Hey Sue, what sort of developer lets a so-called "illegal" building stand for over 20 years, then... and then coincidentally decides to suddenly cash in on a local housing boom? incidentally, id really like to know......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

Sue: Are you aware that the "developer" at Abell Street has owned the building since the early 80's? The building is illegal, and will be replaced by 200 legal affordable housing units?...

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

jeeff: it sounds illegal....

in response to: Say Cheese by ksedge

EvilGentleman: No, you may not. But many say the Conservative Party is the closest legal alternative. Personally, I think the whole Nazi-commie rivalry thing is hilarious. Two oppressive philosophies fighting over who gets to challenge the......

in response to: Nazi Vs Communist? by EvilGentleman

observer: The reasons that Braille is on the drive-up machine are two-fold -- 1) so the blind can use it from the back seat of a car and 2) the machine itself can be placed and......

in response to: I Assume You\'re Not Blind by Cosmo

angel_fish: I can understand why people who have no previous knowledge of vampire freaks are concerned, and if I didn’t belong to the site and know as many truly intelligent and compassionate people from it as......

in response to: Murder at Dawson College by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: Lucky buggers. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter is illegal in Quebec, like all yellow margarines are....

in response to: At the CNE: Butter Sculptures by jeeff

EvilGentleman: Yeah, and remember how I said I had to take my car to the garage on Friday to get some work done on it? The radiator was replaced, but someone did not connect the transmission......

in response to: Laundromat Graf by CE

SCAM28: Well...actually graffiti, I believe, by defintion is merely the application of a medium to a surface ;)...so I guess the legal question might not apply here...however, I might be misinformed... Berlin City ===> Chrome Town...

in response to: Grocery Graf by CE

i push base: legal pieces is still graff. i know some gully niggas that did legal walls. you gonna tell me a legal ghost ris wall aint graff? of course you wont nigga, you aint stupid. ...

in response to: Grocery Graf by CE

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