Sunday, April 19, 2015

Graffiti Busters






"The story is this: One person wrote a name to show he was there. Another person was threatened enough by the declaration of existence that he painted over his name. The splotch of paint that covers the name becomes a tag itself. It sits on the wall and testifies to the presence of two people. One person is a so-called criminal, one person is a so-called activist, and both are equal in their need to be recognized. One person has fame but faces jail; one person gets support and accolades from the community but wants fame. The wall could care less about either of them; It just gets fatter with paint."

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