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3.06.2008
Hello parents.
I'd like to talk to you today about the warning signs regarding some dangerous activity that your kids may already be involved in: art making.
Here are some warning signs courtesy of the Santa Anna Police Department Website.
Here are some warning signs courtesy of the Santa Anna Police Department Website.
Well, that describes most of the students that I've had. If you take a look at the language on their website, its actually pretty amusing the way that their argument, which is built against 'tagging' is later simply generalized to include all graffiti. The reason they do this is somewhat obvious- its hard to (forgive the pun) paint graffiti with the same brush you would tag with.
- Your child frequently has paint or marker residue on their fingertips.
- Your child has or carries a black artist notebook that contains tagging or drawings. These books are called “bibles” or “piece books.”
I'll tell you what though, if you're child is revealed as a criminally inclined tagger, it could be worse. They could be photographer terrorists.
I'd just like to close with my favorite little nugget of wisdom from the Santa Ana website:
"Tagging is not an art form or about expressing oneself."Thanks sir, but I don't need art lessons from the police department. You work on crimes, we'll work on personal expression. Viva La Revolución.
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Should I be worried? Perhaps the next t-shirt I make for myself should say "Artist, not Terrorist" or something similar.