From the Crib to the Grave - Banksy iz Ghetto 4 Life!

^Haha, this baby is off to a good start.  Guess this is what it takes for a child in a crib to start tagging by 10.  Call it early education~

Folks have already found Banksy's Ghetto 4 Life in the Bronx.  By the time it was located by the Banksy fans, this one had already been noticed by the local graffiti writers.  This hit from Skeew is one of the first real graffiti tags to go over a Banksy piece.  Notice how it does not cap it, just gets up next to it?  At the heart, that is what graffiti is about.  Not mindless vandalism and hate. Graffiti is about getting up. . . . . and Staying Up!~

This piece is probably too big to be easily covered, so it will be interesting to see how the life span of this wall piece plays out.

You know what would be really funny?  If the thug crew who started charging people money to take pictures of Banksy's Beaver in East New York took over this spot.

Stay up, and stay ghetto for life!

Eat the Pink and Kill Em All, Dog!

Crazy piece of street art from Sickid, filled with all kinds of little sick sketches.

Fuck the Hux, man!

Sick Kid

A 'Sick Kid' paster on the front of this box.

To the side is a cool kid taking a shot of a Buff Monster paster on the box.

Stop Doing Graffiti, Or Your Mom Might Get Busted!

Prosecutors are constantly trying to increase the punishments associated with graffiti, even though it has not diminished the amount of graffiti around.  

Well, the government in Lake Forest have begun prosecuting parents of suspected graffiti vandals, and going after them for fines.

It seems like a ridiculous solution.  Its not like most parents wouldn't already be trying to stop their children from doing illicit graffiti.  This new law seems to just add insult to the parents ineffectuality.  

Sounds crazy.  Is this technique even legal?  States are already prosecuting teenagers as adults for violent crimes, and they don't charge the parents in those cases.  How ridiculous would it be to charge a parent for a murder their child committed?  And how is it even legal to hold someone else responsible for another person's actions--even if that person is a minor?

So, Stay Up! (and sorry Mom~)

Here is the full press release story down below:


LAKE FOREST (CNS) - A Lake Forest woman who became the first prosecuted
under an anti-graffiti ordinance that holds parents financially responsible for
their children's vandalism is facing fines up to $15,000.
Three more cases are in litigation and three others have been settled,
which resulted in thousands of dollars being paid to the city, The Orange
County Register reported. In the pending cases, the city is seeking $4,621.64
in damages.
Maria Gutierrez, the first parent prosecuted under the ordinance passed
last year, and her teenage son could have their wages garnished or liens placed
upon any property they own, according to attorney Matt Silver, who represented
the city in the case. The son is accused of tagging at least 23 spots,
something the city said cost it $5,800 to remove.
Authorities declined to name the youth, saying that making his name public
could compromise related investigations.
Under the ordinance, parents and teens are held equally liable for cleanup,
repair, attorney, court and law enforcement costs.
Mayor Kathryn McCullough told The Register she hoped ``this case serves
as a warning to parents, guardians and youth about the consequences of
committing acts of graffiti."
If no assets exist when a judgment is entered, the city can continue
recovery efforts for up to 10 years, Silver told The Register. He is also
seeking attorneys' fees and civil penalties against the taggers.
Because the ordinance classifies graffiti as a public nuisance, it
enables the city to remove graffiti from private property if it is visible to
the public or to adjoining property owners. It also enables the city to recover
removal costs if property owners do not remove graffiti in a reasonable amount
of time.


***Thanks to LOUDLABS for the heads up on the story***

Hanging Around

New Banksy Street Art in LA (pt. 2/2)

Epic Graffiti

Graffiti from Epic KID on the back of this truck in Los Angeles.