It doesn't matter how you see graffiti - whether you consider it as a form of art or as vandalism - there's no denying is seems to be in abundance. S...

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See email from my Anonymous "Graffiti Artist"

Dear L.A.G.G. I, as a graffiti artist find what you have said about graffiti artists extremely nasty and stereotypical. I would NEVER steal paint- neither would most artists out there. I agree that graffiti art can be considered vandalism but really, its just art so get used to it because the more you clean your walls, the more graffiti will appear.

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MEMBER for Bega Andrew Constance has slammed Labor, Greens and the Shooters for blocking tough new laws in the Upper House to crack down on graffiti vandals.

“The NSW Liberals and Nationals Government laws would have required graffiti vandals to appear in court and given magistrates the power to extend L or P Plates or take the vandal’s licence away altogether,” Mr Constance said.

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It seems as if the scourge of graffiti is still with us. And that urban blight — or modern expression of the cries of the oppressed and misunderstood, depending on your viewpoint — is in the news again, on two fronts. Firstly, NSW upper house MPs have refused to pass the O'Farrell government's new graffiti law, which gave magistrates the power to strip offenders of their driver's licences among other measures. "For every small business, home or train targeted by a graffiti vandal, I will be holding Labor, Greens and the Shooters to account," the Premier, Barry O'Farrell said.

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