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Thursday, September 17th, 2009Criminalizing spray paint doesn’t fix graffiti
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
We do not believe graffiti is art. We’ve observed that most graffiti is vandalism, defacement that is a blight on neighborhoods, schools, railroads and other property. The expense of cleaning it up — often multiple times — is borne by taxpayers and property owners and is appalling.However, the bill that’s been approved by a state House committee is an absurd effort to address the issue.
The House Judicial Committee voted 7-1 that a “minor in possession of spray paint” could result in 30 days in jail and a $500 fine, Howard Fischer of Capitol Media Services reported in the Star. The same penalty would apply to those with “etching tools or solutions.”
The proposal includes exceptions for minors armed with spray paint who are legitimately on private property or under adult supervision or doing a job.
Fischer reported that the sponsor, Rep. Chad Campbell, D-Phoenix, said HB 2138 is designed to give police throughout the state a new way to combat graffiti.
Campbell compared the measure to state laws restricting juveniles’ possession of alcohol and guns.
“I believe when we leave too much discretion to (police) officers, the majority of officers are going to be fine,” Rep. Bill Konopnicki, R-Safford, told Fischer. “But you have some that are going to abuse the power to do that.”
Campbell predicted that the exceptions would prevent over-zealous law enforcement and added, “I don’t see many other cases when a youth needs to be walking through a park, walking down the street, whatever it may be, with a spray paint can in a back pocket, an etching solution in their back pocket.”
Rep. Cecil Ash, R-Mesa, was unconvinced. “There’s nothing inherently bad about these materials,” he told Fischer.
We agree. For instance, many find annoying skateboarders who skate in parking lots or on public streets — and they sometimes damage railings, benches and other props they use in their tricks. However, outlawing the skateboard and sending its owner to jail isn’t the answer.
The solution to graffiti is not to criminalize minors’ possession of spray paint or etching materials across the state and impose jail time and large fines. This legislative measure does nothing to address the complex root causes of graffiti, which include youths lacking outlets to express their emotions and the more serious and frightening marking of gang territories.
Graffiti is a local problem and the solutions to taggers gone wild are best identified in the community where they live, not at the statehouse.
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Krylon’s High Tech Spray Paint Debuts
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
By Steve Miller
[Via:www.brandweek.com]
Graffiti artists will be thrilled to learn that Krylon is introducing an easier to use spray paint, accompanied by a TV spot that will break next Wednesday.
Krylon’s target audience, however, is not graffiti artists but homeowners between the ages of 25 and 54, who tend to have a do-it-yourself approach to home improvement.
A 15-second spot, called “Revolved,” via Doner, Southfield, Mich., introduces a new 360-degree spray tip and larger finger pad for Krylon products. It’s a fast-paced demonstration piece showing a DIY guy spray-painting a wooden bench and dresser. The guy uses Krylon’s new technology to paint horizontally, vertically and “every angle in between,” according to the narration.
The spot will break with a national buy on network and cable channels. It also will direct viewers to a microsite, www.krylon.com/360, which provides additional information on the 360-degree spray tip and shows off the product’s fresh packaging.
“We got here through some consumer research that found two improvements users would like to see, and that was better control and a more comfortable way of painting,” said Jeff Petit, svp-brand development at Doner.
The campaign is a continuation of a theme Krylon has used since its inception in the 1940s, when it introduced a new variation on sprayers with ad copy that read: “No more blowing, no more clogging, no more spattering.”
Owned by Sherwin-Williams, Krylon spent $3.7 million on ads in the U.S. last year, per Nielsen Monitor-Plus.