City Of Las Vegas Getting Tough On Taggers
06/09/2008 06:19
The City of Las Vegas
is adding more ammunition in their war against
graffiti vandals. City Council members approved
stiffening penalties, raising fines and if
caught destroying property, taggers could even
lose their drivers
license.Graffiti is more than an eyesore, it's a tell-tell sign of a bigger problem; gangs.
Not only does it deface the community, but it cost tax payers nearly $30 million to clean it all up. City Council members have had enough.
Take a drive through the valley and it won't take long to find.
"They will go down here and do the entire neighborhood," said Travis Tapia. It's his job to cover it all up, "It's a full time job, all day, every day."
He spends hours fixing the damage graffiti vandals took just seconds to leave behind.
"We are not going to have this graffiti on our public and private property. I am not going to stand for it," said Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Barlow. "It is ugly and I am looking to beautify the community."
Full story here.
SINC SAYS:
In Vegas they fine the perpetrator. In Edmonton they fine the owner of the building. See anything wrong here?
