graffiti

I went to the west end yesterday and being the alley rat that I am I turned south on Lookout Lane. It looks like an alley but it's not, so I turned west into an alley and there was graffiti on two garages. On one garage was VLK and directly accross from it one was tagged LKK. If you studied graffiti at all, VLK means Vice Lords Killer, and LKK means Latin Kings Killer. This sort of tagging, if authentic, usually foretells of a gang fight in the area. I can only hope this is just taggers imitating what the seen sprayed somewhere else.

I hope someone who lives in this town is not delusional enough to think we don't have a gang problem. Usually these problems are south of Locust a little farther. The west end they were heavy on 6th. street, and the east end used to be around 14th. street. It's been awhile since I was on top of this stuff, so who knows where they are now. This is a good example of why we need more police, and tougher laws. If the beat cops came back the problem would be addressed quicker. If the laws were strengthened, say a $1,000 fine first offense, it might get rid of the amateurs. Offenders could get community service removing the graffiti as restitution, plus a fine. There should be no age breakdown, if you do it at 12 years of age cough up the fine and do the time.