This has sure worked for graffiti and vandalism in Singapore!
Jim Graham,
Ventura Village
There is a reason Singapore works so hard to control
graffiti.
Singapore is a tightly controlled military dictatorship. Political views
opposing the government are pretty well muzzled -- they
The suggestion was not that the Singapore Circle be used for graffiti in
Minneapolis. Heck I think it should be any property owners right to go out
and beat the living crap out of any graffiti artist caught defacing ones
property. And if not up to it personally to be able to contract another to
Thanks so much Jim, for an excellent and inspiring posting that will serve as an
example to me.
Even though we may disagree about legalizing prostitution and certain street drugs,
I'm grateful that we can find common ground.
Crime containment is wrong. While I may find our laws against
Jim Mork writes,
Send in the cops only works for certain things.
It reduced the murder rate, so it was money well
spent. But I don't recall a time when a
socially caused problem like prostitution or drug
use went away because of social coercion. There
may BE a solution (not every country suffers
Jim,
Drug dealing and prostitution are already illegal in Minneapolis, okay?
So why do neighborhoods like yours continue to experience drug dealing
and prostitution and all the bad things that come along with it, like
gang wars and shootings and hookers defecating in recycling bins?
The answer
