Thoughtless
While out on a gorgeous Sunday stroll along Hawthorne, we glanced at a sidewalk newsrack with the dead-tree version of the O in it. There above the fold was a shouting headline about the mentally ill guy they caught tagging the other night -- he's caused many thousands of dollars of damage in his graffiti "career." But then, showing some truly lousy journalistic judgment, they feel compelled to run a full-color photo of this dude's handiwork right next to the headline. Wow, that will deter the taggers. Way to go.
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Comments (5)
Such is life when living in a canvas and that simply reflecting values of the community.
Posted by Abe | October 26, 2008 3:51 PM
Hey, look at this way. This guy finally has the fame that inspired his little run all over Portland, so he's no longer a threat. Now if we just convince the 30,000 other Alberta ah-teests that water painting is the way to go, the problem is solved.
Posted by Texas Triffid Ranch | October 26, 2008 6:43 PM
Abe, I don't understand what that means, but there is absolutely no reason to show a photo of a tag -- especially not in a newsrack on the street -- ever.
Posted by Jack Bog | October 26, 2008 6:43 PM
err yes Jack there is a reason to "show a photo of a tag" because the story was about how this idiot was eventually caught by citizen action.
By showing the photo, " we" as fellow afflicted citizens can say " hey Ive seen that graffiti before and now I know that tagger is being punished, i feel better about my neighborhood, civil action, and the ongoing efforts to to stop those that might besmirch my neighborhood".
Posted by haha | October 26, 2008 9:08 PM
You shouldn't need a photo to get you to think that. Especially when attention seems to be what this form of mental illness is about. Photos encourage others to take up this filthy, anti-social habit.
Posted by Jack Bog | October 27, 2008 12:10 AM