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Old January 13th 07, 04:53 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Richard J. Richard J. is offline
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Default Boys killed by Underground train after spraying graffiti

Tristán White wrote:
Some graffiti is breathtakingly beautiful, some is gloriously witty
(think: Banksy). Some of it can really brighten up a boring
journey, or make a disused train a work of art.

Admittedly, some of it - such as the stupid tags (think: TOX) are
utterly a waste of time and yes, certainly vandalism. But I don't
think we should tar all grafitti artists with the same brush here.


I'm not tarring any artists, quite the reverse. I'm objecting to the
word "artist" being used to describe someone who illegally defaces other
people's property.

I don't know which kind these were


You must be the only one who doesn't.
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