Graffiti In Jail

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Do you want to be locked in jail for life, well then it should be legal.“In 2010, British Prime Minister David Cameron gave President Barack Obama one of Eine's paintings. Eine says graffiti does not lead to drug deals and robberies.”Graffiti should be legal everywhere in the U.S not just in Bristol, England because it increases tourists, also by allowing people to graffiti certain spots will decrease paint in other areas that are not wanted. For example, it is not wanted on monuments or public buildings. Graffiti should be aloud to be a legal thing as long as the artist has gotten permission from the owner.“Legal or not, as graffiti seeps into the fabric of neighborhoods, it becomes a natural fact of everyday life in the city.”(The Guardian)Graffiti

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