[Vision2020] If You Look Young, Don't Buy Spray Paint ;-)

[Pat Kraut]

I know that with gangs etc and that Moscow is not immune from that behavior
but I wonder if the city empires are as worried at J seems to be. If the
local gendarmes were concerned I believe they would have handled it...and
maybe the covering up is what they did. On the other hand maybe J knows
something about this that would make it imperative to clean up. I myself see
it as the cities problem and will let them take care of it. I shouldn't have
asked so many questions of offered answers since I am sure that J wouldn't
appreciate my efforts.
Opps



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Saundra Lund" <sslund at roadrunner.com>
To: "'Pat Kraut'" <pkraut at moscow.com>; "'vision2020'"
<vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 7:42 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] If You Look Young, Don't Buy Spray Paint ;-)


Hi Pat,

You wrote:
"I guess they just don't care as much as you obviously do. If you can no
longer read the message why is it so important?"

The answer is easy.  All the studies I'm aware of emphasize the importance
getting stuff like that cleaned up *quickly* to minimize the chances that
graffiti and tagging will become established in communities.  If you have
info that refutes that, please share -- I'm always interested in learning.


HTH,
Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
- Edmund Burke

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-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Pat Kraut
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 7:30 PM
To: vision2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] If You Look Young, Don't Buy Spray Paint ;-)

I guess they just don't care as much as you obviously do. If you can no
longer read the message why is it so important?

----- Original Message -----
From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] If You Look Young, Don't Buy Spray Paint ;-)



Wrong! reply...the original mess has been there for over two months!


J  :]


>From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
>To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] If You Look Young, Don't Buy Spray Paint ;-)
>Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:54:38 -0800
>
>Too much snow? No Time?
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 4:17 PM
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] If You Look Young, Don't Buy Spray Paint ;-)
>
>
>Anyone seen the trash written on the back-gate of the City Shop?  Not only
>is the ORIGINAL "Enos" still there, but now **IT** has been sprayed over in
>red paint...don't know what it says (can't make it out) but is there some
>reason the City isn't cleaning that up?!
>
>
>
>J  :]
>
> >From: "Saundra Lund" <sslund at roadrunner.com>
> >To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >Subject: [Vision2020] If You Look Young, Don't Buy Spray Paint  ;-)
> >Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:27:17 -0800
> >
> >Visionaries,
> >
> >As has been briefly discussed her on V2020, there have reportedly been
> >several instances of graffiti in Moscow over the past two months.
> >Yesterday, MPD issued the following press release:
> >
> >"MOSCOW POLICE DEPARTMENT
> >CHIEF DANIEL L. WEAVER
> >
> >Press Release
> >
> >January 18, 2007
> >
> >The Moscow Police Department has received a number of reports of "injury
>by
> >graffiti" over the last two months. "Injury by Graffiti" means - to
>damage
> >the property of another by painting, writing, or drawing.
> >
> >In a number of these incidents the word, or initials, "ENOS", "CALM",
> >"SAIM", "THE PROPHET", and "THE ROOSEVELT CREW" have been used.
> >
> >Many of the locations for these graffiti incidents, most recently, have
> >been
> >at the back of buildings and in out of the way places. Some of the
>graffiti
> >has been on vehicles that are parked in these out of the way places.
> >
> >A stencil has been used in some of the graffiti.
> >
> >The graffiti is being made with various colors of spray paint and
>recently
> >the color red has been used a lot.
> >
> >If you have information about the person(s) who is doing this crime, or
>any
> >similar crimes, please contact the Moscow Police Department.
> >
> >If you have information about someone who you have seen with cans of
>spray
> >paint, please call the Moscow Police Department.
> >
> >If you are a store owner, or a store employee, and a young person comes
>in
> >to buy spray paint, please identify them and then call the Moscow Police
> >Department.
> >
> >There is a reward system in place for tips which lead to the
>identification
> >and prosecution of those who violate the law. By forwarding the
>information
> >to the Moscow Police Department you may be eligible for a monetary
>reward.
> >Rewards may be paid for information which leads to an arrest or
>conviction.
> >
> >
> >
> >DANIEL L. WEAVER                                  Prepared by:
> >             Chief of Police                                 Assistant
> >Chief
> >David Duke"