Wall-eyed. (persecution through graffiti; contrast between the sociology of graffitti in New York, New York and Los Angeles, California) (Column)

From: National Review | Date: August 23, 1993| Author: Klinghoffer, David | Copyright information

People who commit acts of graffitti do so without having to take responsibility for their actions. By hiding behind their anonymity, they are free to attack their victims and remain invisible for all of society to see who they are.

In Los Angeles, no one can hear you scream," says a paranoid friend of mine. Living in a free-standing house in one of that city's semi-suburban quasi-neighborhoods, she has always felt unnerved by the distance between her and her neighbors. Whereas in...

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