tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post5550763730195060936..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: I would adopt a mailboxMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-25365154001849617642008-04-01T20:11:00.000-04:002008-04-01T20:11:00.000-04:00My mailbox is located on my property, so if someon...My mailbox is located on my property, so if someone would be foolish enough to tag my mailbox, they'd be facing far more than a paintbrush. Enforcement and being a presence in the areas are the keys. Save the paint!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-87164991775761871512008-04-01T19:27:00.000-04:002008-04-01T19:27:00.000-04:00Mark, did you mean "nit-picking"? And I'm surpris...Mark, did you mean "nit-picking"? And I'm surprised that you scoff at problems of graffiti and litter. (Both really hurt our visual environment.) In any case, the folks in NYC are right, in that the only way to discourage graffiti vandals, other than by somehow arresting them in the act, is to quickly paint over their work. I applaud those NYC residents who're participating. (I do the same sort of individual activism WRT picking up litter discarded by Schenley HS students who walk along my street. The more litter there is, the more they feel it's OK to add additional litter to the mess.) In both cases -- litter and graffiti -- even as a libertarian, I think it's reasonable to post video cameras to catch the culprits. It's just like having nosy neighbors around, looking out their windows, and is something we humans have always faced during our long evolution. That's one of my standards in terms of what should be allowed -- have we always faced the same thing before? I.e., is it natural?HKyriazihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06562667337735432600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-53916423020018297262008-04-01T17:39:00.000-04:002008-04-01T17:39:00.000-04:00http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2007/09/...http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/bronx/2007/09/25/2007-09-25_volunteers_tackle_graffiti_on_mailboxes-1.html<BR/><BR/>Paint is not the problem solver, enforcement is...<BR/><BR/>Boy, this is going to solve all our problems!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com