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Speak Up! - View Question #622 |
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Question: How can I be charged with Grafitti without the police catching me in the act?
Answer: Graffiti is more generally known as criminal damage. Damaging someones property can be a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the dollar amount of the damage. (A.R.S. § 13-1602).
A charge of criminal damage can be made against you when the prosecution believes it has enough evidence to have a judge or jury convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that you committed the offense. The officer who arrests you does not have to witness the damage when you did it. In fact, there doesnt have to be an eye-witness to the offense at all.
It is possible, for example, that someone else saw you commit the crime and reported it to the police. It is also conceivable that the officer saw the graffiti on a wall, and when questioning you about something else, noticed that your notebook had similar drawings and sayings as the graffiti. The state would still have to be able to convince the judge or jury that you did it, however, for you to be found guilty. The charge, by itself, is not evidence.
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On 11/18/03
Hot Rod from IN said:
What if i paint my grafitti art on your car? A nice big tag on your hood and windshield. Would you be okay with it?
I appreciate the art talent. If you really care about the art, and you want the art to last, then pick a canvas you own.
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On 11/15/03
Jessica from CA said:
Ok, I'll just say a couple things. Yes, graffiti is art, but doing it on places that you haven't been approved to deface (it is defacing when you haven't the permission to do something to it) is wrong. That's what I think, and, if you disagree that's your opinion. I don't think using graffiti as art is enough to risk going to jail and ruining my life.
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On 11/12/03
enzo from AZ said:
so would do u's think of the idea of 'safe walls', would this make you spray here, or do you believe in the idea of vandalising rather than then art? is the buzz, the main thing your intrested in?
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On 11/12/03
Anisa from PA said:
Grafitti is a work of art 5.0 has no sense to go and try to stop that cuz they can't it will be around till the day i die and i'll make sure of that ya heard
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On 11/11/03
Castley from MN said:
Yeh sure grafiti should not be illegal, in fact it ISN"T ILLEGAL, if you do it to your own prperty!But painting up priviate and council prpoerty only devalues the area and consts tax payer (I am one NOW)
millions of $ in clean up. So you little deviate turds stop painting stuff on prpoerty that you do not own or have permission to tag, cause in the end everyone pays for it, inluding the turds that did it some day. Trust me, i have been there.
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