Chalk drawings illegal?

Jessica · **Posted:** October 14th, 2007, 3:31 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21282568/?GT1=10450

Lol how much trouble can a blue flower be?

Adbot · **Posted:** October 14th, 2007, 3:31 pm

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** October 14th, 2007, 3:37 pm

Pretty sure it's illegal in the UK as well, not that I've ever seen it punished. I can understand it, does make the place look messy but as long as it washes off i don't see it being anymore punishable than making them clean it up.

Anubis · **Posted:** October 14th, 2007, 4:13 pm

Just needs to be cleaned up - it is vandalism after all. *shrugs*
Suprised it made the news, nothing else must've happened. lol.

Rynne528 · **Posted:** October 15th, 2007, 8:28 am

Graffiti is illegal, but when a 6 yr old drawing a flower on the sidewalk with chalk?? I think that not right. Chalk washes away easily and it something that all kids that age do. Graffiti is most marks on the building walls, not on sidewalks and usually done with paint or spray paint. That does not wash off easily. That guy who said it was graffiti may not like kids very much if he "claimed" it was graffiti. You can't stop 6 yr old kids from drawing in the sidewalk with chalk across the country. Also graffiti is a form of vandalism that cost some amount of money to remove. Six yr olds also don't have the mind set to know what is right and wrong. People who spray graffiti on buildings are usually gangs and juvenile delinquents and they know what they are doing is wrong.

Dokter Bob · **Posted:** October 15th, 2007, 2:27 pm

OMG NO WAI

Sure, I can imagine this. New Yorkers are weird.

Don't take offence anyone from there.

Warren · **Posted:** October 15th, 2007, 4:48 pm

If you don't like it, and it's on your property, how hard is it to go out and spray it with the house?

Or ask the child's parents to clean it?
If chalking sidewalks is illegal, please don't turn me in. I don't know why you would consider chalking sidewalks illegal, especially if it will be gone the next time it rains. Well if it's inappropriate content your chalking, I can see why, but a flower?

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As for the offending blue flower, it was erased by a heavy rain.

Death sentence!

Adbot · **Posted:** October 15th, 2007, 4:48 pm

gost302 · **Posted:** October 16th, 2007, 3:36 am

if chalk rubs off the whats the problem with it it will just come off in the rain so there is no need for anything to be done

zvono · **Posted:** October 16th, 2007, 6:33 am

Its easily washed off so no problem with that :S

Steven · **Posted:** October 16th, 2007, 6:47 am

It's just art, as long as it will come off there is nothing wrong with it. But, you can use a hose to get it off.

Runescapekid · **Posted:** October 16th, 2007, 2:16 pm

Chalk washes off...its not like paint...you have to paint over paint...or use a paint remover.

Mushroom Queen · **Posted:** October 16th, 2007, 7:04 pm

She should've been sent to the Gulag!

Ryan · **Posted:** October 17th, 2007, 2:19 pm

Chuck Norris should've dealt with it :wink:

ryan1 · **Posted:** October 17th, 2007, 8:29 pm

... that is just ridiculous. I want to meet the person who called that in. :evil:

It's fricken chalk! I can see paint or spray paint, but chalk? Come on... :roll:

Saxazax · **Posted:** October 24th, 2007, 12:31 pm

This is just another one of those pointless laws, like, for example, riding on the road without your helmet, I mean, it's your head right?
Respect to All Chalk Drawers
Saxazax

Fangda · **Posted:** October 24th, 2007, 12:36 pm

Saxazax wrote:

This is just another one of those pointless laws, like, for example, riding on the road without your helmet, I mean, it's your head right?
Respect to All Chalk Drawers
Saxazax

And obviously, tax payers are glad to pay for their medical expenses that could've easily been avoided.