I Got this a Couple Days ago from Ron. Good Stuff

From Ron McKinzie

Tagging with graffiti is a serious problem in our city. Here are some examples that I snapped as I was cycling to work.




Experts draw the following conclusions about taggers.

• Taggers are insecure people who get their self-worth from public attention.
• Taggers are drawn target any fence with a smooth surface.
• They mark out boundary of the area they would like to control with their tags.
• The tag represents the identity and personality of the tagger.
• Some taggers belong to gangs and their tag identifies them with their gang.
• Taggers do not respect the property of other people.

The following picture shows the orgin of tagging. Other species marked out their territory in a similar way to modern taggers.

Recently a new insidious form of tagging has emerged all across the city. Here are a few photos that I took while cycling to work.

Experts have made the following suggestions about these new age taggers.

• These taggers are insecure people who crave for public recognitions.
• Their tags symbolise who they are and what they stand for.
• These taggers do not respect the property of other people. They are putting themselves forward because they want to be in a position where they have power to spend other people's money.
• Many of the new taggers belong to gangs, but some are independent.
• These people put up their tags all over the country that they wish to control. They are marking out their territory.

The new age taggers seem to prefer darkly painted walls, whereas the traditional taggers prefer whiter walls. It is not clear if this is a reflection of their character.

The worst aspect of the new age tagging is that when they gain power over their area, they will initiate attempts to outlaw all forms of tagging but their own. They want to achieve a monopoly over tagging. This smacks of hypocrisy. They want to stop others doing something they will still do themselves.