Oakland decides to clean up graffiti -- by fining the victims

American Thinker ^ | April 12, 2025 | Monica Showalter

[sit-rep]

lmao... man ya cant make this sh*t up...

[A_perfect_lady]

"We cannot control. We clean up and they come again. So many times, but the city -- I don't know why they are charging me money," said Luo, manager at Won Kee Supermarket.

Girl get out of there. Move to Texas, or come to the Midwest.

[Libloather]

I didn’t vote for that. But somebody did.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

It isn't just California. Italy and Greece have a terrible graffiti problem.

Why do Mediterranean climates have the most graffiti?

[KarlInOhio]

And you can get killed "dissin'" someone's tagging.

What's next? Fining Tesla owners for letting their cars get keyed or set on fire?

[riverrunner]

Paint works better?

[OldHarbor]

“We cannot control. We clean up and they come again. So many times, but the city — I don’t know why they are charging me money,” said Luo,

Dear Ms Luo, you ain’t black honey, therefore, you must pay for their sins.

It’s the American Urban Person of Dusky Heritage way, assisted by Communists of all colors. They do the crime, you get the fine.

One might see the need for street gang protection rackets since the cops can’t or won’t do anything. At least with a gang if you pay them they’ll take care of you.

[Surrounded_too]

** Why do Mediterranean climates have the most graffiti? **

Give you an answer if the graffiti is in arabic,

[Qwapisking]

wondering if the billing for a graffiti fine can be forwarded to the local P.D. since its it’s ultimately their responsibility to prevent defacement of property.

[No name given]

And that somebody has to reap the consequences of their actions.

[No name given]

At all.

[HighSierra5]

I had a connecting flight there in 2000 and the Airport literally stank. And the bathrooms were filthy with toilets overrunning. I don’t know how it is now but I’m never going back to find out.

[T.B. Yoits]

The fines for the property owners is more than the fines the perps face if caught.

Sounds like the politicians of Oakland created an extortion racket, and do not intend to "solve a graffiti problem".

[unread]

California is a sick-a$$ place....not fit for flies.

[Pontiac]

Someone wants to clean up the city, though, and has come up with the perfect tone-deaf leftist solution: Fining the victims.

It is unjust but I very much doubt that is unique to Oakland or even unusual.

What is probably unusual is the lack of effort to stop the tagging and other property crimes.

[bert]

If the criminal taggers are shot and killed on site, in the act, the problem will end.

[lgjhn23]

When it comes to libs, the jokes just write themselves.....LOL
Libs couldn’t properly manage their way out of a wet paper bag.

[No name given]

Correct.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“ Why do Mediterranean climates have the most graffiti?”

Because it is very easy for “homeless” bums to live on the streets year-round.