Parents responsible for tagging
Everyone should be thrilled when they hear news coverage of kids who get busted for tagging private or public property with graffiti. Hats off to the Provo police officers in the latest arrests. Unfortunately, most of those caught simply go to court, receive a stern lecture and are sent home with their parents. What if the parents of repeat offenders were ordered to accompany the culprits on the days that they are forced to clean up the graffiti and were obligated to assist in the cleanup themselves?
Somehow I feel that having to spend a few of their weekends in the removal of this trash might be far more deplorable than having to simply fork over a few dollars. Why shouldn't the parents shoulder the responsibility for the tagging of property?
Kyle Smith
Taylorsville
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Having the kids punished is the only way to correct the problem but...
Anonymous | July 26, 2008 at 3:38 p.m.
Dang, I thought this was going to be a cool letter about a pair of...
Hatuletoh | July 24, 2008 at 9:22 a.m.
You can't place blame for teenagers tagging sprees on their parents...
Nathan Seegmiller | July 24, 2008 at 7:18 a.m.
