Graffiti and vandalism have always bothered me. I admit I can't understand the mindset to deface anything. To me they're angry gestures, yet when you ask someone who's been caught in the act their answers are usually 'Because I felt like it.' There is no rhyme or reason to their thinking.

I like a few of the suggestions. I do feel that if the person is caught, they should have to do community service of not only cleaning up their mess but other maybe not so 'clean' messes like help the sewer district LOL I know that's a bit nuts. Humiliation just makes the more angry, so making them wear a vest that says vandal on it will egg it on (oh bad pun).

Somewhere in the past 25 years or so, people have really lost respect for others and property. I know what I did when my kids are growing up to instill them with these values, but I honestly don't know if these things can be taught to someone that truly doesn't care. The thought of someone spray painting the glass pyramid at the Louvre. Smashing stained glass in a church that's been there for well over a hundred years. I'm sure things like this have happened. Putting them in jail is just silly. Why make them a burden to taxpayers? That's why I think them spending the time cleaning up what they did and helping more in the community might (a very big might) put things in a different light.

As for the lady with the banana. I like the fact that the footballer wanted her educated. Hate is hard thing to overcome. Again something else that has no rhyme or reason. It ultimately is how you are raised. Yet I have seen that change. Growing up we were taught not to hate in fact if we used the word we got in more trouble then accidentally dropping the F-bomb. I have things in my life I guess I should hate, but I can't. I see no use in it. It doesn't change anything. With this said, either my mother hid it very well or as she's gotten older she's listened to too much crap. She has turned into 'unless you were born in this country, you don't belong here.' Umm, yeah problem with that is her grandparents on both mother and father's side immigrated through Ellis Island from Norway. When I bring it up she then changes it to those who aren't here legally. The worst though is for someone who did not believe in pushing religion on either myself or my brother, she has developed some crazy thinkings there. That might make a great post lol.

Omg sorry I got long winded. I love discussions like this. To me this is how we end the hate and the anger. We have to communicate better, interact more.