For many crews and gang members they see graffiti as art not a crime. It helps them express social and political messages and a whole genre of artistic expression. Gangs also like to mark their territory or to serve as an indicator of gang-related activities also known as ‘tagging’. For
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During the beginning of April, 2003 and event occurred in Firdos Square that changed the lives of thousands of Iraqis in Baghdad. There was a statue of Saddam Hussein that stood about the height of four men that resembled his power over the people but, to the people, he was
Too many people tagging and graffiti is a way to express themselves. They do it to mark their territory or to give respect to other taggers/gang members. I knew tagging and vandalizing property was illegal, but I never knew how seriously it was taken. The FBI has a specific Art
This song titled, I’m sorry mama, by rapper Eminem, is a song that he writes about his relationship he had with his mother as a child. He expresses out his anger and tells her everything he wanted her to know. He speaks his frustration out and tells the world how
The band Megadeth portrays lawless life as something exciting. Their song public enemy #1 shows a character that is always persecuted by law officials for all the heinous acts that he has committed. The character has stolen cars,killed people, and done many bank heists. The song could be a reference
This poem “Gary” by Jeffrey DeLotto seems to be framed around the concept of a man speaking to his wife or girlfriend on the phone. The poem is all of his side of the talking and mostly involves things that are bad in nature. The crime that it displays first
In this song “Stan” by Eminem and Elton John. This song is looking at a guy named Stan and how he was the biggest fan of Eminem and he would always write him letters about how much he loved him. However he would never get a response back to his