Tag, Tag, Tag, All the Way Home

By Alicia Dorr in Miscellaneous on May 24, 2007 5:50PM

Most of you* know what it's like to wake up the morning after a party to find your door, along with your entire block, has been tagged—and you know the signature. As much as it may or may not make you cringe, though, it's not like you're going to turn anybody in.

Well, whatever you would feel in the party scenario or walking past graffiti in your neighborhood that you don't like is nothing, but nothing, compared to how much it would suck to have to pay a huge fine over graffiti you didn't do because the artist is your son or daughter.

In gearing up for a burst of summer graffiti all over the city, Daley announced that the city would fine the parents of juvenile graffiti artists (if he or she lives with them) as much as $750, or $3000 worth of restitution, whichever is higher. In the past, the city has notified parents three days after a violation, and even held parents accountable for any fines associated with a guilty verdict. Apparently, even with its war on graffiti, it wasn't enough. The idea is that they are juveniles, and their parents should technically be accountable. But what would you do if your kid was really good at art, and the city was their canvas? Then again, what if you think your kids art is ugly? Well, whether you think graffiti is beautiful or an eyesore, the city sure isn't giving up.

***Just joshin' ya! A little generalization for the cicadas. Because there's so many of them.

Image via chicagosnapshot.com.