The recent new graffiti laws in Australia have people from both sides speaking up:
On the pro graffiti side is The National Union of Students (NUS) national president, David Barrow, condeming the New South Wales Government’s new anti-graffiti laws as ‘reactive’ and ‘simplistic.
“When I see quality Graffiti in Melbourne that attracts tourists from around the world, see images of graffiti on the walls of the Berlin Wall, or the imaginative stencils of Banksy on the streets of a CCTV-mad London, I am reminded of the importance of self expression.”
Read the whole article here.
On the anti graffiti side is news reports like this: