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ART OR VANDALISM?: Recent Incident of Graffiti Sparks Debate

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Oct 26, 2009 at 3:20 PM EDT

Story Updated: Oct 26, 2009 at 6:31 PM EDT

A change of scenery in Attleboro has reignited the debate: Is graffiti art or an act of vandalism? ABC6 Reporter John Guice has more...

Saturday, Oct 31 at 9:43 AM artist wrote ...

that stuff is garbage, look around that area there is nice work. and i believe that those panels are actually amtrak property not attleboro.

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Tuesday, Oct 27 at 2:16 PM Boston wrote ...

Maybe the city should provide more places and harsher restrictions and more "full blown put-together" graffiti will exist.

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Monday, Oct 26 at 7:39 PM Gary from West Wariwck wrote ...

Let me elaborate: Full blown put-together graffiti is art. If your a graf artist do your due diligence and make it special. It's the bad graf artist's that mess it up.

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Monday, Oct 26 at 7:36 PM Gary, West Warwick wrote ...

Graffiti is art. Nuff said.

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