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San Francisco institution 'heartbroken and furious' after erasure of public art

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Re: San Francisco institution 'heartbroken and furious' after erasure of public art

#11

There's a never ending supply of douchebags in this world. Such a shame.

Yeah man, I wish they stopped sketching stuff over other people's walls.

Truly the scourge of humanity

We must organize a special police unit to sweep the streets guns akimbo and end this public nightmare once and for all!

Re: San Francisco institution 'heartbroken and furious' after erasure of public art

#12
> How does the erasure of four longstanding community murals happen without any communication with CAMP or the artists involved?”

Private Property is how. People don't own other people's property for abstract reasons like they joined a club that once painted graffiti on walls.

Re: San Francisco institution 'heartbroken and furious' after erasure of public art

#14

> How does the erasure of four longstanding community murals happen without any communication with CAMP or the artists involved?” Private Property is how. People don't own other people's property for abstract reasons like they joined a club that once painted graffiti on walls.

Saying "It's Private Property" shouldn't necessarily just end the debate. Private property does have a uniquely powerful status in US law, but its absolute ability to override all other concerns, such as collective social needs, cultural expectations and norms, environmental concerns, and so on, at least deserves discussion. Finding the right balance between private property rights and the public good is something that courts continue to wrestle with.

Re: San Francisco institution 'heartbroken and furious' after erasure of public art

#17

There's a never ending supply of douchebags in this world. Such a shame.

Yeah man, I wish they stopped sketching stuff over other people's walls.

"Oh nooooo, my boring, ugly alleyway isn't ugly anymore".

Re: San Francisco institution 'heartbroken and furious' after erasure of public art

#19

> How does the erasure of four longstanding community murals happen without any communication with CAMP or the artists involved?” Private Property is how. People don't own other people's property for abstract reasons like they joined a club that once painted graffiti on walls.

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Re: San Francisco institution 'heartbroken and furious' after erasure of public art

#20

Public art painted on someone's property. No mention of what kind of arrangement they had with the propery owner when they painted it.

This alley has consisted of mostly murals for several decades. Anyone owning property there is well aware of it. If someone ordered murals painted over there, it was because they were deliberately trying to destroy celebrated public art.

  > This alley has consisted of mostly murals for several decades.
As an owner, I can change what I permit or do not permit on my property on any whim, with no notice to anyone. That is quite literally what ownership means -- control of property.
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