My first instinct on Saturday morning post-riots in Minneapolis was grab the old cans of paint in my basement and haul them up to Lake Street to paint over graffiti.
The first vandalism I encountered was “J 4 G” (Justice for George) and an anarchy sign. I painted a heart over the anarchy sign but couldn’t bring myself to paint over the Justice for George tag. I painted a heart over the “u” in Fuck the Police on a bus stop sign…and then I quickly became ashamed of myself for censoring someone’s feelings.
The plan was quickly aborted. What I was doing was the equivalent of bring a crystal vase to a food shelf and that wasn’t helping anyone.
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