Who needs clean and safe when you can be gangsta? The graffiti artists who tagged this bench seem to agree with me whole heartedly. Afterall, what benefit is it living in the urban sprawl if you can't walk home at night without being shot by your friendly neighborhood gang? Yes, gangs are fun but did you know that gangs also do many important things for the city? Even low ranking taggers and wannabes have a place! Gangs provide necessary city services such as:- Free writing on walls, benches, and everything else that is or is not nailed down.
- Gangs give police officers something to do besides hand out parking tickets.
- The danger presented by gangs gives you an excuse to buy a set of katana swords for your studio apartment (I just keep praying someone will break in so I can show 'em what a ninja can do...)
- Gangs reduce waste by absorbing CO2 gasses in the ozone layer and converting them to life-giving oxygen which smells faintly of cinnamon rolls.
So as you can see, gangs are an important and vital part of any community. The next time you see tagging, stop and thank your lucky stars that your town is fortunate enough to have gangs. I know I am...and I'm reminded of how greatful I am every time I look at my apartment, my parking garage, and the bench at my local bus stop.
Keep our city clean and safe - support your local gangs.
3 comments:
I know that's right.
I had no idea that the soft and supple scent of cinnamon rolls that floated gaily through the Los Angeles atmosphere was created by gangs. I just assumed it was something the state of California added to gas that makes the people in Los Angeles more willing to breathe in the exhaust fumes and other pollutants which give LA's sky that beautiful bile yellow fog.
Ya learn something new everday.
Good words.
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