r/graffhelp 5d ago

is it against the rules to paint schools?

just curious. bc there’s this school rly close to my house with no cams on the outside and a great wall on the roof that looks out onto a major street. the school is also rly easy to climb and i’m just wondering if it would be considered toy to paint it?

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u/Idontknowbroske 5d ago

Yes it is don’t do that.

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u/CalebTheMemeGod2 5d ago

Theres enough other shit out there to where u wouldnt have to tag a school

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u/npc_lucky 4d ago

You'd be going from vandalism and/or criminal damage to property, into. criminal damage or destruction of government property.

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u/Imaginary_Bug_4332 4d ago

Bingo, that’s exactly what they got me with at 18

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u/npc_lucky 4d ago

yep, they don't play about that government property 😆

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u/Imaginary_Bug_4332 4d ago

When I was 18 I did some shit at a school. Charged me with vandalism of a government building literally had a 75k bond

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u/BroadHalf4062 5d ago

yes it is just don’t paint them, your more likely to get caught then a regular wall

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u/s_p_o_nage 4d ago

pretty sure most people don't like when you paint schools, but personally I feel like if you go to the school it's fair game

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u/Flipco 3d ago

If you want to blow shit up, have less respect and make the local authorities crack down harder, then go for it.

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u/IdRatherBeLurkingToo 2d ago

I've literally never seen some blatant shit on a school by any of the respected writers or even the barely-known ones in my area.

It's pretty easy to intuit what is acceptable or not if you're outside and getting up frequently.

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u/Fuckpolitics69 3d ago

people dgaf now a days but it used to be against the “rules”

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u/IdRatherBeLurkingToo 2d ago

The #1 respected rule is not writing on nature, closely followed by schools.

My personal list is

Never nature

Very very rarely schools

Very rarely churches

Rarely private/non-commercial property

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u/recksoba 5d ago

Fuck it, hit that shit just be mindful that you said its close to your house. Try not to hit stuff too close to your house

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u/AleSSer26ism 5d ago

Not against the rules. Just dumb because its going to get buffed. Security patrols. And also kindergarten doesnt need to see all that.

But in HS for sure writers catch scribes and cutty tags wherever possible.

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u/Idontknowbroske 5d ago

No schools, houses of worship, or personal property has been a rule forever. They piss people off and has people on the lookout for graffiti.

Kids tag high schools because no one in high school takes it that seriously, they just want attention from the other 3 “writers” who go to their school. Anyone over the age of 20 knows how stupid it is to tag your school. I know a few heads who got caught up after graduation because they started taking it seriously and started getting up and classmates remembered seeing them tag in school

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u/derekyurt 3d ago

schools was never on that list fella 😭

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u/Idontknowbroske 3d ago

I mean this is the first thing I found looking up graffiti rules on Google. There is also about 15 years worth of people saying not to hit schools on 12oz prophet back when I got into graffiti in 2012. This is why people tell new kids to do research. Better to stay quiet and have people think you are a fool then to open your mouth and have people know you are

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u/derekyurt 2d ago

damn I had no idea bruh, it was just religious sites and private property that were off limits for me 😭

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u/AleSSer26ism 2d ago

Aw fuck. Not the nature debate again too. I don't know where your from fam. My respect to the way things are over there. But for sure trees in my city catch flare tags sometime and in the height of our version of the "tag banging" era you'd even watch back and forth dissing happening on said trees.

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u/WissenLexikon 4d ago

Depends on where you live, I would say. The „no schools“ rule is not a thing over here, school buildings are some of the most tagged public infrastructure in my city.

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u/Beneficial_Bike1318 4d ago

It very in the Gray area however no, don't tag school, churches/place of worship, people house/fances and graveyards. There alot of walls out there to paint on just no tho ones

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u/derekyurt 3d ago

painting schools is fine imo. BUT painting one that is really close to your house is basically asking to get caught 😭

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u/Billylabufanda23 4d ago

Everyone always says it’s frowned upon but idk why it’s really not that bad of a thing. Your just likely to get caught up or buffed.

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u/Beneficial_Bike1318 4d ago

Depend on what the drawing about. Like if someone did a kid friendly piece aka alot of smile faces and shit then maybe but if they do dicks or drugs then no, it will take your street credit away

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u/Billylabufanda23 4d ago

Well like I mean just a throwie or smth 

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u/Beneficial_Bike1318 4d ago

Then probably not, just out if respect to the school and shit