Rat-for-Cash Initiative Bad for Art?

The Snitch (appropriately enough) reports that the city is going to pay people to snitch:

Under a new city initiative launched Friday, witnesses or “those with knowledge of a graffiti perpetrator” can snag themselves up to $250 from the Department of Public Works for snitching.

Maybe this cuts down on boring tags on awnings and buses, but what about the legitimate works of art on awnings and buses? And backhoes, as depicted in the contest-winning pic above (Cake sent out stickers and awarded concert tickets for the best photos of the stickers in action, and our win was clearly owed to legitimate artist Ribity, who we would’ve shared the prize with if we could’ve).

4 Responses to “Rat-for-Cash Initiative Bad for Art?”

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  2. [...] Stone Got Glass Fucked By Your Mom With Love In The Men’s Room At 12 Galaxies This is the last one, we promise. If the city manages to curb public displays of graffiti via a monetary reward for tattletales, we’ll always have rock club men’s room walls. This gem got took in the shitter at 12 Galaxies. glass fucked, originally uploaded by allanhough. Previously on Mission Mission: Rat-for-Cash Initiative Bad for Art?  [...]

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