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There’s always some craze in youth today, weather it’s Pokemon or even Pog’s (I’m sure many of you remember them). But these kind of crazes suit the younger generation of youths. So what about the teenagers?
Some of you may know that I am a 15-year-old boy, I go to school, go places with my mates and do everything a usual teenager would do. But, there is one craze that worries’s me which I know is going around in my school and maybe many others.
This craze isn’t one which is kept in school, infact many of you see evidence of this craze everyday, getting worse everyday – threatening the image of our communities, it’s called ‘tagging’.
Now many of you gaming fans may remember tagging from the game ‘Jet Set Radio’ which featured on the Dreamcast and is soon to be on the Box. It involved you controlling a young youth skating around his local area and spraying graffiti tags on the walls to gain his/her gang respect with spray cans.
I am not saying gaming is to blame for ‘tagging’, as it has always been popular. But now I feel it’s getting even more common.
At school I see some people sketching on pieces of paper making their own tags, which are unique and have a word which shows they done the tag. Not only that, but I then see it on the wall over a bridge the next day, or on someone’s own wall which they own behind their house. This is then left to make the town rot into a slum over time or made to be cleaned by the owner or council.
I see this as disgusting especially when it’s on someone else’s property, the other day I even saw it all over the doctors surgery I was about to walk in. My area isn’t a bad area, it’s actually a really nice one with ordinary people in. Tagging is making it look bad.
And I’m afraid to say, there’s not much anyone can really do about it but put security cameras up and that will cost the buyers.
All I have to say to these ‘taggers’ is keep your childish crazes to your own backyard and stop damaging the economy which you live in and others. After all, they are the ones that have to grow up in the area, maybe one day they will think the same of those who do it under them and look back on themselves in shame.
Some of you may know that I am a 15-year-old boy, I go to school, go places with my mates and do everything a usual teenager would do. But, there is one craze that worries’s me which I know is going around in my school and maybe many others.
This craze isn’t one which is kept in school, infact many of you see evidence of this craze everyday, getting worse everyday – threatening the image of our communities, it’s called ‘tagging’.
Now many of you gaming fans may remember tagging from the game ‘Jet Set Radio’ which featured on the Dreamcast and is soon to be on the Box. It involved you controlling a young youth skating around his local area and spraying graffiti tags on the walls to gain his/her gang respect with spray cans.
I am not saying gaming is to blame for ‘tagging’, as it has always been popular. But now I feel it’s getting even more common.
At school I see some people sketching on pieces of paper making their own tags, which are unique and have a word which shows they done the tag. Not only that, but I then see it on the wall over a bridge the next day, or on someone’s own wall which they own behind their house. This is then left to make the town rot into a slum over time or made to be cleaned by the owner or council.
I see this as disgusting especially when it’s on someone else’s property, the other day I even saw it all over the doctors surgery I was about to walk in. My area isn’t a bad area, it’s actually a really nice one with ordinary people in. Tagging is making it look bad.
And I’m afraid to say, there’s not much anyone can really do about it but put security cameras up and that will cost the buyers.
All I have to say to these ‘taggers’ is keep your childish crazes to your own backyard and stop damaging the economy which you live in and others. After all, they are the ones that have to grow up in the area, maybe one day they will think the same of those who do it under them and look back on themselves in shame.
Yeah, loads of people smoke in my year (12) alone!! I thought most of them had left after GCSE's in the summer, but there still are grey clouds appearing around the coach park. Teachers see them doing it there and don't care!! But when they try and hide down the field, behind the hedges, the teachers get mad for some reason??
I don't smoke myself, never had and never will!! I'm allergic to it, I know that from just being near a smoker. I don't do graffiti (tagging) either, and probably never will. Some of it looks quite good though (mainly the bigger displays) but it is really annoying when they're all over the place!!
I don't smoke myself, never had and never will!! I'm allergic to it, I know that from just being near a smoker. I don't do graffiti (tagging) either, and probably never will. Some of it looks quite good though (mainly the bigger displays) but it is really annoying when they're all over the place!!
Yes, same here Ant. I stay out of it.
I once had a best mate who never would think about doing drugs and we even laughed at the people that done it etc.
Then one time he done it and now he does it regulary. He's tried to get me to do it etc too. But I haven't.
Thing is aswell, we aren't as close anymore :-(
Basildon eh? I'm in Shoebury.
I once had a best mate who never would think about doing drugs and we even laughed at the people that done it etc.
Then one time he done it and now he does it regulary. He's tried to get me to do it etc too. But I haven't.
Thing is aswell, we aren't as close anymore :-(
Basildon eh? I'm in Shoebury.
Tagging??
Well, yes, I know of that, but at my school (and it's a good school in a good area) all of the lot who come from places such as Basildon go behind this big green shed in the tennis courts, and smoke stuff like draw (is it even spelt like this) and spliffs etc.
I don't know much about it, and don't get involved, fortunately.
Well, yes, I know of that, but at my school (and it's a good school in a good area) all of the lot who come from places such as Basildon go behind this big green shed in the tennis courts, and smoke stuff like draw (is it even spelt like this) and spliffs etc.
I don't know much about it, and don't get involved, fortunately.
Yes, but it still is bad and it shouldn't be done, no matter how big it is or where it is.
I agree that graffiti on this scale is not art and should be kept where it is done professionally or where it is allowed, not on our streets.
I agree that graffiti on this scale is not art and should be kept where it is done professionally or where it is allowed, not on our streets.
Yeah, graffiti's EVERYWHERE around the village where my school is!! There isn't much in school, but as soon as you leave you're bound to see at least 10 'tags' on your way to the chippie!!
Big plain walls are just asking for it!! Why do places like Spar bother if they know what's gunna happen to it? You'll also find it on EVERY bin, seat, blank wall and more!!
Ok, maybe it's not quite that bad!
Big plain walls are just asking for it!! Why do places like Spar bother if they know what's gunna happen to it? You'll also find it on EVERY bin, seat, blank wall and more!!
Ok, maybe it's not quite that bad!
There’s always some craze in youth today, weather it’s Pokemon or even Pog’s (I’m sure many of you remember them). But these kind of crazes suit the younger generation of youths. So what about the teenagers?
Some of you may know that I am a 15-year-old boy, I go to school, go places with my mates and do everything a usual teenager would do. But, there is one craze that worries’s me which I know is going around in my school and maybe many others.
This craze isn’t one which is kept in school, infact many of you see evidence of this craze everyday, getting worse everyday – threatening the image of our communities, it’s called ‘tagging’.
Now many of you gaming fans may remember tagging from the game ‘Jet Set Radio’ which featured on the Dreamcast and is soon to be on the Box. It involved you controlling a young youth skating around his local area and spraying graffiti tags on the walls to gain his/her gang respect with spray cans.
I am not saying gaming is to blame for ‘tagging’, as it has always been popular. But now I feel it’s getting even more common.
At school I see some people sketching on pieces of paper making their own tags, which are unique and have a word which shows they done the tag. Not only that, but I then see it on the wall over a bridge the next day, or on someone’s own wall which they own behind their house. This is then left to make the town rot into a slum over time or made to be cleaned by the owner or council.
I see this as disgusting especially when it’s on someone else’s property, the other day I even saw it all over the doctors surgery I was about to walk in. My area isn’t a bad area, it’s actually a really nice one with ordinary people in. Tagging is making it look bad.
And I’m afraid to say, there’s not much anyone can really do about it but put security cameras up and that will cost the buyers.
All I have to say to these ‘taggers’ is keep your childish crazes to your own backyard and stop damaging the economy which you live in and others. After all, they are the ones that have to grow up in the area, maybe one day they will think the same of those who do it under them and look back on themselves in shame.
Some of you may know that I am a 15-year-old boy, I go to school, go places with my mates and do everything a usual teenager would do. But, there is one craze that worries’s me which I know is going around in my school and maybe many others.
This craze isn’t one which is kept in school, infact many of you see evidence of this craze everyday, getting worse everyday – threatening the image of our communities, it’s called ‘tagging’.
Now many of you gaming fans may remember tagging from the game ‘Jet Set Radio’ which featured on the Dreamcast and is soon to be on the Box. It involved you controlling a young youth skating around his local area and spraying graffiti tags on the walls to gain his/her gang respect with spray cans.
I am not saying gaming is to blame for ‘tagging’, as it has always been popular. But now I feel it’s getting even more common.
At school I see some people sketching on pieces of paper making their own tags, which are unique and have a word which shows they done the tag. Not only that, but I then see it on the wall over a bridge the next day, or on someone’s own wall which they own behind their house. This is then left to make the town rot into a slum over time or made to be cleaned by the owner or council.
I see this as disgusting especially when it’s on someone else’s property, the other day I even saw it all over the doctors surgery I was about to walk in. My area isn’t a bad area, it’s actually a really nice one with ordinary people in. Tagging is making it look bad.
And I’m afraid to say, there’s not much anyone can really do about it but put security cameras up and that will cost the buyers.
All I have to say to these ‘taggers’ is keep your childish crazes to your own backyard and stop damaging the economy which you live in and others. After all, they are the ones that have to grow up in the area, maybe one day they will think the same of those who do it under them and look back on themselves in shame.