People are afraid to come into our neighborhoods. It is a great deal more than marking the wall. It has an intimidation factor that keeps people out of the business district. It's an intimidation factor that keeps people away from our neighborhoods. We have beome the victim of this for a very long time and we are trying to do something to stop it.
Supporters hope paying a higher price for graffiti helps in the fight against the crime.
The reason it is a serious problem right now even still after a year's intensive investigation is that a major portion of our patrol investigative time is spent on graffiti because our current laws are not giving enough deterent effect. Senator John Hilgert is sponsoring the bill. Well that's all the time we have for you tonight on capitol View. Have a good night. To TALK BACK to the newsmakers in this story, or to let us know what you think of the issue, Click Here .