GRAFFITI blights neighbourhoods.
Those daubings on walls, fences, bus shelters and park benches speak of an area in which youths roam after dark, free to deface and damage without fear of challenge.
Some have artistic merit, its creators displaying skill and imagination.
But that is no excuse for those who treat other people's property as a canvas on which to exercise their craft.
Trouble is, graffiti is difficult to prevent because its perpetrators are hardly likely to pounce when others are around: they strike when they have no fear of being caught.
It is in this climate that Birmingham City Council is considering the establishment of designated zones in which graffiti will be tolerated.
That is a sensible compromise if spaces can be created so they will not offend local folk.
And, of course, if those who are responsible can be persuaded to restrict themselves to such sites.
Let us give this idea a try – and crack down hard on anyone who decides to brandish spray paint elsewhere.
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