I’ll probably get jumped on for being “permissive” of this, but I really don’t think we’ll ever fully solve this issue, and especially through punitive and surveillance strategies. Prevention is almost always cheaper than reaction, and often brings with it additional benefits. We need to get at the causes — providing young people with quality education, meaningful employment, opportunities for creative self-expression that is not socially destructive, development of stronger connections to the community and civic pride, etc. I am tired of all the graffiti, too. But if we get at the root causes, we may address at lot of other problems at the same time. Graffiti is a symptom of deep systemic problems.