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Council splits on tougher graffiti penalties; amendments on juveniles and 'third strikes' advance
Summary
Council debated making repeated graffiti tagging subject to higher penalties and possible felony aggregation for adults, adopted amendments limiting 3-strike implications and county-jail time for repeated adult offenders, but the final amended ordinance failed on a subsequent roll call.
The Los Angeles City Council conducted an extended debate over proposed changes to penalties for repeated graffiti/tagging offenses, including whether aggregated offenses should be elevated to felonies for adults and how juveniles should be treated.
A public speaker who identified himself as a long-time graffitist described frustration with taggers and cited the city's cleanup costs.…
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