The word graffiti comes from the verb "graffiare," which means to engrave or design on solid surfaces.
             Some people believe that graffiti started in ancient times when pictures on walls represented actions. In the sixties, people tagged their names on building walls, tunnels, and any place where a lot of people will see it. People also used graffiti to mark territorial spots for gangs and cultural groups.
             As years went by, more people were following the bad example of others and more people were getting into it. Instead of most tags relating to gangs or cultural groups more individuals were tagging for a rush. As more people were tagging towns and cities were becoming filled with graffiti. Individuals usually had a specific word or term in which they tagged every time. The individual would try to get that tag in as many places as possible to get the most fame for there work.
             In today's style, there are many different terms that are for all different types of taggings.
             The most usually seen tags are called scribbles and they are a form of writing a your tag in a very cool looking style.
             Another common type of tagging is called a throwup and it is usually done with a couple of colors and some highlights and background. it usually takes people around ten to twenty minutes to draw a throwup. The last type of tagging is called a "piece," short for a masterpiece. This type of tagging is beautiful pieces with many colors and backgrounds and all types of shading and coloring.
             WAYS COPS ARE TRYING TO REDUCE GRAFFITI
             Over the years cips have been faced with the problem of rapid growth of graffiti in cities and towns all over America. They have been trying hard to cut down on the amount of graffiti in cities. The police have passed laws making vandalism such as graffiti a law that is strictly enforced. Many artists are getting caught every day. Depending on the amount of vandalism the people do they could be put away
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