Graffiti on saguaros

[CelticRose]

They tagged a bunch of saguaros in Saguaro National Park near Tucson.

http://www.azfamily.com/news/Graffiti-v ... 83611.html

[BarryRice]

I'd like to comment, but what I'd say would violate the family-language guidelines of this forum.

[Peterthecactusguy]

I'd like to point out that many more saguaros are damaged in the Black Canyon City Area, with shotgun blasts. Cactus plugging is a much larger issue than a little bit of spray paint. While it's horrible and I do not condone tagging cacti, (or anything else for that matter) at least that won't kill the plants.

[DaveW]

Pity they don't all collapse on them, but if you will let the irresponsible buy guns what do you expect?

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[Peterthecactusguy]

haha yes, that was a true story. To me it's sad that anyone would shoot anything that is living. But seriously shooting a plant is beyond cowardly. One of these days I will post all my gun shot cacti pics..
A few people on other sites do not believe me that it's a problem, or they try and blame "illegals" probably we are getting a tab bit political, but it's a political problem. The problem is with the residents of Arizona who shoot their own native plants because they are too stupid and ignorant to care what they do.

[CelticRose]

Unfortunately that's been going on as long as I can remember, and I've lived in AZ all of my 40 years. Idiots get drunk and go out in the desert and use the saguaros for target practice. The graffiti's a fairly recent development, however. I've only heard about it within the last 5 years.

[DaveW]

Drunks with guns is even more frightening!

[tumamoc]

I've seen the gangbanger graffiti on several saguaros around metro Tucson. It's a real shame to see it has made its way into the pristine outlying desert.

[DaveW]

Actions like that, or drunk in possession of a firearm would get your firearms certificate revoked over here:-

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[daiv]

Back on the original topic, however, how to stop the spray paint? Perhaps spray painting the perps from head to toe would be a good deterrent. It wouldn't hurt them, but it sure would be unpleasant. I think there was a movie with that in it. Can't remember it now.

[Peterthecactusguy]

even better would be to make them hug a saguaro. Won't hurt the saguaro, but they sure wouldn't like it... As for Darwin, it's not actually him I have hope in, it's more like mother nature, however, that is also a slow process... not really a such thing generally as instant karma... But if there was.. maybe next tiem their spray paint can will explode into their face...!

[CelticRose]

Update: They got another saguaro, but now there are photos of the miscreants.

http://www.azfamily.com/news/More-vanda ... 99351.html

[peterb]

wow, I know we're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but those two do not look like the sharpest tools in the shed, if you know what I mean.

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[Peterthecactusguy]

hope their mother's see their pictures and turn them in. And yes PeterB, I agree. I mean after all if you are dumb enough to spray paint a cactus, or rock art work, or other naturally beautiful things.. (yes I know the rock artwork is man made!) then I think it's pretty sound logically to assume that the people aren't the sharpest tools in the shed!

[daiv]

wow, I know we're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but those two do not look like the sharpest tools in the shed, if you know what I mean.

peterb

Peter, I read this comment before I clicked on the link and when I saw the picture, I just busted up!