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... unlike "graffiti artists" mentioned in this thread, who got killed creating their "art".
https://www.manchestereveningnews.c...-news/graffiti-gang-who-caused-77000-14925236Members of a gang of graffiti artists who ‘tagged’ trains across the country - causing £77,000-worth of damage and misery for commuters - have been branded ‘common vandals’. The men, all based in Greater Manchester, tagged trains and other railway property across the north west and further afield over an 18 month period, Manchester Crown Court heard.
Brothers Niall and Dominic Leach, aged 24 and 25, were both jailed for 12 months. Elliott Scott, 25, Maksym Tyshkul, 20, and Christopher Uthman, 24, received suspended sentences. The Leachs have previously served time in the UK for similar offences.
The problem costs Network Rail around £3.5m a year to repair, the court heard. Vandalism also causes delays of around 11,500 hours a year.
Sentencing the men, Judge Hilary Manley said their actions were ‘pointless, mindless and self indulgent’. She said there was ‘nothing positive for the community’ about the graffiti, and said their behaviour was not ‘courageous or daring’. “It’s just common vandalism,” Judge Manley added.