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Posted by abeaulieu - 08-25-2025, 04:23 AM
Studying “invisible graffiti” matters because it reveals how power and privilege shape what is seen as crime versus what is normalized. When the same act — marking public space without permission — is criminalized in some contexts but ignored or celebrated in others, it highlights selective enforcement, unequal treatment, and broader social blind spots. Recognizing these differences helps us question the fairness of criminal justice responses and understand how inequality is reproduced in everyday urban life.