Editing Vandalism (section)

===Reaction of authorities===
[[File:Where is your family - due process.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.35|Two billboards with the same original content, the billboard on the right being an example of [[subvertising]]—vandalizing with a political message]]

In view of its incivility, [[punishment]] for vandalism can be particularly severe in some countries. In Singapore, for example, a person who attempts to cause or commits an act of vandalism may be liable to [[imprisonment]] for up to three years and may also be punished with [[Caning in Singapore|caning]]. Vandalism in the UK is construed as an [[environmental crime]] and may be punished with an [[ASBO]] (Anti-Social Behaviour Order).

In the 1990s, former New York City mayor [[Rudolph Giuliani]] cracked down on "quality of life crimes", including graffiti. NY Parks Commissioner Henry J. Stern described graffiti as "a metaphor for [[urban decay]] perhaps best shown in '[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'" adding that "New York City will not be like that".<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| last = Hicks| first = Jonathan P.| title = Mayor Announces New Assault on Graffiti, Citing Its Toll on City| work = The New York Times| access-date = 8 May 2018| date = 17 November 1994| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/17/nyregion/mayor-announces-new-assault-on-graffiti-citing-its-toll-on-city.html| archive-date = 9 March 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210309062159/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/17/nyregion/mayor-announces-new-assault-on-graffiti-citing-its-toll-on-city.html| url-status = live}}</ref>