Alleged CDMX metro graffiti artist arrested

Authorities of the Citizen Security Secretariat of Mexico City (CSS) arrested a man identified as Stone “N”For graffiti wagonstrains and walls of the Collective Transport System (CTS) Metro.

The capture of the 34-year-old subject took place on February 15, according to the journalist Carlos Jimenez the graffiti artist had already been denounced months ago by users, from the metro facilities They appeared overnight with different pints.

Once secured, it is presumed to be author of more graffiti scattered in Mexico City. For now, Pedro “N” has already been presented to the Public Ministry where his legal situation will be decided in the coming days.

As such, graffiti is not considered a crime, but interfering with painting in public places, private or public property, if that is the case. Since you can reach a fine of up to 1,370 pesos or be credited with a sanction of 12 to 36 hours off work and community service.

It should be mentioned that the term graffiti, also known as graffiticomes from graphite or painted (the first two, from the Italian graffles, gstrengthen, and that in turn, from the Latin scariphar. word that refers to a modality of to paint which is distinguished by its illegality, generally takes place in urban spaces. As for its oldest origin, it goes back to the inscriptions embodied in the walls of the time of the Roman Empire, especially those of a satirical or critical nature.

Graffiti is linked to illegality because it is considered illegal art since it is made on private property and without the permission of the owner. However, the one who paints it would not be a criminal as such, these graffiti artists expose themselves daily but remain faithful to art and the need to express themselves.

Over the past month, the government of Mexico has been paying close attention to everything that happens at Metro Collective Transportation System (STC) facilities. since after a series of accidents, the worst of which occurred on January 7 where a train accident between the Potrero and La Raza de la line 3caused the death of an 18-year-old girl, the government of the capital described these events as “out of the ordinary”, for which it asked the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, for the support of the GN.

Everything happened, from a few washing machine blades on the tracks, soda cans, suicides, rats running on the platforms, clashes between the police and road usersthe destruction of turnstiles by demonstrators, fires, short circuits and even the theft of cables that connect the cars.

It was then that during the month of January, the public transport system reported that the theft of cables was carried out by criminal groups outside the metro, which is why it implemented a series of measures for greater monitoring of its facilities.

The capital’s transport said it has deployed night watch brigades in running trains, tracks, track devices, electrical and electromechanical systems, to ensure that they are in good condition during the daily operation of the Metrowhile the National Guard provides round-the-clock surveillance of the facilities.