Help needed with graffiti

[Jmilera]

Hello gents, I need help with the meaning of some symbols written on my truck. When my wife and child arrived home today we found that the symbols $W* G. I kinda freaked out , it was written in some chalk / shoe polish type of writing material. Where the asterisk is there was a five pointed star.
Thanks

 

[JelloStorm]

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Either it was a gang tag, as in your truck is now their property, or some punk ass kids thinking their badass.

Either way, catch them in the act and wait for the police to arrive. Don't do anything stupid, unless they threaten you first.

 

[Krav69]

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Prolly Mexicans or Wiggers.

 

[Jmilera]

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What's a wigger

 

[Krav69]

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A lame white person who thinks/acts/dresses as if they are black.

 

[Jmilera]

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Lol just googled it!

 

[Hink]

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If I had to make a call, I'd point to the local neighborhood punk before trying to finger a 'gang problem.' Since the 'tag' was a stylized 'SWAG' and swag is slang for fancy clothes and jewelry, I'd bet it's just local punks trying to be cool. The use of show polish is also an indicator that it's not a gang, since shoe polish is likely easier to remove than paint.

 

[Redmanss]

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Take a picture of it to your local law enforcement. Many times the individual symbols are local only, or be indicative of a specific form of targeting used in your area. Keep a close eye out for theft risks.

 

[Jmilera]

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Roger that guys. Thanks

 

[THE MGD]

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+ 1 "swag"
+1 take a picture, then report it.
my city has a "gang unit" and a unit specificlly for tagging. All my cases or arrests involving tagging get picture documented, mapped (you can print a google map with a marker) and emailed to that unit. When a kid is busted in that district his tags get matched , any other get added on his charges.
Even regular citizens can call and get that email down here, then just email them yourself.
Relevant info to include is :time left to time discovered, date, method or chemical used to apply (scratches, ink, shoe polish, paint, marker), location, color or pigment used , finger prints at stops or points, size of overall tagg, estimated damage cost

 

[Killer Spade 13]

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I thought "SWAG" was the most correct form of wind estimation . . . "Scientific Wild Ass Guess".

Hope ya catch the little bastards!

 

[Veer_G]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Krav69</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A lame white person who thiks/acts/dresses as if they are black. </div></div>

Thinks as if?

 

[Maser]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jmilera</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What's a wigger</div></div>

Google "chav" and you'll get your answer.

I wouldn't worry much about the gang thing. It was most likely just some kids you pissed off. Maybe you parked in their skating area.

 

[Greg Langelius *]

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I used to own a Chevy Van with a blue/white paint job (big white horzontal band right about at pissant eye level) in Newark NJ.

I was tipped that keeping a fresh coat of wax would defeat graffiti. Sure enough, even marker would wipe off with a damp rag.

Pass it on...

Greg

 

[Jmilera]

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Thanks gents.

 

[match308]

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Where do you think he is, PA? No duty to retreat in Texas plus we have the "Night law" if an uninvited guest trespasses in Tx it means deadly force is justified. Guess who the stupid one is. The trespasser or the land owner?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JelloStorm</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Either it was a gang tag, as in your truck is now their property, or some punk ass kids thinking their badass.

Either way, catch them in the act and wait for the police to arrive. Don't do anything stupid, unless they threaten you first. </div></div>

 

[-=boone=-]

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I recommend .45 JHP'S

 

[Killer Spade 13]

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That's when it'd be tons of fun to have a nice, accurate, suppressed .22 with a night vision scope.

Build a ghillie suit that looks like your azalea bush, get good and comfy and wait for the little farts to show up.

The idiot lifts his can to start spraying and WHOOSH!!!, paint goes everywhere !!!!

That's just be too damned funny.

 

[jcfd2201]

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When I was a teenager my mom's Mercedes was left parked in the driveway one night and not in the garage like usual. Some punks came by and stole the emblem off the hood. I decided that the next time my parents were out of town I would leave her car outside and sit on the garage roof with my paintball gun. It took 3 nights but I am assuming the same two neighborhood punks that took it the first time decided to get another one. They reached the front of the car and I let loose on them. They screamed like little girls and took off running. I figured I was safe from them calling the cops since they were attempting to committ a crime.

+1 to Greg on the wax. Had a psycho ex girl friend spray paint my car once and since I kept it waxed the spray paint came right off with a little elbow grease.

 

[macthknife]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: boone</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I recommend .45 JHP'S</div></div> I like the way You think.

 

[THE MGD]

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Dont end up another joe horn.
And dont end up a victim.

I use motion flood lights, cctv, and a car alarm. The guns are reserved for when shit hits the fan. Even then just cycling my shotgun gets the point accross

 

[Insayn]

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Where in Texas are you? There's a difference between a tagging crew and gang tag or graffiti. Can you post a picture of it?

The crews are generally just a group that are out to put their name/logo on anything and everything. They'd like to consider what they do art. Nothing more than adolescents who commit criminal mischief. Gang tags will reference their affiliation using a code, initials, symbol etc. claiming a territory/neighborhood or to intimidate.

 

[Jmilera]

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I'm currently living in Laredo. Just to answer the other questions I do have a supressed 22 and I also have 45 jhp. Lol local guys said it was just kids apparently they said that SWAG means " get your pimp on" whatever the fuck that means. As a consequence of this, I have now installed a surveillance system with 6 cameras with live feed to my phone at all times. Can't be to safe down here. And I can't wait to get the f out.

 

[ddavis]

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Corpus Christi is no better. You have to go another couple hours north of here to get away from the Mexico-like gang BS. Where did you get your camera system and which one if you don't mind me asking?
-Dan

 

[Jmilera]

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local guys dont know the name sorry