These people are vandals who despoil,all they see in public areas,I hope there more proscecutions

Albert Cooper, Norwich, England

It's not so much their choice of "crime" that makes me think, but that they are all in their twenties and still vandalising other people's property. Shouldn't they have moved on to drug dealing, or perhaps become estate agents by that age? Still, two years and eighteen months is a little harsh.

Jennifer Hynes, Plymouth, England

Absolute stupidity. All very well giving out punishments for the crimes, but why not have them doing something useful to the community instead? Jailing them is not going to help. Putting graffiti in the same penal category as rape, sexual assault, violent crime and drug dealing is ludicrous.

David Hoadth, London, UK

Many crimes that appear serious are not nearly as bad as they sound.

My own view is that dishonesty and deception offences are far more serious than minor acts of violence. Many people provoke violence.

jo, london, uk

Surely some kind of community service would be a far better penance rather than locking up kids for this mistermeaner. Why not have them put right these wrongdoings. Aftrer all they weren`t out there stabbing or stealing were thy.
J.Mc... London

J. McEntee, London, England

Graffiti is another manifestation of totally screwed up values: that if a young peson does something, they're automatically "talented". That if they want to do something, in their miniscule brains it's "their right", and property rights mean nothing. etc.

They're just a bunch of untalented losers.

Helen E., London, United Kingdom

good sentences - however, does it not highlight the inadequacy of our legal system that allows numerous lenient and paltry sentences for more serious crimes. But spraying tags on business property. All of a sudden the full force of the law is applied - food for thought indeed

Henderson Farquarson, norwich, norfolk