Forcing Taggers--and Parents--to Pay the Price

* Want to stop graffiti (“Taggers Leaving Marks on O.C. Consciousness,” May 16)? Arrest both parents of any minor caught in the act of doing graffiti, (sentence them to) an automatic jail sentence of 30 days and remove their child or children to the care of protective services for the same 30 days.

A stringent measure, but it would put the blame on the parents who, in my estimation, are the ones most responsible for the graffiti. Obviously, the parents never instilled respect for law and order in their children. They should be held accountable for contributing to the delinquency of minors.

DORIS E. GILL

Anaheim