Graffiti is a destructive enough way to express feelings -- but when those feeling are racist, it is a dispicable act.

The abusive messages scrawled on walls in Borehamwood's Manor Way area are a reminder that not everyone has the intelligence to realise how pathetic racism is.

As if the messages were not antisocial enough, the graffiti artists chose a children's mural to paint their disgusting racist symbols on.

How are those children expected to grow up with an open mind when faced with that?

Racist graffiti is not only a criminal act, it also takes us right back to "the pond life stage", as one Manor Way resident put it.

The only way to stop any more racist graffiti in Borehamwood is to catch the culprits. Police have said that it is not a big problem in the area, so there can only be a handful of graffiti artists out there. Perhaps there is just one.

And he, she or they can be stopped if all residents keep an eye out and contact police if they see anything that looks suspicious.

It is the only way to stop it happening again.

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