Those Who Own The Streets Own The City

"The streets of many cities are plagued with the warfare 
between police and crime. Crime is often the result of the 
failing points of industrialized society. Those who are not
 part of a criminal element are portrayed as such. Graffiti
 is seen as vandalism, not art (though the two are not 
always synonymous). Police blame women for being raped 
because they "brought it upon themselves by dressing 
suggestively like a streetwalker." I have no criminal 
record or activities to worry about when interacting with 
the police, yet my few experiences with them, and the 
experiences of several of my neighbors, leave me more 
concerned and frightened by the police than the gang 
members that hang out half a block away. In fact, the 
police seem to behave more like the gangs they claim to 
work against. This is about standing up for yourself and 
your community, be it cops or a bad element infringing on 
something special. We shouldn't rely on anyone but 
ourselves to maintain a community."

Let's take it back from the fucking pigs
the army of the rich
and the filthy predators
that prey on innocence

I'm tired of listening to their rules
let's make some of our own
it's time to take back the night and day
and show them just who we are

they say skateboarding's a crime
we say their wrong
they cover up our graffiti
but their efforts won't last for long