Bismarck, North Dakota News

" Honestly, if they jushed washed the stupid things off and moved on they wouldnt keep poping up..they are bringing attention to it so what do they expect..

wash and move on .. wash and move on .. wash and move on..

stop giving these vandalists attention "

" To sammyhain:
Are you serious? "

" Okay REX, you gave me my laugh out loud for the day! Thanks for the story! "

" The best graffiti I ever saw; Kensington, Maryland. The Mormon Temple. You can see it for miles on the Beltway. It looks like the Emerald City from the Wizard of Oz and in fact, is called that on CB radios by the truckers. It's a well known land mark. Just to the east of it a railroad bridge crosses the highway. Someone spray painted "SURRENDER DOROTHY" on the span. Hillarious. "

" After reading over the comments on this article,..I have to wonder..maybe we are all right...
BUT..i seriously think someone should look in to the meaning of the swastika before painting on walls he/she obviously has no respect for.THis person is lacking knowledge in the meaning and why this symbol??
From where I live, I see graffitti EVERYWHERE..My teenage sons laughed at most of the writing.WHY? Because they make no sense..For instance... on a business wall , we have written in red...PIRU-Bloods..come on now..we looked this up..these are supposedly rival gangs..so they obviously never should be in the same sentence , same wall..other meaningless name....GOLN..Supposedly..Guardians of the Lakota Nation....Come on now..!!! Why as a LAKOTA, would i want some one who has no respect for other peoples property trying to guard me?? I am the one needing protection from these kids..
YOu see, things like this are everywhere.....writings, graffitti,,graffic pictures i wouldnt even show my grandchildren.. I dont even take my granddaughter to the store anymore because of the pictures painted on the side of the store..GROSS.. who would right?
I think it all narrows down to respect..Not only for others but for ourselves..personally..as a person..
this person obviously got shunned somewhere in life and now is wanting attention..and he/she has it..
you got mine. "

" Let me post a question. Why should one be outraged with a swastika symbol? Why should one be upset with a symbol? I will post my reply once I what others say. "

" Is there a question about acceptable behavior in a civilized society, and is there something that is considered "normal behavior"? I think most people can agree that there is such a trait. It separates the boorish from the civilized. Or have we evolved in the past decade or so into a social order that makes its rules of behavior to be whatever each person wants it to be? I think people know proper behavior when they see it, To call "normal behavior some sort of "group-think" is ridiculous. An educated person knows better than that. "

" Not a hate crime, Where are you from anyway???? Alumni nailed it. Every town/ college/ community no matter how small or large has individuals who should NOT be allowed to go out in the public. We need more prison's. "

" I'm saddened to hear that this could happen, on any campus, but especially one in ND. I would like to ask NdOkie, or anyone else that feels similarly, why these individual people's actions reflect upon the education they may, or may not, be receiving at UND? Nothing states that everyone involved in these appalling acts are students. I just question what happened to personal responsibility and holding a person responsible for their behavior, instead of offering up a convenient scapegoat, such as parents, teachers, schools, etc. Even people who had the best upbringing, schooling, opportunities, ect., can commit heinous acts!! "

" Er, Dave, that would be "English and grammar". "

" it's not a dept it's a class! (hello enligh and grammar dept) HUH! "

" Looks like NDSU is maybe lacking a little bit in the english and grammer department. "

" this school and roger clemens have a lot on common there both going down hill so quickly!!! sign me up fro this number one school "

" Where I come from, these acts are called "hate crimes." They are prosecuted as such, regardless of who the perps are. Typically, such bigotry, while overtly targeted toward non-whites, also spills over into maltreatment of women, LGBT persons, and anyone who doesn't share their ideology. The longer it is allowed to fester, the worse it will get. Sooner or later, it will go beyond mere graffiti. Stop it now. Treat it as the hate crime it is.

I have to wonder if UND is really doing any educating up there if they have students who can act so stupidly. My guess is that whoever is doing this is not doing well in their studies.

Yeah, education often leads students to think outside the box. But it hopefully also gives them critical thinking skills and a way to connect head and heart so they can become the best possible human beings. Education--like religion--should make us more human (and humane), NOT increasingly barbaric. "

" You are completely right on that one. And to think that tuition increases seem to be mandated by these schools for the privledge of "molding" students! "

" That's a very good point LDH. College isn't meant to create clones, it's supposed to help people to think for themselves. Sometimes that might mean thinking and acting 'outside of the box'. By the time they get to college, these young people are adults. Their 'molding' is already done by the parents, peers, primary and secondary education. You're always going to get some people who do the wrong things and I agree that the college shouldn't allow harmful behavior, but it isn't the college's place to make them 'normal'. "

" While I whole-heartedly am against this whole swastika business, there's a statement in the comments that irks me. "It is their responsibility to mold the young mind to the norms of society--".... who decides what's "normal" again???? I must have missed the memo on the Normal Police. It's a college's responsibility to EDUCATE students, not tell them what to do, how to behave and what and how to think! It's an attitude like this that keeps Bismarck in the dark ages. Thanks! "

" I read these reports with dismay: it is a shame that some one chooses to express him/her self this way, for whatever reason, be it for amusement or anger. The reaction to this incident is perhaps over the top--that may be just the reaction the perp was hoping for. However, some of this behavior does not come as a surprise--the campuses of higher education have tolerated bad behavior since the 60's, and they have abdicated their responsibility (that comes with their authority) long ago to exercise direction over the young minds that come to their place of learning. It is their responsibility to mold the young mind to the norms of society--proper behavior is part of being a grown-up in a civilized society. Perhaps our educators no longer recognize nor value this virtue--perhaps they do not have it themselves. We allow our young to become educated (?) and to become more coarse in their behavior? That is what we are paying for? "

" This coming from a school who is trying to get permission from the Sioux tribe to let them keep the Sioux moniker. Maybe it's being done by those who oppose the Sioux nickname hoping that the tribe denies permission to the school. "