All Graffiti Is Gang Related.

Another common stereo type is that all graffiti is in some way gang related. Of course, this is not the case. The History Channel had to learn this lesson the hard way back in 2010 when they featured the Guerilla Garden logo, a stylized graffiti gorilla that is used, created, and owned by the artist “JOLT” from Denver, in "Mile High Killers," an episode of the network's Gangland series. The problem with the History Channel's usage was that the Gangland episode repeatedly showed Jolt's famous guerilla image as a gang sign. The Guerilla Garden logo was even flashing on the screen as one gang member's chest tattoo, and a narrator stated repeatedly with utter confidence that “this guerilla signifies the North Side Mafia gang in Denver.” Unfortunately for Gangland, the accusations couldn't be further from the truth, and Jolt soon walked away from the situation with an apology, a hefty sum of retribution, and a promise that the episode would not be shown ever again.