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this is a victimless crime that is also crimeless because it shouldn't be illegal
They damaged a statue that belongs to a publicly owned local museum...
They poured what I eat for breakfast every morning on a chunk of stone. I think it'll be fine.
They put more history in it. That's practically a service to the museum, a value add. Ought to be commemorated for it, really.
They will be commemorated, by the prison system putting more history into them.
importing the yankee's hardon for punishment, i see
I'm just using your logic.
Treating things as things -> me, cool, historical
Treating people as things -> you,
"logical"
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Yeah, bunch of useful idiots, bots, and shills spreading authoritarian propaganda.
Which is owned by the city, they damaged a statue owned by the city.
Big fucking deal mate. No one was actually hurt.
So there was no victims ofJanuary 6th either because the capital building is publicly owned too?
You’re right, defacing a statue is the same as attempting insurrection, doubly so where people were assaulted or died.
That’s your fucking amazing retort is it?
My retort is that "it's publicly owned so it's fine if anyone destroys it" is a stupid argument no matter who makes it
It’s called nuance.
Not everything is exactly the same in the world.
*they poured jam over a statue
Unfortunately the tittle misses. Spray painted cunt on the plinth and planned to glue themselves to it.
Jam and porridge has minimal victims yes. Someone has to pay to clean it. So I'd say clean up is a punishment that suits the crime.
Spray paint and glue gets a bit more complex. As clean up is a little more involved. And presents the risk of damaging the statue.
Unfortunately the concept of who the statue represents and current feelings towards her. Really do not relate to weather their is a victim or not. It is property be it tax payers or some wealthy plonk. Victims exist.
yes, but defacing the statue of a royal is cool and good, and the more defaced it gets, the cooler and gooder. why clean it up? why erect it in the first place?
To deface it
I was on board with making a mess but i see where defacing property could be illegal.