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US tourists caught carving names into Rome’s Colosseum

did you miss the part where in my earlier post I said a big fine should do?
No I didn't miss it.
Did you miss it where I stated you equating scratching initials with a coin to arson was ludicrous?
Did you miss where I stated at the beginning of this thread a fine would also do?

Anyways, you prove my point. All of those carvings will cause the structure to PREMATURELY fail, ceteris paribus.
You made badly thought out and executed points such as equating using a coin with arson. That such scratching of initials "destroys" a wall.

The fact that it won't be seen as a result for 100s of years doesn't change the fact that it is still structural property damage.
Which is why it's called graffiti and probably which is why the Colosseum has been scratched on for over a thousand years as my pictures point out, and was my recollection of going through the Colosseum.
 
The fact of it having been vandalised in the past gives more reason not to to it now, when we are supposedly better educated and more responsible.
 
No I didn't miss it.
Did you miss it where I stated you equating scratching initials with a coin to arson was ludicrous?
Did you miss where I stated at the beginning of this thread a fine would also do?

You made badly thought out and executed points such as equating using a coin with arson. That such scratching of initials "destroys" a wall.

Which is why it's called graffiti and probably which is why the Colosseum has been scratched on for over a thousand years as my pictures point out, and was my recollection of going through the Colosseum.


What is it like living in a world where erosion rate is apparently not a function of surface area?
 
What is it like living in a world where erosion rate is apparently not a function of surface area?

And what erosion rate was there in this case? Please show verifiable evidence.... :coffeepap:
 
I am in very rare agreement with Top Cat on this one. They should face jail time as well as a very stiff fine. I would feel the same about a European tourist pulling a similar stunt on a US monument.

Precisely.
 
Past graffiti in the Colosseum:

So because someone has been killed in the past means it's ok to murder someone? Brilliant logic right there. The crime is the desecration of an irreplaceable relic. It can't be "repaired" per se.

Sorry, but these idiots should have the book thrown at them.
 
So because someone has been killed in the past means it's ok to murder someone?
I didn't say that. Another very nice
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which I see you rely on quite a bit.
The crime is the desecration of an irreplaceable relic.
No one is arguing to the contrary.

It can't be "repaired" per se.
Sure it can.

Sorry, but these idiots should have the book thrown at them.
Notice I stated in the first reply to you that a fine would be reasonable, that Italy holding their passports until the fine is paid is reasonable. Then you want to ban them from travel and jail them. Totalitarian much?
 
Desecrating a ruin is the ultimate disrespect. They should be banned from foreign travel period.

I agree that it's horribly disrespectful. I don't think the US can ban them from foreign travel though. I could see Italy prohibiting them from entering Italy again, and I would support that. That, and a very large fine.
 
A large fine, like 10-15k each and banished from Italy for a decade would be a fair punishment imo.

Jailtime?? wtf? It's a non-violent crime that did very little to the actual structure of the building.

Jail is not a joke... it's something that can very easily ruin your life... No one should have their life ruined for etching their name onto a building with a coin. You can lose your job, your livelihood, future employment, physiological harm, cruel treatment, your relationships, molestation, and puts your life in jeopardy.

Jail gets thrown around waaay too often...
 
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