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Man Who Defaced LGBTQ+ Mural Ordered to Write Essay on Pulse Shooting

by Sarah Rose Sharp April 27, 2022April 28, 2022

A judge ordered Alexander Jerich to research the lives of all 49 victims of the 2016 nightclub shooting and offer his own views about why hate crimes occur.

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Ancient Rock Art in Texas “Irreparably Damaged” by Vandals

by Hakim Bishara January 10, 2022January 10, 2022

“Staff have already treated the most recent vandalism at Indian Head, but much of the damage is, unfortunately, permanent,” park officials at Big Bend National Park in Texas said.

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Emmett Till Gets a Bulletproof Memorial

by Jasmine Weber October 21, 2019October 22, 2019

The sign honoring the slain boy is the fourth to be built in just over a decade due to repeated acts of vandalism.

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Man Attacks Wall Street Charging Bull With Spiked Banjo

by Hakim Bishara September 9, 2019

The vandal, a 42-year-old truck driver from Dallas, left the bull with a six-inch gash and several other deep scratches. According to eye-witnesses, he was ranting about President Donald Trump while bashing the bull.

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A Historical Marker Commemorating Emmett Till’s Death Is Riddled with Bullets, Again [UPDATED]

by Jasmine Weber July 26, 2019August 1, 2019

This is the third historical marker to be damaged by bullets since it was erected in 2007. Now, three University of Mississippi students are facing a possible civil rights investigation after posing with guns next to the bullet-punctured sign.

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Seven Arrested After “The Bean” by Anish Kapoor Was Defaced in Chicago

by Hakim Bishara July 2, 2019July 2, 2019

The police found Kapoor’s “Cloud Gate” sculpture at the city’s Millennium Park covered in graffiti.

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Berlin Memorial to Gay Victims of the Holocaust Vandalized for Second Time

by Dorian Batycka February 4, 2019February 4, 2019

Artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, who designed the monument over a decade ago, says, “The memorial can be repaired — it is far worse when the victim of violent homophobia is a human being.”

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Man Smashes Glass Protecting 800-Year-Old Magna Carta, Cathedral Evacuated

by Sarah Rose Sharp October 26, 2018October 26, 2018

The charter is one of four Magna Cartas existence, and has been temporarily removed from public display after its vitrine was shattered by a hammer.

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Someone Decides to “KISS” a Sacred Catholic Statue

by Sarah Rose Sharp October 2, 2018October 2, 2018

The vandal gave the Medieval statue in Spain a KISS-worthy makeover.

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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City Flooded by Vandals

by Zachary Small August 17, 2018

This summer has seen a string of racially motivated acts of vandalism across the country. Is the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Missouri white supremacy’s latest victim?

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Graffiti on Pre-Columbian Cave Paintings Caused Irreversible Damage

by Claire Voon March 8, 2018March 9, 2018

Officials in Chile failed to protect the 1,400-year-old cave paintings, which are currently under no surveillance.

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Impasto Imposter Smears Paint Around Lower East Side Gallery

by Benjamin Sutton February 6, 2018February 6, 2018

The gallery’s director reportedly threw the culprit out after catching him or her many color-handed.

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