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2 American tourists charged over names carved into Colosseum, in latest act of vandalism
foxnews. ^
Posted on 03/12/2015 9:50:14 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Carabinieri Captain Lorenzo Iacobone said Monday two tourists from California, ages 21 and 25, were picked up Saturday for carving their names eight centimeters (three inches) high into an upper level of the Colosseum. They were freed later but will face trial for aggravated damage to a monument.
Iacobone said the young women apologized for the vandalism, but he said such acts "are extremely serious, and no one considers the damage they are creating."
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TOPICS: Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: american; byzantineempire; california; coliseum; colosseum; flavians; gladiator; gladiators; godsgravesglyphs; italy; letthegamesbegin; romanempire; rome; russia; thegames; tourism; tourists; vandalism; vespasian
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posted on
03/12/2015 9:50:14 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Hmmm, when I had the great luxury of touring Rome extensively back in the late '70's while stationed in Europe, I noticed way too much spray painted graffiti all over Rome's great marble monuments.
It took away from their majestic history.
Back then it was the Communists who defaced them, nowadays, not much different.
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posted on
03/12/2015 10:01:33 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Always Give 100% --- Unless you're donating blood.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
03/12/2015 10:02:42 PM PDT
by
Michael.SF.
(It takes a gun to feed a village (and an AK 47 to defend it).)
To: PROCON
Obama voters, is there any depth of narcissism they won’t stoop too?
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posted on
03/12/2015 10:11:15 PM PDT
by
Fai Mao
(Genius at Large)
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
ILLEGITIMI NON CARBORVNDVM
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
03/12/2015 10:23:02 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: BenLurkin
Give them the Singapore treatment.
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posted on
03/12/2015 10:31:07 PM PDT
by
PGR88
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
03/12/2015 10:38:57 PM PDT
by
UnwashedPeasant
(A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.)
To: BenLurkin
Someone should carve “stupid” on their forehead
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posted on
03/12/2015 11:19:24 PM PDT
by
tophat9000
(An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
To: BenLurkin
Good to know the people of Rome, at least, care about preserving and protecting its history.
To: dfwgator
I am just going to assume that these are two silver spooners with nothing much to do in life except scratch every itch in public and then say their "sorry"...
they should be charged a substantial amount of money and forbidden from ever entering Italy again, and that should include the parents and siblings....
I think about $100,000 a piece would be a good start...
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posted on
03/12/2015 11:59:57 PM PDT
by
cherry
To: BenLurkin
“...two tourists from California”
No further explanation needed.
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posted on
03/13/2015 12:02:24 AM PDT
by
Politicalkiddo
(The family unit plays a critical role in our society and in the training of the generation to come.")
To: BenLurkin
Johnny wants a brain
Johnny wants to suck on a Coke
Johnny wants to hear a joke
I’m afraid of Americans.
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posted on
03/13/2015 12:58:10 AM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: dfwgator
Stupid Americans. Could be worse. They could have done it in Singapore.
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posted on
03/13/2015 1:00:57 AM PDT
by
cynwoody
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
They didn't stand for it then, they don't stand for it now.
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posted on
03/13/2015 4:55:07 AM PDT
by
Moltke
("The Press, Watson, is a most valuable institution if you only know how to use it.")
To: BenLurkin
I say put them in the Colosseum in a fight to the death!
The winner gets to fight the next stupid tourist in another fight to the death!
To: BenLurkin
How embarrassing for America that our young people have so little respect for another country’s heritage and history. Bad enough they deface our own country.
To: cynwoody
Could be worse. They could have done it in Singapore.I wish it was, punks would have learned some respect.
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