ph0ebus Posted 1 October , 2012 Share Posted 1 October , 2012 At least this time they caught the perp... Soldier statue vandal is jailed It does not say if the man has to repay the cost of the repair or not, but i would hope that he does. -Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 1 October , 2012 Share Posted 1 October , 2012 Amazing that a man of almost 50 had the energy and agility to climb such a large statue while out of his right mind through drink. If he was able to turn the head of a stone figure through 180°, it was presumably 'loose' and separate from the trunk of the statue. He was evidently contrite, as he pleaded guilty, and a term of imprisonment seems rather excessive. He should have been made to repeat his feat sober and turn the head the right way round ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipperary Posted 1 October , 2012 Share Posted 1 October , 2012 Amazing that a man of almost 50 had the energy and agility to climb such a large statue while out of his right mind through drink. If he was able to turn the head of a stone figure through 180°, it was presumably 'loose' and separate from the trunk of the statue. He was evidently contrite, as he pleaded guilty, and a term of imprisonment seems rather excessive. He should have been made to repeat his feat sober and turn the head the right way round ... An eye for an eye perhaps his head could be swivlled through 1800 a couple of times.john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B Posted 1 October , 2012 Share Posted 1 October , 2012 Obviously wanted to break it, so with 30 days he will have a chance to crack a few rocks whilst there. Serves him right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pylon1357 Posted 1 October , 2012 Share Posted 1 October , 2012 Glad they caught this fellow. Jail and a repayment should only be the start. Make an example of him and maybe the young punks will think twice before doing something stupid like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 1 October , 2012 Share Posted 1 October , 2012 If he was able to turn the head of a stone figure through 180°, it was presumably 'loose' and separate from the trunk of the statue. The head was a recent replacement and was, indeed, a seperate entity to the remainder of the statue. The head that was replaced was bloody awful to be honest and resembled something from the Simpsons. Put it this way...the head that was turned round was a vast improvement on the original that it replaced (and I must admit that I found it vaguely amusing when I saw it)! Must admit though that the stone-mason's bill seems a little severe seeing as it wasn't actually damaged as such and just needed turning back round and re-setting. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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