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2 unusual facts about Vandalism


Heaphy Tin Man

Vandalism is not a recent threat; since its first installation in the early thirties, The Tin Man has survived many attempts at its demise, ranging from mild explosives to direct impacts with motor vehicles from a number of eras.

Old Chicago

In addition, vandals repeatedly broke into the building, causing more damage.


2006 Oaxaca protests

On Monday, December 4, hours after he said at a news conference in Mexico City that he had gone to the capital to negotiate a peaceful solution, Flavio Sosa was arrested by police on charges related to the barricades, vandalism and irregular detentions carried out by some protesters.

Alexander Halavais

To test Wikipedia as a trustworthy source of accurate information, Halavais created one of the more publicized examples of Wikipedia vandalism.

Anarcho-punk

This manifests itself as rioting, vandalism, wire cutting, hunt sabotage, participation in Animal Liberation Front- or Earth Liberation Front-style activities, and in extreme cases, bombings.

Anything and Whatever

The campaign, which was to have lasted a month, was cut short in the wake of widespread vandalism and concern that the many cans opened by passersby would become breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes, carriers of dengue fever.

Big Robot

Rossignol says that Fallen City is based around the "broken windows theory" of James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, which says that keeping an area in good-repair changes a populations outlook and so prevents further vandalism and prevents a descent into more serious crimes.

Crotalaria avonensis

Other threats to the species include the invasion of non-native plant species such as cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) and pangolagrass (Digitaria eriantha), dumping of abandoned cars and other garbage, and vandalism.

DAIM

The report from 1993 Die Sprayer by the German broadcast station NDR accompanies DAIM together with other writers from Hamburg and examines graffiti as a phenomenon between vandalism and art.

Electricity sector in Iraq

A combination of wars, sanctions, looting and vandalism has however, severely affected the entire power system infrastructure in Iraq.

Foreign relations of Singapore

In 1994, relations with U.S. were hampered for a brief period by the caning incident of American teenager Michael P. Fay who was convicted in Singapore for vandalism.

5 May 1994 – United States media sensationalise the caning incident of American teenager Michael P. Fay who was convicted for vandalism.

Fort-Liberté

Pilferage has seen the loss of the cannons and the cannonballs, apart from removal of stones imported from Nantes, France for pecuniary benefits without realising the gravity of the vandalism act.

Fultonville Cemetery

Sometime around this time, it was also vandalized on Halloween by a group of teenagers, who destroyed most of the caskets and bodies.

Graffiti abatement

Graffiti abatement is a joint effort between a given community; its public works division; police department; community development; and parks, recreation, and community services to eliminate graffiti vandalism.

Hard Hat Mack

At the same time, the player must avoid getting hit by bolts thrown from above, being tagged by a vandal and OSHA representative who circulate through the building, and falling off the edge of the building.

Hell night

Devil's Night, October 30, a night of vandalism and other mischief in some parts of the United States

History of the Jews in Belgium

Also he described an increase of 30% in the number of anti-Semitic incidents including physical assaults and vandalism of Jewish institutions, and a suggestion of the Belgian Justice Minister Stefaan De Clerck of the ruling Christian Democratic Party of an amnesty for Nazi collaborators in 2011.

Jon Ashton

In May 2007, Ashton was arrested with Danny Foster, facing three counts of vandalism after the pair danced in the streets of a Scottish Highlands town wrapping themselves in lager advertising banners.

Mhee Noi

The next single, "Land of Shit" presented about vandalism, Poverty, Political corruption, The Riots from the P.A.D. and the NUFDA all happened in Thailand.

Michael Fay

Michael P. Fay (born 1975), American teenager caned in Singapore in 1994 for vandalism

NTP server misuse and abuse

One incident was branded NTP vandalism in an open letter from Poul-Henning Kamp to the router manufacturer D-Link in 2006.

Paul McCallum

The incident made national news, and the football club and Regina's mayor Pat Fiacco both denounced the vandalism as an "isolated incident" of "hooliganism".

Planetarium of Medellín

Insecurity and vandalism drove the observatory, the Botanical Garden of Medellín, and even the University of Antioquia to consider relocation for a time.

Q Train

A special train with British Transport Police on board used to combat trespass, vandalism and infrastructure (often cable) theft or Route Crime as it is known.

Richard B. Shapiro

On August 18, 2009 Shapiro pleaded "no contest" to a misdemeanour charge of vandalism in connection with the key-scratching of the 2008 Jaguar sedan owned by Jerry Jamgotchian, a horse-owner who was one of Shapiro's harshest critics during his time on the board.

Suh Nam-pyo

The Korean Wikipedia's article on Suh was the subject of frequent vandalism and edit warring, allegedly by Suh himself or his secretary.

Suicide of Nicola Ann Raphael

The anniversary of the death was a particular focus for activity and Strathclyde Police investigated thefts and vandalism at Nicola's grave.

Sutherland's Portrait of Winston Churchill

Many commentators were aghast at the destruction of a work of art, and Sutherland condemned it as an act of vandalism; others upheld the Churchills' right to dispose of their property as they saw fit.

Tebuthiuron

In 2010, tebuthiuron was deliberately used in an act of vandalism to poison the live oak trees at Toomer's Corner on the Auburn University campus, following the 2010 Iron Bowl.

The Diag

A similar vigil takes place at Michigan State University known as "Sparty Watch" or "Sparty Guard" where members of the Spartan Marching Band guard the Sparty statue against vandalism.

The Monkey Wrench Gang

The book may have been the inspiration for Dave Foreman's and Mike Roselle's creation of Earth First!, a direct action environmental organization that often advocates much of the minor vandalism depicted in the book.

Uriah, Alabama

In 1997, a group of local teenagers were responsible for the arson of a local church and the vandalism of another in the nearby community of Little River.

Voluntary association

In California, during the 1980s, then Los Angeles district attorney Ira Reiner decided to use California's unincorporated associations law to attack street gangs and the habit of their members of tagging graffiti in public spaces, in an attempt to abate vandalism and to recover cleanup costs.


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