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I have seen similar daft antics in most UK cities, it's usually just drunken revelers or students, nobodies that bothered. However damaging or urinating on a war memorial is a different matter and is disrespectful.
I think maybe it depends on who this person is or was... I noticed a statue of Nelson Mandela with a can of Petrol in one hand and a tyre in the other...would this be viewed in the same way by the public I wonder..
I think it is great... and if the cone gets replaced automatically when removed, then it is the will of the people! (I am assuming this is a publicly owned statue.) Think about it, you have to pay money to the government to take it off, but it gets replaced for free.
Why are people afraid of character?... an unmolested statue is quite a bore. This statue has a cool aspect to it that came to be organically, it has a feel of community. Don't try to sterilize your community, removing the human aspects may make things look "cleaner" but it also makes them boring.
It is sad that people would express a need to use violent force upon the pranksters who do this. The pranksters have not hurt anyone, nor caused any permanent damage to anyone's property. (You can argue that it is theirs anyway, if it is a public statue.) Using violence on anyone who has not used violence on another person is immoral. If your moral code allows for using violence on peaceful people because you disagree with them, you should re-examine your moral code.
In the U.S. we use these cones to clearly mark where one should not drive their vehicle. Doesn't this lower the risk of someone accidentally driving into the head of the statue? Boom, it is practical to boot.
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