Morphine Prince 109,768 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 ROME (AP) — Two American tourists face charges for carving their names into the Colosseum, the latest act of vandalism sustained by the ancient monument at the hands of tourists, police said Monday.The tourists from California, aged 21 and 25, were cited Saturday for carving their first names eight centimeters (three inches) high into an upper level of the Colosseum, said Carabinieri Capt. Lorenzo Iacobone.The two were freed on their own recognizance but will face charges for aggravated damage to a monument. Their names or hometowns were not released by police.Iacobone said the young women apologized for the vandalism, but he said such acts "are extremely serious. No one considers the damage they are creating.""They have carved their names into ancient stone. It is not like writing with a pen, and then afterward it can be cleaned up," he said.A Russian tourist who carved his initials into the Colosseum in November was handed a four-month suspended sentence and a fine of 20,000 euros ($21,270) after opting for a speedy trial. It was the fifth such act of vandalism by tourists last year, including a Canadian tourist who tried to steal a piece of stone from the Colosseum hidden in his backpack.Union leaders have complained about the lack of personnel to properly monitor Rome's archaeological treasures — with increasing numbers of visitors seeking to leave their trace on antiquity, causing irreparable damage.With thousands of tourists visiting the monument each day and many hidden corners, Iacobone said it was impossible to monitor everyone's actions.Source: http://news.yahoo.com/2-us-tourists-face-trial-damaging-colosseum-145939459.htmlI hope they are charged a lot of money for this. Idiots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyliesChild 16,907 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Shame on them especially that it is the. Colloseum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEWRJEWR 5,663 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 saw this earlier today. Fear, she's the mother of violence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jed 7,716 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Tired of kids thinking the world is their playground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainingOnMe 7,280 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Can officials sand the carves to smoothen the text out and rid of the carvings? OT, what idiots Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Pinkman 4,660 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 What the actual ****? People are so dumb. It's science, bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomonster12 239 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 They had to be Americans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJHolland 12,725 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Omg no one report to the Roman authorities me but I'm pretty sure when my parents went to the Colosseum they took a piece of stone from the wall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,768 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 They had to be Americans ​And the other two vandals mentioned in the article had to be Russian and Canadian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valextra 58 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Idiots morons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo cupcakke 4,781 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I read about this. How dumb and uneducated do you have to be to pull something like this? How disrespectful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valextra 58 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Omg no one report to the Roman authorities me but I'm pretty sure when my parents went to the Colosseum they took a piece of stone from the wall ​There's nothing funny or to be proud of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,768 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Omg no one report to the Roman authorities me but I'm pretty sure when my parents went to the Colosseum they took a piece of stone from the wall ​Umm, that's awful tbh. They should return it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroon 49,685 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Why would they get an idea like that when they're at a historic landmark? It's not like a tree in a park where you can just engrave your names I just don't understand why they'd do it, like you don't start engraving your name into paintings in a museum, or artifacts in a museum, so why the Colosseum? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
INNA 3,791 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 They should be facing charges, that's so disrespectful and idiotic fragment-fragment--bul-uh...scab-uh..fragment-foot, bullet fragment foot bich! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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