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Vandalism requires physical damage? So if I draw a vulgar cartoon on the side of a church in chalk its not vandalism?
by adrusi 10y ago
Vandalism requires physical damage? So if I draw a vulgar cartoon on the side of a church in chalk its not vandalism?
- GavinMcG 10y agoYou're using the word in a different sense than the person you're responding to. They're talking about the standard for charging someone for a criminal act.
- bmelton 10y agoPossibly not, but you would be in violation of trespass, which is somewhat ironic given the article's failure to prevail on a trespass claim.
- Mtinie 10y agoThat still results in a physical change to the building, even if it is only temporary (or not, if the building material is unusually porous). The test that I remember seeing applied in the past concerns "intention distruction or defacement". As I understand it, alterations (graffiti, breaking a window, removing ornamentation, etc.) that alters the physical object or space can apply.
- sintaur 10y agohttp://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/chalk-protest-bank-vandalism-arrest.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/chalk-protest-...
- audeyisaacs 10y agoWell, it depends on where you are. As far as I know, where I have lived most(Western Australia) it is not considered vandalism. This is the third result on Google for "vandalism chalk"(though it seems to have some mixed messages): https://itsartlaw.com/2013/09/02/california-court-rules-that-chalk-art-is-not-vandalism/ https://itsartlaw.com/2013/09/02/california-court-rules-that...