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What are repercussions for this act? I.e. what will the tourist be charged with? Simple vandalism seems way too lenient.

SllX 4y ago
Well at the very least he’s going to Hell.
- spoils19 4y ago
  Unlikely - God is able to forgive any sin, and I doubt this would be considered a sin anyway.
- jleyank 4y ago
  I’ve played D&D. At that level, a Bless said backwards is a lot of HP. And yeah, he’s going to Hell.
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tmpz22 4y ago
Without knowing what the physical space looks like I'd rather we just not arrange valuable artwork like sculptures where tourists can easily damage or even touch them. People are dumb, tourists are a even dumber subset of people, you're asking for it if you don't properly secure the artwork. Throwing these people in prison won't make tourists smarter it'll just put them in prison at the public's expense. And before someone comes back about how this devalues appreciation of art of whatever, I obviously mean secure the artwork to a reasonable degree. Especially in places known for MASSIVE crowds like the Vatican. God isn't exactly jumping out of his seat to protect them.
- pfortuny 4y ago
  It looks like they were lesser works, not worth the trouble (in the way you mean). It was not a bust of Cesar or something like that.
  - ASalazarMX 4y ago
    Virtual tour of the place, according to Boing Boing. It has a vibe of "we have way too many marble statues, just put them somewhere". https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/museo-chiaramonti/tour-virtuale.html https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collez...
- MollyRealized 4y ago
  "I'd rather we just not arrange valuable artwork like sculptures where tourists can easily damage or even touch them." Interestingly, to quote the article itself: "Mountain Butorac, who leads pilgrimages to the Vatican and who often visits the Museo Chiaramonti, said: 'One of the beautiful things is that it allows the visitors to get literally face to face with these ancient sculptures. My fear is that with behavior like this, barriers could be put in place.'"

SllX 4y ago

Well at the very least he’s going to Hell.

spoils19 4y ago
Unlikely - God is able to forgive any sin, and I doubt this would be considered a sin anyway.
jleyank 4y ago
I’ve played D&D. At that level, a Bless said backwards is a lot of HP. And yeah, he’s going to Hell.

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tmpz22 4y ago

Without knowing what the physical space looks like I'd rather we just not arrange valuable artwork like sculptures where tourists can easily damage or even touch them. People are dumb, tourists are a even dumber subset of people, you're asking for it if you don't properly secure the artwork. Throwing these people in prison won't make tourists smarter it'll just put them in prison at the public's expense. And before someone comes back about how this devalues appreciation of art of whatever, I obviously mean secure the artwork to a reasonable degree. Especially in places known for MASSIVE crowds like the Vatican. God isn't exactly jumping out of his seat to protect them.

pfortuny 4y ago
It looks like they were lesser works, not worth the trouble (in the way you mean). It was not a bust of Cesar or something like that.
- ASalazarMX 4y ago
  Virtual tour of the place, according to Boing Boing. It has a vibe of "we have way too many marble statues, just put them somewhere". https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/museo-chiaramonti/tour-virtuale.html https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collez...
MollyRealized 4y ago
"I'd rather we just not arrange valuable artwork like sculptures where tourists can easily damage or even touch them." Interestingly, to quote the article itself: "Mountain Butorac, who leads pilgrimages to the Vatican and who often visits the Museo Chiaramonti, said: 'One of the beautiful things is that it allows the visitors to get literally face to face with these ancient sculptures. My fear is that with behavior like this, barriers could be put in place.'"