Comment on "I can't believe I have to say this, but arresting civilians for collecting paint chips and not arresting the people in power for raping children is fucking evil."

EmilieEasie@fedinsfw.app ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• punkwalrus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The strips of peeling paint from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. There have been six arrests by people stealing the paint chips, and now they have fenced it all off.

  At least one well-publicized arrest involved former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who says he merely touched an already-detached section of peeling liner and did not remove or damage it. Other reported incidents include people picking up or handling loose pieces, but it has not been established that all of those arrested were intentionally taking paint chips as souvenirs, but suspected as such by popular opinion.

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  • snooggums@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    people stealing the paint chips

    People touching the peeling paint.

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    • db2@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Not even that, just touching the water now.

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  • EmilieEasie@fedinsfw.app ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    thanks for explaining, i…. don’t even know what to say

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• Iheartcheese@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Some people were arrested and blamed for the reflecting pool or something

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• StumblingWasabi@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Same

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  • EmilieEasie@fedinsfw.app ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    honestly relieved it wasn’t just me

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