A good thing this guy got caught. Thieves often do see the consequences of their actions. In this case stealing a plaque, for its material worth I presume, opens up old wounds and desecrates the memory of those who died in the bombing. I think that this man deserves to be made an example of. Stealing heritage creates in replicable damage and should be punished severely. The thief should learn to see the consequences of his actions and I believe his punishment should be one in which he pays back to the community which he has hurt.
vrijdag 1 juni 2012
Stealing history!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-18277120
Warrington
IRA bomb memorial theft attempt man jailed (original title)
A 25 year
old male got a 18 week jail sentence for stealing a memorial to the Warrington
IRA bombing of 1993 in which 2 children died and 54 people were injured. Two
bombs exploded within a minute of each other in a busy shopping area. The day
after the bombing the IRA admitted planting the bombs. The plaque was part of
the River of life memorial and was
designed as a symbol of continuing life. The memorial was under CCTV surveillance
and had already been the target of thieves earlier this month.
A good thing this guy got caught. Thieves often do see the consequences of their actions. In this case stealing a plaque, for its material worth I presume, opens up old wounds and desecrates the memory of those who died in the bombing. I think that this man deserves to be made an example of. Stealing heritage creates in replicable damage and should be punished severely. The thief should learn to see the consequences of his actions and I believe his punishment should be one in which he pays back to the community which he has hurt.
A good thing this guy got caught. Thieves often do see the consequences of their actions. In this case stealing a plaque, for its material worth I presume, opens up old wounds and desecrates the memory of those who died in the bombing. I think that this man deserves to be made an example of. Stealing heritage creates in replicable damage and should be punished severely. The thief should learn to see the consequences of his actions and I believe his punishment should be one in which he pays back to the community which he has hurt.
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What gets into these peoples minds stealing a memorial? What was he planning on doing with it? Probably sell it for money. I really don't understand that these people don't think of the consequences when stealing something like a memorial. I guess money is more important than the feelings of the people the memorial was meant for...
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAlways a shame , stealing a memorial, which has such an impact on the victims, You can't understand why they do it because they don't agree or is it just vandalism. What can you do about it? The memorial was already under suveillance. The could place a fence a or expose it in a museum.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWhy would that man steal a memorial? Was it made of metal and was he planning on selling it? Or was it because he just felt like it? I'm guessing we will never know but I hope they will continue to keep a close eye on things there.
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