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Two charged for pouring porridge and jam on Queen Victoria bust in Glasgow

www.theguardian.com

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This is the most British act of vandalism ever.
- If that was true, they would have used marmite.
  
  They'd be there all day.
  
  Wouldn't that have been Australian?
  Or is that vegemite?
- Most Scottish
this is a victimless crime that is also crimeless because it shouldn't be illegal
- Unfortunately the tittle misses. Spray painted cunt on the plinth and planned to glue themselves to it.
  Jam and porridge has minimal victims yes. Someone has to pay to clean it. So I'd say clean up is a punishment that suits the crime.
  Spray paint and glue gets a bit more complex. As clean up is a little more involved. And presents the risk of damaging the statue.
  Unfortunately the concept of who the statue represents and current feelings towards her. Really do not relate to weather their is a victim or not. It is property be it tax payers or some wealthy plonk. Victims exist.
  
  I was on board with making a mess but i see where defacing property could be illegal.
  
  yes, but defacing the statue of a royal is cool and good, and the more defaced it gets, the cooler and gooder. why clean it up? why erect it in the first place?
- victimless crime
  They damaged a statue that belongs to a publicly owned local museum...
  
  They put more history in it. That's practically a service to the museum, a value add. Ought to be commemorated for it, really.
  
  They poured what I eat for breakfast every morning on a chunk of stone. I think it'll be fine.
  
  Which is owned by the city, they damaged a statue owned by the city.
  Big fucking deal mate. No one was actually hurt.
  
  *they poured jam over a statue
This is Rigged has said it will continue to carry out similar actions until its demands are met. They include supermarkets reducing the price of baby formula to March 2021 prices and the Scottish government funding and implementing a community food hub for every 500 households in Scotland.
"Come out Ye, Black and Tans"... more like "Come out Ye, Porridge and Jams", amiright?
They really showed... someone?.. something?...
Government is fortunate that people aren't regularly rioting and burning buildings to the ground with the state the country is in.
There's only one man who would dare give me the raspberry... LONE STAR!!!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Two members of a campaign group have been charged after they poured porridge and jam on a bust of Queen Victoria and spray-painted the word “cunt” on the plinth at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.
Sorcha Ni Mhairtin, 30, and Hannah Taylor, 23 from This Is Rigged carried out the actions around midday on Sunday before reportedly gluing themselves to the plinth.
The group said it carried out the act to protest against increasing food insecurity.
Ni Mhairtin, an Irish activist and community food worker in Glasgow, said: “We refuse to be dragged back to the Victorian era.
Other stunts the group has carried out this year include occupying the royal dining room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
A spokesperson from Police Scotland said: “Around 11.55am on Sunday March 3 2024, police were called to a report of a protest and alleged vandalism within Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow.
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Country gets worse every year.
- You should clarify whether that is because an increasing amount of people can't afford to feed themselves or because of a non violent protest.
- It's odd how people are willing to get upset over something like this yet turn a blind eye to Prince Andrew.
  
  Not sure people are turning a blind eye to it. Think you made that up.

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