Disrespect for American history and heritage is apparently a new thing for some people. After vandals pulled down a Confederate statue in North Carolina this week, someone vandalized the Lincoln Memorial.
The Hill reports:
Lincoln Memorial vandalized with spray paint
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington was vandalized with red spray paint.
The graffiti found on a pillar at the monument appeared to say “f— law,” the National Park Service told local station NBC 4 News.
A preservation crew is already working to remove the graffiti, which was discovered early Tuesday morning, the NPS said.
The crew is applying a “mild, gel-type architectural paint stripper” to remove the red paint without damaging the underlying stone, according to the report.
The park service is still investigating the matter.
The vandalism comes amid a public debate over Civil War statues and memorials honoring the Confederacy.
White supremacist groups converged on Charlottesville, Va., to protest the removal of a state of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Saturday, which led to violence.
The vandal obviously wasn’t very smart…
Lincoln Memorial vandalized today per @NatlParkService pic.twitter.com/ko4U1uLGLA
— Lindsay Watts (@LindsayAWatts) August 15, 2017
Hard to read but appears to say "f— law"
— Lindsay Watts (@LindsayAWatts) August 15, 2017
Even for vandalism, "F— Law'' is pretty vague and crappy https://t.co/lpHxZy2Zmx via @nbcwashington
— Devlin Barrett (@DevlinBarrett) August 15, 2017
What will be next?
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