Two tourists allegedly break ancient statue in Italy while taking a selfie

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A pair of tourists could face criminal charges in Italy after they shattered part of a priceless statue in the northern city of Cremona while trying to snap a selfie.
The holidaymakers, whose nationalities have not been revealed, caused the damage when they climbed onto the marble statue of Hercules at Loggia dei Militi palace.
A piece of the statue’s crown collapsed under the weight of the men, causing it to fall to the floor and shatter into pieces, according to Milan’s Corriere della Sera newspaper.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3067122/Tourists-break-priceless-Hercules-statue-Cremona-Italy-trying-snap-selfie.html

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[NuclearDem]

1. Thanks a bunch, dumbasses.

[Orrex]

2. Heavy rests the crown

[stevenleser]

3. !

[uppityperson]

4. Why would anyone think it a good idea to climb onto a sculpture? What a shame.

[gvstn]

10. It happens a lot.

In April a Japanese woman was charged by police after she wrote her name and date on the dome of the Florence Cathedral.

She used an eyeliner pencil on the marble, but it did not cause any permanent damage.

A month before that incident two women from California were arrested for carving their initials into the Colosseum in Rome.

After carving the eight-inch high letters, the women posed for a selfie.

In 2013, an American tourist upset locals when he accidentally snapped the finger off a 600-year-old statue of the Virgin Mary at Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum of the Works of the Cathedral) in Florence.

The 55-year-old man, from New Fairfield, Connecticut, was attempting to compare his finger to that one the statue when the digit broke off.

In one of those stories they showed where these statues are standing. Basically, open to the elements sort of in alleys or in front of buildings like one might see a park bench in front of a library. Often the vestibules are strewn with trash. One might think that the statues are not really valued.

[Xithras]

5. Please don't let them be Americans

American tourists already have a miserable enough reputation globally.

[Arugula Latte]

15. My first thought, too.

[NaturalHigh]

6. An ancient statue broken so these idiots could get selfies.

Just wonderful.

[hifiguy]

7. Absolute fucking morons.

Hope they get to see the inside of an Italian jail cell for a while.

[Pooka Fey]

8. Insert ear-melting profanity here

[NCTraveler]

9. I hear their court system is marvelous.

Have fun fools.

[wingzeroday]

11. NITWITS n/t

[malaise]

12. Arrest the fugging morons

fine them big time and declare them persona non grata for the rest of their lives.

I'm tired of morons - everywhere

[tridim]

13. I broke the White House when I visited as a teen.

I was just relaxing, leaning up against a wall and a panel of wainscoting came loose and flopped over onto the floor. Oops.

Reagan, mad!

[wingzeroday]

19. alright

That is hilarious.

[Brother Buzz]

14. I understand there's an elderly Italian woman who restores artwork

"Fixing that thing is a snap", says Cecilia Gimenez, 81.

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. Duzy!

[Arugula Latte]

16. They broke its crown.

Dumbasses.

[Politicalboi]

17. Time to put up Plexiglas

Around these priceless statues. And maybe 8 foot high pieces around the Colosseum.

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. get out the glue