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dembotoz

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42. during the wisconsin capital rotunda protects--walkers stooges made similar claims about damages

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 11:59 PM

Dec 2014

seems the folks in charge(walkers police) wanted to maximize the damage claims to maximize the pr benefits against the protesters. And it worked.

The damage claims turned out to be PURE POLITICAL BULLSHIT

perhaps we could wait a bit here too before we GO off all stupid

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Greenpeace Irreparably Damage Ancient Nazca Lines [View all] geardaddy Dec 2014 OP

It's hard to see why anyone would think that would change a single person's mind, enough Dec 2014 #1

I don't think they damaged it. El Supremo Dec 2014 #2

Didn't damage it? enlightenment Dec 2014 #7

I heard Peru's trying to prevent their leaving the country so they can face charges, at least. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2014 #23

Yes, they did damage it. Xithras Dec 2014 #16

Most of us can't really see the damage from that photo. But the Gizmodo photos linked down Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #54

Good lord. So basic. Brickbat Dec 2014 #3

The old rock in the Arizona park, this and the park McCain gives away to the copper miners. I guess jwirr Dec 2014 #4

Throw the book at these assholes. hifiguy Dec 2014 #5

Agreed. Aerows Dec 2014 #8

+1 million geardaddy Dec 2014 #13

Assholes. Let them do that somewhere else. MineralMan Dec 2014 #6

Like the yard of a prison... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2014 #9

Or a Walmart parking lot, perhaps. MineralMan Dec 2014 #10

horrid idea... ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2014 #12

You wouldn't have heard about it or seen the pic morningfog Dec 2014 #22

the people there would have JI7 Dec 2014 #29

Holy shit. What a stupid thing to do. REP Dec 2014 #11

Omg... chrisa Dec 2014 #14

So no one at Greenpeace knows how to use Photoshop? dilby Dec 2014 #15

That was my first thought herding cats Dec 2014 #21

Why bust out Photoshop when they can bust out smug, destructive appropriation instead? (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2014 #26

Also how much money did they spend on this? dilby Dec 2014 #28

Seriously. Travel there, vehicles, an aircraft orbiting the whole stunt.. Posteritatis Dec 2014 #37

What is the carbob footprint of that travel? Travis_0004 Dec 2014 #38

Morons! NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #17

Kickety... geardaddy Dec 2014 #18

Is Greenpeace taking public relations lessons from PETA or something? FLPanhandle Dec 2014 #19

Their 'apology' is impressively quarter-assed. Posteritatis Dec 2014 #24

I may include that note in the next fund raiser they send me. FLPanhandle Dec 2014 #32

"We deeply regret any offense your earning a lack of donations may have caused." (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2014 #36

Brilliant. Stealing. riqster Dec 2014 #58

Fucking despicable. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #20

are they turning into peta which is mostly about wanting attention for themselves JI7 Dec 2014 #25

Damage geomon666 Dec 2014 #27

I love what Greenpeace tries to do, but this was really stupid FLPanhandle Dec 2014 #31

I'd like to see a before and after. morningfog Dec 2014 #40

link geomon666 Dec 2014 #43

That is damning. And sad. nt Union Scribe Dec 2014 #52

Holy hell, all that is from them? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #53

I would like to see EVERYONE associated with this in Peruvian prison. oneshooter Dec 2014 #30

the damage can't BE repaired TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #46

AndTHAT is my point. oneshooter Dec 2014 #56

I hate that they did this. closeupready Dec 2014 #33

Another page from the PETA manual of winning friends and influencing people. Warren DeMontague Dec 2014 #34

Jackasses! n/t ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #35

Wow Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #39

I like it. There was no real damage. And this is a man made site. morningfog Dec 2014 #41

"no real damage"? TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #47

See link at #43 muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #49

So defacing protected cultural icon is ok to you? hack89 Dec 2014 #51

You're incredible myopic. Feral Child Dec 2014 #59

Would you feel the same if they did it to other man-made monuments? KitSileya Dec 2014 #61

during the wisconsin capital rotunda protects--walkers stooges made similar claims about damages dembotoz Dec 2014 #42

or perhaps you could read the article TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #48

Look at photos and read the linked Gizmodo story. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #55

Blue painter's tape destroys marble...or so we were led to believe. HereSince1628 Dec 2014 #60

iDIOTS fadedrose Dec 2014 #44

I hope all the individuals responsible are sentenced to the maximum prison term branford Dec 2014 #45

One of those things that is incredible simply because MindPilot Dec 2014 #50

I end up disgusted by those who destroy, no matter their reason. Shrike47 Dec 2014 #57