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Trump administration indicts Olympic athlete for Reflecting Pool vandalism
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So the damage to the pool already existed, it was widely publicized and many many people were out there observing and touching the water, yet you're claiming this this individual somehow caused $1000+ in damages for touching tbe already peeling paint. Even if he yanked on it and more peeled off (which all indications are that he didn't do that), that would still not constitute new damage since it wouldn't peel unless already damaged before he touched it. So, yeah. Good luck making that stick.
They drove on it with heavy vehicles and an armored vehicle. Before they put the blue rhino liner on the lower liner. They video taped themselves doing it and had a press conference. The blue is coming off where they drove, and they had also just repaired seals inbetween concerte slabs right bwfore the motorcade parade.
That guy won't get in trouble. The president damaged it and video taped himself doing it
The dudes already in trouble. Like yea he may not be convicted but thats besides the point. The charged individual now has to pay for lawyers to argue this, spend his time in court rather than working if he is employeed, deal with the emotional toll of being federally charged with something and the fear of fines and prison, and god knows what else from dealing with this. I wouldnt doubt some red hat enthusiast is gonna threaten him every day from now until the day he dies.
It is about scaring people into compliance not the outcome of the trial.