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An Australian teenager has faced court for allegedly defacing a large blue sculpture of a mythical creature by sticking googly eyes on it.

Amelia Vanderhorst, 19, appeared via phone at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in South Australia on Tuesday charged with one count of property damage.

In a statement at the time of the September incident, the local council said CCTV footage showed a person putting artificial eyes on the artwork which locals have nicknamed the "Blue Blob".

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

And yet Trump continues to get away with crimes against humanity

[–] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

Costing A$136,000 ($89,000; £68,000), the artwork

A R T W O R K

[–] HorikBrun@kbin.earth 4 points 2 days ago

So, charged with being cool and awesome? Cuz that shit's great.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

19 so they're an adult.

Fuck the teen line off.

I don't care beyond the stupid headline.

Sure 19 is ending in teen but in Australia 18 you become an adult

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[–] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We treat art, especially old art, with far too much reverence.

It's largely just collection trophies for rich people or rich countries.

Most of the historical data, if any, could be collected through scans and downloaded, but we insist on treating these with a weird reverence that makes no sense, often takes up space, and takes money to upkeep.

I honestly don't support this use of taxpayer funds.

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[–] mcv@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

%s/charged with/applauded for/

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