Extreme vandalism and damage to beautiful statues in Buenos Aires

[JonJLA]

I just saw this online. How sad. Does anyone know the reason they are doing this?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1797625654353281423

 

[reggie]

I just saw this online. How sad. Does anyone know the reason they are doing this?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1797625654353281423

I think they are stealing it for the Bronze and then trying to sell parts of it? People seem really desperate there. A shame to destroy such beautiful artifacts.

 

[milo]

This type of vandalism dates back a long time. They do it to extract the bronze and then sell it. I read that in 2022, Buenos Aires spent 40 million pesos on the restoration of some monuments that had been damaged.

Vandalismo, andamios y publicidad: restauran monumentos porteños por $ 40 millones, ¿quién paga los gastos?

Las fuentes de la 9 de Julio, el Monumento de los Españoles y el de Bernardo de Irigoyen, por ejemplo, forman parte de un programa en el que empresas pagan la recuperación de obras deterioradas a cambio de publicidad

www.lanacion.com.ar

 

[Digital Nomad]

I saw that and was wondering what the deal was. I hope they have video cameras there. What a shame as those are very beautiful and look very old.

 

[tylerx]

In September of last year, the theft of metallic objects from public and private places continued to surge in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, and everyone was complaining about the authorities' passivity. Since then, they said they would implement more control measures to prevent such damages, but apparently nothing has changed.

Del bronce a la vergüenza

El robo de objetos metálicos de lugares públicos y privados continúa en auge en el área metropolitana de Buenos Aires, frente a la pasividad de las autoridades

www.lanacion.com.ar

 

[cameron]

They have even stolen the plaques; this is outrageous. I hope the authorities increase security and control measures. This phenomenon has been happening for years... it's sad.

Alejandro Daniel Machado on Instagram: "Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires / Sarmiento y del Libertador / Monumento a la Carta Magna y a las 4 regiones. El vandalismo que está asolando la ciudad es inedito. Aún peor que en 2001. Se aserran estatuas para

1,104 likes, 550 comments - cronistadetuciudad on June 2, 2024: "Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires / Sarmiento y del Libertador / Monumento a la Carta Magna y a las 4 regiones. El vandalismo que está...".

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[Betsy Ross]

I hope they find the people that did this. These are so precious and beautiful. Hard to believe people would do this to these beautiful monuments.

 

[Anchor Baby]

It is difficult to fathom that people would do this to such beautiful statues. I have been to many cities but not seen this sort of thing. Very sad.

Robos de bronce en Buenos Aires alcanzaron los 22 mil en 2024

En 2024, los robos de bronce en Buenos Aires y el Conurbano bonaerense superaron los 22 mil incidentes, según un informe reciente.

lanusconectado.com

 

[Pink Panther]

It is difficult to fathom that people would do this to such beautiful statues. I have been to many cities but not seen this sort of thing. Very sad.

Robos de bronce en Buenos Aires alcanzaron los 22 mil en 2024

En 2024, los robos de bronce en Buenos Aires y el Conurbano bonaerense superaron los 22 mil incidentes, según un informe reciente.

lanusconectado.com

In that article it says some thieves got electrocuted and died. Justice.

 

[Finance Prof]

In that article it says some thieves got electrocuted and died. Justice.

"A few weeks ago, five corpses were discovered inside a van parked at the door of the municipal hospital of Bahía Blanca. The macabre find is from a gang of men who tried to steal cables on Route 33 and were electrocuted."

Karma!