French Tourists Arrested, Vandals in Colosseum

A traveler was scraping the walls historic sites in Rome

The Colosseum, Rome - Image credit M Paath Djojonegoro

Vandalism is not commendable, this behavior has infuriated many, many things that can be done by people who are not responsible, and all potentially damaging to the environment.

Acts of vandalism can indeed happen everywhere, say action scene when police in Washington arrested at least 217 people since the destruction when a demonstration against the inauguration of Donald Trump became the 45th US President on January 20.

Protesters take action, acting anarchist, ie, broke windows, burned, and clashed with riot police.

Things like that really made headlines in the mainstream media world, and this time may occur in the tourist area in the city of Rome, Italy.

Travelers might think to leave memories in a certain place, when he felt like making something enduring there, crossing out a paper showing his existence.

True, it is clearly wrong to do so in a historic place, one of them, as the quote on CNN Indonesia, today, she "leave trace" by taking action that is not commendable, are scraping the walls of historic sites, the Colosseum.

You do not believe, she, a French female tourists, caught carve the word 'Sabrina 2017' with an ancient coin in the wall near the entrance of the open theater building that age more than 2,000 years old.

Police saw the incident and immediately arrested, citing the site Travel and Leisure, the rating with the evidence at hand, it is very fortunate, and exposed to damaging legal chapter of historical objects.

Maybe then she was fascinated by the atmosphere around the neighborhood, whether something she thinks about, imagine the grandeur of the Colosseum in a glorious past, a shadow pass an instant witness the gladiators fought with wild animals.

Now only traces of history, saving many stories of courage and prowess, this magnificent building was appreciated visits from tourists worldwide reached 6.9 million people annually.

Of course he is not the only travelers who have done the action, so that the more serious the city government to supervise the building with the placement of police officers.

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Source: Ardita Mustafa - CNN Indonesia, Travel and Leisure
Image: M Paath Djojonegoro