Lincoln Memorial Vandalized With Paint
Green paint splashed on the floor and base of the statue
Green paint was splattered overnight on parts of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., U.S. Park police say.
They say a patrol officer found green plant splashed on the floor near the famous statue of President Lincoln, and some on the base of the statue, at around 1:20 a.m. local time.
The memorial, on the National Mall, will be closed until the U.S. Park Service can clean it up.
An investigation is under way.
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My outrage is somewhere south of meh.
Anti-Republican hate crime is on the rise.
Where the hell were all the vaunted Park Police?
Those glorified rent-a-cops can always find the time to arrest people out there dancing or handing out pamphlets, but can't actually stop bona-fide criminal vandalism?