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Tourist climbs Brussels statue, breaks it (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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The statue, outside the Brussels stock exchange, had just been restored at great cost.

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[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He was arrested, and the company the statue belongs to is calling for him to pay the repair costs, not their parents, so maybe early 20s?

[–] Blake@feddit.uk 22 points 1 year ago

I’m getting old! I watch that video and think, “who let that kid play around on that statue?” and apparently he’s old enough to be criminally responsible haha.

[–] red@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago

Legally he's old enough at 16 to be responsible, so they can't go after the parents