Another Tourist Carves Initials Into Rome's Colosseum

Another tourist was caught on video defacing the Colosseum in Rome, this time a teenage girl from Switzerland, authorities said.

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A video and photos shared by Italian tour guide David Battaglino show the young tourist at the Colosseum on Friday, apparently carving her initial into a wall of the nearly 2,000-year-old amphitheater.

Battaglino reported the defacement to site security, who then reported it to Italian authorities.

The incident is part of an alarming trend. Per reports, a different teenage visitor was allegedly caught defacing the Colosseum the next day. And last month, 27-year-old Ivan Dimitrov was visiting from the UK when he was filmed carving his name and the name of his fiancée into the monument.

Each of the alleged vandals faces 2 to 5 years in prison and fines of up to €15,000.

(via TMX)

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That nobody stops her is the worst part

[ryanwilhite]

Why are we giving her the benefit of censoring her face when the last time this happened, the person was actually identified due to their face being on camera. She deserves to be publicly shamed and prosecuted for this just like the last guy.

[JG-fegx]

I just can't wrap my head around the self importance of these people.

[ChickoRollin]

The sheer entitlement and lack of respect for history is really something.

[woozskee]

No respect! Revive the coliseum and throw her to the lions!!!

[DragonGoddess]

Her parents "forgot" to teach the importance of respect and self-control

[Ratboy]

In a few months, it will be completely covered by the fools who call themselves influencers

[andrewtorrens]

It's only thousands of years old... Far more important that I show off how stupid I am

[blakeschuster]

She has now volunteered herself to fight a lion in front of the Roman people

[kioloup]

Jail time. Maybe forced community hours.

[MrGenenmi]

Let's go internet. Hunt her down and convict her.

[DaveAwesome]

They should have guards that just slap people who do this like the slapping competition.

[blackeyedsusan]

Singapore needs to get in here and show other countries that public caning is the only remedy for this type of heinous behaviour

[drewizkoollikeicecre]

Until they start sentencing them to actual jail time, you know, a real punishment, then this will continue to happen. We’ve raised an entire generation of entitled brats.

[mindyourbusiness-fh]

How did no one beat the breaks off her? That’s the bystander effect

[brandonflores]

bro just unblurr her face for the shame campaign

[Mill_Wrong]

defacing culture should really carry a heartier sentence. its dispicable. im from the south and i cannot stand the old confederate statues, but i was not about to agree with them being moved. they were constant reminders. what we should never do to one another ever again. a promise binded in blood.

[jadonovan]

So sad these "Less Thans", ruin so much. This is why we can't have anything nice. Disgusting!

[joshuaDstarks]

Don’t get caught in the vacuum of vapidity here, folks.

[sherryleeelliott]

Oh she gets five years in jail like the other couple and $16, 000 fine for the face of a monument of over 2000 years old don’t like teach these young people about American history European history anymore. Are they not paying attention there more on TikTok and that’s embarrassment for an education system we have now