Aeronaut 647 Posted October 17, 2018 (edited) https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/14/us/googly-eyes-savannah-nathanael-greene-monument-trnd/index.html (CNN)Someone thought the Nathanael Greene monument in Savannah, Georgia, needed a makeover. On Thursday, the 50-foot white marble obelisk was defaced with none other than googly eyes, which added a comical flare to the statue. But city officials didn't find the stunt funny. "Who did this?! Someone placed googly eyes on our historic #NathanaelGreene statue in #JohnsonSquare. It may look funny but harming our historic monuments and public property is no laughing matter, in fact, it's a crime," the Savannah city government said on its Facebook page Thursday. The city's post was shared more than 29,000 times and more than 8,000 people commented on it. Commenters posted memes of the googly-eyed Greene with captions like, "What are those pigeons doing?" They also posted pictures of inanimate objects like trees and doors with googly eyes. Someone even posted a link to a site selling T-shirts with the googly-eyed statue. Authorities were alerted to the googly eyes on Thursday morning after local media saw a photo on social media, Savannah Police Department spokeswoman Keturah Greene said. Officers sent to the scene found googly eyes on the Revolutionary War hero. "The eyes were quickly removed and did not appear to do any damage to the statue," said Greene -- the officer, not the statue. She added that the stunt "is technically trespassing." "Officers wrote a report for trespassing and will be reviewing cameras in the area to see if the incident was captured on camera," Greene said. A police report explains how a city employee contacted authorities about a possible trespassing violation, in which "someone had put some 'googly eye' on the Nathanael Greene Monument in the center of the square. "I looked at the monument and saw the 'googly eye' on it," the responding officer wrote. In a line marked "solvability" on the report, the officer wrote "low probability." Edited October 17, 2018 by Aeronaut Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotZombieBiscuit 3146 Posted October 17, 2018 I laughed at this matter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yood 345 Posted October 17, 2018 for a patriot, and in a legal sense, it's called vandalism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AsgerLund 1271 Posted October 17, 2018 3 hours ago, NotZombieBiscuit said: I laughed at this matter. 3 hours ago, BXNNXD said: ha ha ha That’s a 3 day temp ban from Savannah for the both of you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrandonBranderson 672 Posted October 18, 2018 On 10/16/2018 at 10:15 PM, Aeronaut said: "The eyes were quickly removed and did not appear to do any damage to the statue," Well, like, no shit. A statue that has survived the elements for as long as it has isn't gonna be hurt by some weak googly eye adhesive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
