 The desecration of the memory of the dead was implicitly intended, as people had to walk on the gravestones and tread on the inscriptions.The "Stolpersteine" provocatively hint at this act of desecration, as they lack any kind of defense against new acts of shame.While the art project thus intends to keep alive the memory, implying that improper acts could easily happen again, the intentional lack of defense against potential desecration also created criticism and concern.