Title: Vandalism - Wikipedia
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Vandalism
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Etymology
As a crime
Examples
Political
Motives
Reaction of authorities
Cybervandalism
Defacement
As art
Graphic design
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links
See also

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Vandalism
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This article is about physical vandalism. For the vandalism-related policy on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia: Vandalism. For other uses, see Vandalism (disambiguation). Deliberate damage or defacement of an object or structure
Vandalised facade and bicycle in Hamburg
Shopping cart, thrown into a polluted waterway, Netherlands
Vandalism is the action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property. The term includes property damage, such as graffiti and defacement directed towards any property without permission of the owner. The term finds its roots in an Enlightenment view that the Germanic Vandals were a uniquely destructive people. Contents
1 Etymology
2 As a crime
2.1 Examples
2.2 Political
2.3 Motives
2.4 Reaction of authorities
2.5 Cybervandalism
3 Defacement
4 As art
4.1 Graphic design
5 See also
6 Notes
7 References
8 Bibliography
9 External links
10 See also
Etymology
The Vandals sacking Rome
The Vandals, an ancient Germanic people, are associated with senseless destruction as a result of their sack of Rome under King Genseric in 455. During the Enlightenment, Rome was idealized, while the Goths and Vandals were blamed for its destruction. The Vandals may not have been any more destructive than other invaders of ancient times, but they did inspire British poet John Dryden to write, Till Goths, and Vandals, a rude Northern race, Did all the matchless Monuments deface (1694).