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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 08:49 AM Jul 2018

Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been smashed into pieces by a man with a pick ax.

Witnesses say a man pulled a pickax from a guitar case and destroyed the star near tourist hot-spot Hollywood and Highland

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1022099685425774594/xFvtmk9Z?format=jpg&name=600x314


President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was destroyed Wednesday morning by a man with a pickax that witnesses say he carried in a guitar case, police said.

Officers were called around 3:30 a.m. to the star's location on Hollywood Boulevard near Highland Avenue, where they found a small pile of rubble in place of the star that Trump received in January 2007 for his role in the NBC show "The Apprentice."

A detailed description of the star-smashing suspect was not immediately available.

This is at least the second time Trump's star has been vandalized in the last two years. In October 2016, a man dressed as a construction worker smashed the star with a pickax and sledgehammer. James Otis pleaded no contest to felony vandalism in February 2017 and was sentenced to three years probation, 20 days of community service and agreed to pay $4,400 for the damage.



https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/President-Donald-Trump-Star-Hollywood-Walk-Fame-Vandalized-489103611.html?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma
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Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been smashed into pieces by a man with a pick ax. (Original Post) kpete Jul 2018 OP
Awesome! That's the right way to do it janterry Jul 2018 #1
I'm not saying I condone this type of thing, but... LuckyCharms Jul 2018 #2
Why you Cha Jul 2018 #5
I'm not sure! I can't, I can't... LuckyCharms Jul 2018 #11
Ooph! NurseJackie Jul 2018 #16
This is the exception to the rule. I hope there's another exception as soon as it's replaced. marble falls Jul 2018 #6
I think this is just the beginning elmac Jul 2018 #26
Oh shucks Cha Jul 2018 #3
and 48 other states whose names I do not recall. Hey cha! marble falls Jul 2018 #9
Aloha, marble falls! Cha Jul 2018 #13
Thats why we're going to win. But we have to go at it as if we're going to lose... marble falls Jul 2018 #29
I don't condone vandalism but I can't help myself for enjoying this immensely CatMor Jul 2018 #4
I don't really care. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2018 #7
Ahhhhhh Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #56
A moral and righteous act dalton99a Jul 2018 #8
All I'm going to say is that I'm glad I live nowhere near the "Walk of Fame" so that hlthe2b Jul 2018 #10
Maybe a Legal Defense Fund? (nfm) GopherGal Jul 2018 #62
Eventually, he'll have to put a 24/7 Secret Service detail on it. lolol n/t CincyDem Jul 2018 #12
He'll declare it a national monument dalton99a Jul 2018 #14
Then he will have to fund greymattermom Jul 2018 #20
lol.. hope this is the least Cha Jul 2018 #15
Nice ck4829 Jul 2018 #17
I guess the wall didn't work... Wounded Bear Jul 2018 #18
Make it 55 ft dalton99a Jul 2018 #19
Thanks for the memory, and your special take on the wall, Wounded Bear! pazzyanne Jul 2018 #42
That person can plead the 1st Amendment - Freedom of Expression. MineralMan Jul 2018 #21
Photos Miles Archer Jul 2018 #22
Great job! dalton99a Jul 2018 #24
NOW it should be declared a national monument catrose Jul 2018 #38
Celluloid heroes never feel any pain.. Mc Mike Jul 2018 #23
Nice one! johnp3907 Jul 2018 #41
Good. (nt) Paladin Jul 2018 #25
Totally disagree with that action. edbermac Jul 2018 #27
Damn good dog. Funtatlaguy Jul 2018 #34
I looked at that hole, and thought where's the shit? Doodley Jul 2018 #28
Not all heroes wear capes. RedSpartan Jul 2018 #30
The responses here make me sad. WillowTree Jul 2018 #31
When babies are kidnapped and put in prisons, when the earth is being poisoned again, catbyte Jul 2018 #36
"Without a single person being hurt".......except whomever pays for the Walk of Fame. WillowTree Jul 2018 #39
I'll bet some MAGAt will start a GoFundMe. Just wait. And I'll bet Trump didn't pay for the catbyte Jul 2018 #44
Stars are bought by fans. SCVDem Jul 2018 #52
But the fans don't maintain the walk. WillowTree Jul 2018 #53
If self-righteousness demands you conflate this action with the policies of the Democratic party, LanternWaste Jul 2018 #60
I agree with you lunatica Jul 2018 #47
I hear you. But it's the new U.S.A. Auggie Jul 2018 #37
Making fun of him over it and condoning it can be treestar Jul 2018 #58
Wow, he he was dedicated. I've always loved this meme: catbyte Jul 2018 #32
Excellent question! lunatica Jul 2018 #48
National Urinal Monument aeromanKC Jul 2018 #33
Why a pick ax? Fritz Walter Jul 2018 #35
I disagree with the word "vandal" ProudLib72 Jul 2018 #40
And they should keep smashing it until they can't afford yuiyoshida Jul 2018 #43
Personally I do not think Trump is worth the energy to do something like this cstanleytech Jul 2018 #45
Oh Noes! Martin Eden Jul 2018 #46
Oops! JustAnotherGen Jul 2018 #49
It has my thoughts and prayers. bluedigger Jul 2018 #50
Shit happens Solly Mack Jul 2018 #51
Small pile of rubble, eh? Grammy23 Jul 2018 #54
Love the protest.It's been vandalized many times since he started 2015 campaign - my favorite... iluvtennis Jul 2018 #55
Imagine if this is what finally bursts that fatal aneurysm. docgee Jul 2018 #57
That was THE stupidest show ever...and he bullied himself a Hollywood Star out of it. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #59
Vandalism is so cool MichMan Jul 2018 #61
Fitting followup: Rhiannon12866 Jul 2018 #63
Putin has stepped in Gothmog Jul 2018 #64
 

elmac

(4,642 posts)
26. I think this is just the beginning
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 09:47 AM
Jul 2018

and will be expanded to other false fascist Gods, like Reagan monument's. The revolution will have many aspects.

marble falls

(57,080 posts)
29. Thats why we're going to win. But we have to go at it as if we're going to lose...
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 09:57 AM
Jul 2018

hammer and tongs, full speed ahead. We don't need to beat them, we need to trounce them in a totally gob clogging, undeniable, argument stifling way. We can do it.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
56. Ahhhhhh
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 11:56 AM
Jul 2018

I see what you did there...And I like it. hahahahaha.
How does that stupid show garner a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame? He probably called the Director...said he was someone else...and connived himself a spot. They should remove it altogether...for safety.

hlthe2b

(102,236 posts)
10. All I'm going to say is that I'm glad I live nowhere near the "Walk of Fame" so that
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 08:58 AM
Jul 2018

I'm not tempted.

One might wonder, however, if there is a "go fund me" drive for this "vandal" who clearly was driven beyond his moral limits...?

Cha

(297,180 posts)
15. lol.. hope this is the least
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 09:10 AM
Jul 2018

worst thing that happens to him today. his big "star" in Hollywood is Smashed to Smithereens!

MineralMan

(146,288 posts)
21. That person can plead the 1st Amendment - Freedom of Expression.
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 09:34 AM
Jul 2018

It won't work, but that's what I'd do. "It was a political statement, Your Honor."

WillowTree

(5,325 posts)
31. The responses here make me sad.
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 10:03 AM
Jul 2018

Democrats condone.......and even cheer.......vandalism. Not a good look for progressives, but it seems to be the "in thing" these days.

catbyte

(34,376 posts)
36. When babies are kidnapped and put in prisons, when the earth is being poisoned again,
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 10:15 AM
Jul 2018

when our allies are now our enemies and our enemies are now our friends, when our President lies to us and is setting us up to delegitimize the midterm elections, when American workers are being betrayed daily, when the courts are being stacked with pro-pollution, pro-corporation, anti-people judges, when magnificent wildlife are once again allowed to be killed from helicopters and cubs & pups murdered in their dens, well something's gotta give. Forgive us for not being polite. These are NOT normal times. Not that I condone vandalism, but he conveyed his message without a single person being hurt. And I'll bet it got ol' Traitor Tot's attention.

This quote is more urgent and important with each day this horror show is in power:

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WillowTree

(5,325 posts)
39. "Without a single person being hurt".......except whomever pays for the Walk of Fame.
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 10:19 AM
Jul 2018

Which isn't Donald Trump, by the way. Probably the taxpayers of Los Angeles.

catbyte

(34,376 posts)
44. I'll bet some MAGAt will start a GoFundMe. Just wait. And I'll bet Trump didn't pay for the
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 10:36 AM
Jul 2018

original one. He probably scammed Trump Foundation donors into paying the $15K for it. "Stars" have to buy their own stars.

 

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)
52. Stars are bought by fans.
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 11:38 AM
Jul 2018

I was one of many who donated to get The Three Stooges a star.

It's not a big deal.

WillowTree

(5,325 posts)
53. But the fans don't maintain the walk.
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 11:43 AM
Jul 2018

Whatever. Apparently I'm now out of step with the Party because I don't condone the destruction of property as a form of protest.

What's next? Physical violence?

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
60. If self-righteousness demands you conflate this action with the policies of the Democratic party,
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 12:46 PM
Jul 2018

...it will turn out that you in fact, are wholly inaccurate.

If on the other hand, you want to ascribe this action to one or two individuals, and realize that Trump is such a buffoonish clown that no one really gives a damn about his star, then you'll be getting closer and closer to reality.

Visceral, emotional satisfaction in regards to an action that is wholly benign is human nature. But I get it... so is self-righteous behavior.

What's next? Another logical fallacy designed to validate the speaker at the expense of everyone else?

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
47. I agree with you
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 10:51 AM
Jul 2018

This shit about taking kid gloves to a gunfight with a monster who is literally destroying our country and who throws children into cages while he flies around to play golf on our money and makes himself richer is going to stop unless we want to lose this fight.

In this case the vandalism police should be shunned for their blind lack of perspective.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
58. Making fun of him over it and condoning it can be
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 11:58 AM
Jul 2018

two separate things.

I agree the perpetrator did us no good - deplorables will just use it to make him a victim of "the left's" violence.

cstanleytech

(26,286 posts)
45. Personally I do not think Trump is worth the energy to do something like this
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 10:46 AM
Jul 2018

and it accomplishes nothing.
Instead people would be better off on getting other people out to vote him and the other Repugnants out of office and out of power.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
54. Small pile of rubble, eh?
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 11:50 AM
Jul 2018

How fitting. My morning just got better imagining that as the logical destination for this despicable person. Small pile of rubble..... That can be his lasting monument.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
59. That was THE stupidest show ever...and he bullied himself a Hollywood Star out of it.
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 11:59 AM
Jul 2018

Lots of extremely talented strs on that stretch...he's not one of them. Should be removed altogether...for safety. Maybe put it in Red Square in Moscow.

MichMan

(11,915 posts)
61. Vandalism is so cool
Wed Jul 25, 2018, 01:04 PM
Jul 2018

I think our country would be a lot better if more people's things were vandalized on a regular basis.

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