March 9, 201511 yr Tourists are once again getting into trouble in Italy, with two American women caught carving their names into Rome’s Colosseum. The Californians, aged 21 and 25, snuck away from their tour group on Saturday and began scratching their initials into the amphitheatre with a coin. They managed a “J” and an “N” around 8cm high, before taking a selfie with their handiwork. Police were quick to catch the two Americans and report them for damaging the ancient site. The women may now go in front of a judge and face a penalty. Defacing the walls is strictly forbidden, as pointed out on signs in both English and Italian. But some visitors think little of breaking the rules as they view the crumbling monument differently from other top sites such as the Vatican, said a spokesman for the Special Superintendency for the Archaeological Heritage of Rome. US tourists caught carving names into Rome?s Colosseum | World news | The Guardian
March 9, 201511 yr The last guy to do this had to pay a fine of somewhere around $20,000 and if I recall, he faced some jail time as well.
March 9, 201511 yr The last guy to do this had to pay a fine of somewhere around $20,000 and if I recall, he faced some jail time as well. If that's the case, I bet they will NEVER NEVER EVER do it again. Stupid people.
March 9, 201511 yr 2 American tourists caught carving names into Rome's Colosseum | Fox News The paper reports that three months earlier, a 42-year-old Russian tourist was caught carving a 10-inch-high letter into the Colosseum's walls. He was given a four-month suspended prison sentence and fined 20,000 euros (around $21,700).
March 9, 201511 yr My niece/Goddaughter is studying in Rome right now. I was almost afraid to open the link!:lol2:
March 10, 201511 yr If that one kid got a caining for spray painting a few cars in (can't remember the country)....... These 2 should get worse...... Perhaps carving a j and n on their foreheads
March 10, 201511 yr If that one kid got a caining for spray painting a few cars in (can't remember the country)....... These 2 should get worse...... Perhaps carving a j and n on their foreheads Singapore
March 10, 201511 yr Such a complete lack of respect for a structure rich with history. It is embarrassing that they are Americans.
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