Disgrace…

It’s sick and obviously these kids don’t understand what the purpose of the cemetery is and don’t know what the people done who are buried there.

Originally posted by mongu
Do you have CCTV in these places?

I have no idea to be honest. Might be a good idea, but I don’t know if the quthorities would stump up for the installation/maintenance of one.

Three kids (15 years old) have been arrested in this case.
They were living in the same village. They might be responsible of other cimetery violations.

Now SE5AFAN was right , those jerks might be French 🙁

Do you have CCTV in these places?

Hi Mongu,

In this case, it might be a wanton act which was not perpetrated with the intention of specifically defiling a cemetary. In the incident that occured a few months ago however, the grafitti clearly seem to point to a targeted operation.

In most urban areas, cemetries are vandalised.

The fact is a war cemetery probably did not factor at all, beyond the fact that it was big with lots of potential for “fun” to be had by these wierdos.

Kev,

I think it’s an unspeakable outrage. I can’t find the words to express the anger this piece of news has caused me. Whatever the motives were for the idiots who perpetrated such an act (and I have doubts that they actually followed motives to speak of, as it seems to me they are clearly devoid of any decency, respect and sense of right or wrong) they are low-lives who deserve harsh punishment for descarating the memory of the men who died to liberate France and they are a disgrace to France.

It sounds like this new outrage has also shocked the highest echelon. French Yahoo had the following statement:

“France condemns in the strongest possible terms the desacration which took place yesterday in the Saint Aubert graveyard. This act is utterly unacceptable” a spokeswoman for the French Foreign Office said. “This desacration is an affront to the memory of all the Commonwealth soldiers who died to liberate our country. We want the culprits to be swiftly caught.”

And on English Yahoo:
War veterans minister Hamlaoui Mekachera condemned what he described as “an inadmissible offence to the memory of British, Canadian and New Zealand soldiers who fought in France in World War One and should be let rest in peace on our soil”.

Sadly idiots, bigots and low-lives can always be relied upon to act in such a mindless manner. Some of the fires currently devastating the South of France may have been caused by arsonists. The news is littered with depressing examples of such types of behaviour…

Amongst my friends, family and acquaintances I do not know one French person who would condone the graveyard incident, even those who have not particular fondness for their neighbours from across the Channel. I am sure that in France all but a handful of idiots would agree and unreservedly condemn what has occured. It does not in any way represent France or 99% of its citizens.

I am utterly aghast that some people would stoop to that level and perform such revolting acts. For what it’s worth, I’d like to offer my most sympathetic thoughts.

I think this is an individual case. We still have deep respect for the British soldiers burried in Belgium/Frabce. Each year, our teacher brought us to one of the military cemetaries around Ieper (Ypres) where we had to lay down and think about the horrors of the Great War.

Not acceptable , disgusting , stupid ….

As often surely some stupid “having fun” !!!!

I hate those kind of jerks.

Sorry for all the families who have their beloved burried there.

I wish Chirac will officially apologize as he did last time.