[Simon Green]

Throw the book at him.

[momincombatboots]

Statue desecration is portrayed by the media as worthy of person of the year nomination. It was an act of civil disobedience, therefore, to be celebrated, not punished.

[A strike]

Communist China, get out of the NOT South ‘China’ Sea.
kma; then we’ll talk.

[cba123]

Well yes, and no.

How about China becomes as worried about American intellectual rights, trademark rights, and such.

They we will be more concerned with the rights of old pieces of stone.

Just saying. Sure it is bad. But so it the huge amount of intellectual property rights China has been violating, for the entire last thirty years.

[Ann Archy]

The THUGS went into a CLOSED IFF SECTION!!! They ALL need to be arrested!!

[clearcarbon]

"Chinese authorities are livid over the theft of a thumb from a 2,000-year-old terracotta warrior on loan to a US museum, calling for the perpetrator to be "severely" punished. "

What was the Chinese attitude toward the destruction of antiquities by ISIS?

[csvset]

Cut his thumb off and call it even.

[21twelve]

My family went to see the exhibit in Seattle. It is pretty amazing - awe inspiring. It is surprising that the exhibits are RIGHT THERE - but of course with a little rope and numerous attendants so people don’t touch them. Even the younger kids there had an inkling of how neat it was, and were respectful.

I guess the punk thought he was pretty cool though.

[CIB-173RDABN]

And that is why we can not have nice things. /s

[jimbug]

Boy oh boy the FBI were all over this heinous crime and threat to humanity.

Send the thumb back with instructions on where to put it.

[JudgemAll]

China needs reminded that Chinese “Civil War” veteran statues are racists and liable for destruction in America

[Vermont Lt]

If the condition were perfect, this would be worth 4.5 million.

Now, note you are missing a thumb. That brings the value down to about $10. I’ll give you $8.

//sarc

In all seriousness, what a stupid thing to do to someone else’s property.

[Doogle]

Ferals........

[Teacher317]

There are literally tens of thousands of these statues... why is this one worth $4.5 million?

I despise the destruction or desecration of ancient artifacts, but in this case, when there are so many other examples of the same item, it is harder for me to get in a twist over it. It's not the Mona Lisa or the Taj Mahal.

Punish the jerk, of course... but I won't get as upset about his idiotic action as I am about all of the destruction of far rarer artifacts and locations by Islamic idiots globally for the past few decades.

[Doogle]

Meanwhile somewhere else in Philly..yesterday

http://amp.fox29.com/news/police-seek-teen-caught-on-camera-with-gun-trying-to-enter-charter-school

[a fool in paradise]

>>considered a “priceless part of China’s cultural heritage.”

Chairman Mao had a holocaust on China’s cultural history. Called it a cultural revolution and destroyed the past.

When are the statues and memorials to Mao going to be taken down and destroyed?

[HighSierra5]

I’d like like to give them a finger. They’ve been giving us one for years now.

[V K Lee]

FBI Art Crime Unit began to investigate

An ART CRIME UNIT?
REALLY?

After the blunders of Florida, this group would be refused crayons, let alone managing a case with foreign links.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Let the Chinese extradite him and determine his punishment

[Fresh Wind]

He was just taking the phrase “giving the finger” literally.

[dp0622]

I didn’t know Ricotta had fingers.

This whole things smells cheesy.

sorry...