vandalism

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Ochoa said she thinks the vandalism was a result of the sticker, which has graced the mailbox since after he won the election in November.

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  1. noun Willful or malicious destruction of public or private property.

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  • Still, the vandalism was a reminder of the everyday hostility the gay community faces, he said. —  Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM
  • :::: '' '' 'Subsection (7):' '' with intent to extort from any person any money or other thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to cause damage to a protected computer; '' — Again doesn't apply to vandalism on Conservapedia as the vandalism isn't an attempt to extort money or items or goods that have a monetary value. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • - Again doesn't apply to vandalism on Conservapedia as the vandalism isn't an attempt to extort money or items or goods that have a monetary value. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • The problem with Wikipedia isn't vandalism, which is extremely easy to fix, but the propagation of inaccurate information, which is easy to fix, but hard to detect. —  digg.com: Stories / Popular
  • Rasmussen strongly denied Warchol's implication that this vandalism was a campaign stunt. —  Merced Sun-Star: front
 

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