Posted 12/13/2023, 7:17:00 PM
Vance Bill Seeks 10-Year Sentences for Climate Activists Vandalizing Art
- Sen. JD Vance introduced a bill to increase penalties for climate activists who vandalize art to 10 years in prison, matching England's laws
- Climate activists have frequently glued themselves to or thrown liquids on museum artworks recently
- In May, activists smeared paint on a Degas sculpture case at the National Gallery in DC to protest climate change
- Last month, an activist vandalized an exhibit honoring the Shaw 54th Black Civil War regiment at the National Gallery
- Two activists took hammers to the glass protecting a famous painting in London last month and were arrested