Editing Vandalism (section)

=== Political ===

[[File:Monument Armand Calinescu.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Armand Călinescu]]'s memorial with the bronze plaque stolen and the name of the assassin written over]]

In elections, opposing candidates' supporters may engage in "political vandalism"⁠—the act of defacing opponents' political posters, [[bumper sticker]]s, billboards, and other [[street marketing]] material. Although the nature of this material is temporary, its effect can be long-lasting as it may reflect both negatively and positively on the candidate whose material is being vandalized as well as on the presumed candidate whose supporters are engaging in the vandalism.

In addition, activists may use the tactic of [[property destruction]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.newint.org/argument/2011/03/01/is-property-damage-in-protest-justified/ |title=Is it OK for protesters to damage property |date=1 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114075820/https://newint.org/argument/2011/03/01/is-property-damage-in-protest-justified |archive-date=14 January 2021 |url-status=dead |magazine=New Internationalist Magazine |issue=440}}</ref> as means of protest, e.g. by smashing the windows of banks, shops and government institutions and setting fire to cars. This often takes place during riots but can also happen as a stand-alone event, e.g. by [[animal rights]] activists destroying property owned by farmers, hunters, biotech companies, and research facilities and setting free animals (which is sometimes referred to as [[eco-terrorism]] by opponents). Vandalism is also a common tactic of [[black bloc]]s.[[File:Objects. Abandoned shopping cart.jpg|thumb|220px|A broken [[shopping cart]], thrown into a waterway, [[Netherlands]]]]