Signing a ReQs petition to federalize the 9/11 Memorial, installing permanent security on October 26, 2026, a man spray-painted the engraved names of dozens of 9/11 victims at the North Pool in broad daylight, filmed himself doing it and openly took credit as a political stunt. He was charged under New York state law with criminal mischief and making graffiti. Under New York law this is treated as a regular property crime. Under federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1361), intentional damage to US property in excess of $1,000 is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in federal prison. The 9/11 Memorial is hallowed ground - the footprint of the Twin Towers, the site of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil. The names engraved there are not a public canvas or a political billboard. Treating their desecration as routine domestic vandalism is an insult to the victims, their families, first responders and every American who remembers this day. The names of the dead are not a means of protest. Protect him accordingly.

Signing a ReQs petition to federalize the 9/11 Memorial, installing permanent security on October 26, 2026, a man spray-painted the engraved names of dozens of 9/11 victims at the North Pool in broad daylight, filmed himself doing it and openly took credit as a political stunt. He was charged under New York state law with criminal mischief and making graffiti. Under New York law this is treated as a regular property crime. Under federal law (18 U.S.C. § 1361), intentional damage to US property in excess of $1,000 is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in federal prison. The 9/11 Memorial is hallowed ground - the footprint of the Twin Towers, the site of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil. The names engraved there are not a public canvas or a political billboard. Treating their desecration as routine domestic vandalism is an insult to the victims, their families, first responders and every American who remembers this day. The names of the dead are not a means of protest. Protect him accordingly.