MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis city officials said Wednesday they believe someone vandalized a brand-new memorial to the victims and survivors of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse.
About two dozen stainless steel letters were found to be torn from the Remembrance Garden memorial, which was just dedicated Monday — the fourth anniversary of the collapse that killed 13 people and injured 145 others.
Mayor R.T. Rybak said the city believes the letters were intentionally removed.
“A single act is not going to erase the hundreds of thousands of acts of compassion and support this community has shown,” Rybak said. “A single act of stupidity does not cover an entire community’s compassionate response.”
After the damage was discovered, the contractor
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Add commentLow-lifes lurk in the shadow of a tragedy
I do not personally know any of the victims of the 35W bridge collapse accident. However, not knowing them, does not mean I don't feel compassion in my heart for the families who lost a loved one, and the people who survived the collapse of the bridge that day. When I saw the news accounts of the memorial dedication, on a metro news program, it was heartwarming to learn all the people whose lives were touched that day, have a special place to go to remember, to grieve, to heal.
It takes a real low-life to vandalize something that means so much to so many people, people who have already suffered from that tragedy. Whoever is responsible should be ratted out by friends, family or companions, someone with a compassionate heart.
Karma isn't good, and the thief or thieves better be looking over their shoulders when Karma comes to get them.