The Mahatma Gandhi statue in San Francisco is often the target of vandals and pranksters. They find it particularly thrilling to snatch the spectacles off the Mahatma’s face, much to the dismay of city officials. "The last pair lasted two months," senior registrar Allison Cummings recently told C.W. Nevius of the San Francisco Chronicle. As one commenter on the Chronicle’s website wrote: “First, Gandhi gets stiffed for a Nobel Prize, then gets his glasses ripped off. What's a holy man gotta do to get some respect?”
The solution is simple: Give Gandhi a mechanical arm, one that comes down hard on the head of any vandal. Smack! That'll teach 'em.
What's that you say? Gandhi believed in non-violence? He wouldn't hurt a fly? Okay then, let's put two mechanical arms on him, so he can give the vandal a big hug -- and hold him tightly until the police arrive.
Photos by brothergrimm and William Hartz
I find it alarming that Gandhi is being disrespected but your post has me in splits.
I guess i just cant stop imagining the horrified vandals when the stone Gandhi suddenly smacks them!
Posted by: amreekandesi | November 12, 2009 at 12:03 AM
hahaha! What an awesome idea! ;)
Posted by: Legal Alien | November 12, 2009 at 12:46 AM
Gandhi would be happier without his glasses. The world is not even close to what he wanted it to be.
Posted by: prerna | November 12, 2009 at 12:55 AM