I'll think of something serious aand on topic to say in a minute. I guess i just don't care about the mural enough.

Sorry for my behaviour.

 

Due to established construction methods, we use them to hold up ceilings and roofs.

 

Well, that's not controversial at all, what's all the fuss about!

 

I must say the bottom picture shows considerable improvement.

Maybe the building owner wanted a free renovation and maybe something, well...

...less of an eyesore?

 

It represented a few people who had died in accidents I think.

 

Yeah actually i just remembered to read all of the OP.

Well it's a bit sad for the families involved, but Im sure paramount can fork out for a nice bumblebee shaped plaque with the names engraved. Certainly less of an eye sore!

Maybe make a donation to the local first responders, job done!

 

But Paramount did nothing wrong.

 

The only people who did wrong are hysterics making personal attacks against the building owner.

His property, his choice. Even if he wanted to paint it pink with bright green dots he'd be absolutely right.

Because it has "sentimental value" and "muh feeelings" isn't really an excuse for acting silly because the mural is no longer there.

This "art" (a generous way of calling it, really) would be gone anyway during repairs.


Now imagine that the owner would keep this ugly piece of something untouched and then, one day, plaster would crack and fall on someone.

 

Well obviously that would be their fault for getting in the way of the city's cultural landmark!

 

To me, here is the rub of it:

The mural was coming down for repairs to the wall.
Before all this hoopla the building owner would have allowed it to be put back.
Now, after all the hoopla he has reconsidered, and people now have to look elsewhere to repaint the mural.

 

Fair.

 

I'm going to repeat these posts, not that it will help, I guess some people need to rage and be angry about anything these days I guess.

But yeah, it's unfortunate about the mural, but time marches on, buildings get old and need fixing. The mural was going away anyway because of the wall/building needing fixing.