The New California Republic wrote:Well, I'm hoping the local council or whoever has jurisdiction over the statue has the sense not to put it back up.
I'd think this is pretty much a given. The debate over whether or not to remove it had been raging for years before this. I'd imagine most people will now take the view that, since it isn't very PC, it isn't worth spending public money to have it restored and put back, even if it was brought down in an unlawful act of vandalism.
However, I do hope they at least fish it out the harbour and perhaps sell it to a private collector for restoration or something. I don't care who or what it represents, it's a well-made bronze statue and it shouldn't simply be left to corrode.