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by ortusdux 723 days ago
Vandalize is defined as "deliberately destroy or damage". I don't think a food grade powder that will wash away with the next rain counts, but I could imagine some municipalities disagree. Does sidewalk chalk count as vandalism?
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Our definitions of vandalism are different. I would count graffiti as vandalism. I would also count racial slurs written on private property using sidewalk chalk as vandalism.
> I don't think a food grade powder that will wash away with the next rain counts

Your evidence for it "washing away with the next rain" would be?

Ever see what a child can do with a glass of "cherry" Koolaid?

A dye being labeled as "food grade" has essentially no correlation with its permanence.

> Does sidewalk chalk count as vandalism?

Sidewalks aren't 4,500 year old World Heritage Sites.

Hmm... still not seeing any evidence.