[rendaw]

I can see the risk of damage to the monument and getting in the way/risk of collisions with other visitors being respect issues, but (having not read the article) I imagine they could be worked around.

Are there other respect issues at play here?

[jepix]

Respect at play here was about the 'memory', that's what the discussion was focusing on when we were discussing the article. The aftermath was that many young people from a different audience got to know what is that concrete building and why it is there. Isn't this one of the purposes of a mounument in the first place?

[lores]

I suppose it depends if you think taking sexy Instagram photos in Auschwitz, organising a paintball match around the 9/11 memorial, or tagging a fresh grave is disrespectful. In the abstract no one is hurt, but it's an important symbol to some/many people, and there are plenty of other places to do those activities, so to me it's a bit of a narcissistic dick move, leaving aside damage.