Jewel Heist at the Louvre

[Bernard]

In broad daylight. It boggles the mind.

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[Daniel]

OMG. This is terrible.

[Daniel]

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Of course, the problem with this is the thieves might not be caught, the pieces might be disassembled, and the stones might be recut and sold.

This is a not only a theft but a crime against culture.

I have an almost viscerally negative reaction when invaluable and irreplaceable cultural artifacts meet such a fate.

[Daniel]

BTW, I changed my mind about the issue of repatriation of stolen artifacts. My previous opinion was parochial and plain wrong.

[Daniel]

A concise narrative of the theft from the NYT now that the dust has settled.

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