Editing Charging Bull (section)

==Vandalism==
As a prominent symbol of Wall Street and [[capitalism]] generally, ''Charging Bull'' has been the frequent target of vandalism, particularly as an act of [[civil disobedience]]. Shortly after the [[bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers]] during the [[2008 financial crisis]], the bull's scrotum was painted as [[Blue balls]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Chung |first=Jen |date=October 8, 2008 |title=Wall Street Really Needs Relief |url=https://gothamist.com/miscellaneous/wall-street-ireallyi-needs-relief |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614043256/https://gothamist.com/miscellaneous/wall-street-ireallyi-needs-relief |archive-date=June 14, 2020 |access-date=June 13, 2020 |website=Gothamist}}</ref> Leading up to a protest on May 12, 2011, the bull was tagged in at least two locations, once again including the scrotum, with the [[Anarchism|Anarchist]] [[Anarchist symbolism#Circle-A|"circle-A"]] iconography, prompting the [[New York City Police Department]] to temporarily install barricades around the sculpture.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chung |first=Jen |date=May 12, 2011 |title=Wall Street Bull's Balls Painted With Anarchy Symbols |url=https://gothamist.com/news/update-wall-street-bulls-balls-painted-with-anarchy-symbols |access-date=June 13, 2020 |website=Gothamist |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614043253/https://gothamist.com/news/update-wall-street-bulls-balls-painted-with-anarchy-symbols |archive-date=June 14, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The barriers returned that fall during the [[Occupy Wall Street]] protests, and remained in place until March 25, 2014,<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeGregory |first1=Priscilla |last2=Harshbarger |first2=Vanessa |date=March 25, 2014 |title=Free market: Barricades around Wall Street Bull go down |url=https://nypost.com/2014/03/25/free-market-barricades-around-wall-street-bull-go-down/ |access-date=June 13, 2020 |website=New York Post}}</ref> despite a unanimous resolution from the [[Manhattan Community Board 1|local community board]] saying they constituted a hazard to pedestrians.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dabellis |first=Dakota |date=July 2, 2012 |title=Barriers at Wall Street area's 'Charging Bull' are dangerous: community board |url=https://nypost.com/2012/07/02/barriers-at-wall-street-areas-charging-bull-are-dangerous-community-board/ |access-date=June 13, 2020 |website=New York Post}}</ref>

[[File:Charging Bull Covered.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|alt=Charging Bull covered in a blue tarp and surrounded by barricades to protect it from vandalism. This photo was taken in June 2020, during the George Floyd protests in New York City.|''Charging Bull'' covered in a blue tarp and surrounded by barricades in June 2020 during the [[George Floyd protests in New York City]]]]

On September 14, 2017, three months after U.S. president [[Donald Trump]] formally announced [[United States withdrawal from the Paris Agreement|the United States' withdrawal]] from the [[Paris Agreement|Paris Agreement on climate change]], an artist attempting to highlight U.S. popular support for the accord doused the head of the sculpture in a blue pigment.<ref>{{cite web |last=Whitford |first=Emma |date=September 14, 2014 |title=Wall Street Bull Splashed With Blue Paint To Protest Climate Change Denial |url=https://gothamist.com/news/wall-street-bull-splashed-with-blue-paint-to-protest-climate-change-denial |access-date=June 13, 2020 |website=Gothamist |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614043251/https://gothamist.com/news/wall-street-bull-splashed-with-blue-paint-to-protest-climate-change-denial |archive-date=June 14, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wattles |first=Jackie |date=September 16, 2014 |title=Woman arrested for vandalizing Wall Street's famed bull statue |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/09/16/news/charging-bull-statue-vandalism/index.html |access-date=June 13, 2020 |website=CNN Money}}</ref>

In 2019, ''Charging Bull'' was vandalized twice. On September 7, a man from [[Dallas]] struck the sculpture with a [[banjo]], leaving a sizable dent in the horn.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 8, 2019 |title=Man vandalizes iconic Wall Street Charging Bull landmark with a banjo, police say |url=https://abc7ny.com/5522765/ |access-date=January 31, 2020 |website=ABC7 New York}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Syckle |first1=Katie Van |last2=Southall |first2=Ashley |date=September 8, 2019 |title=Attack Leaves Wall Street's Iconic Bull With a Gash on Its Horn |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/08/nyregion/wall-street-bull-vandalism.html |access-date=June 14, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Professional Bull Riders]] donated money from its ticket sales to pay for fixes to the horn,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fitz-Gibbon |first=Jorge |date=September 11, 2019 |title=Bull-riding group wants to help pay for 'Charging Bull' statue's repair |url=https://nypost.com/2019/09/11/bull-riding-group-wants-to-help-pay-for-charging-bull-statues-repair/ |access-date=June 14, 2020 |website=New York Post |language=en}}</ref> and Di Modica personally came to the site the following month to repair his creation.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1pSZCKTMks |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/u1pSZCKTMks |archive-date=November 14, 2021 |url-status=live |title=Iconic Charging Bull Sculpture Getting Repair After Attack |publisher=CBS New York |via=YouTube |date=October 23, 2019 |access-date=October 31, 2020 |type=News broadcast}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Then, on October 7, activists from [[Extinction Rebellion]] hurled fake blood over the sculpture and staged a [[die-in]] on the surrounding traffic plaza.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iconic Charging Bull Statue Vandalized During 'Extinction Rally' Climate Change Protest; Dozens Arrested |website=CBS New York |date=October 7, 2019 |url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/10/07/extinction-rally-charging-bull-statue-vandalized/ |access-date=October 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Chapman |first=Ben |date=October 8, 2019 |title=New York's Charging Bull Statue Covered With Fake Blood |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-yorks-charging-bull-statue-covered-with-fake-blood-11570488527 |access-date=October 31, 2020 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> In June 2020, ''Charging Bull'' was covered in a tarp and monitored by police to protect it from vandalism attempts during the [[George Floyd protests in New York City]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Yakas |first1=Ben |last2=Hogan |first2=Gwynne |date=June 11, 2020 |title=Live Protest Updates: NYPD Lieutenant Apologizes To Fellow Officers For "Horrible Decision" To Kneel With Protesters |url=http://gothamist.com/news/live-protest-updates-de-blasio-again-calls-brooklyn-street-named-after-robert-e-lee-be-changed |access-date=July 28, 2020 |website=Gothamist |language=en |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613143323/https://gothamist.com/news/live-protest-updates-de-blasio-again-calls-brooklyn-street-named-after-robert-e-lee-be-changed |url-status=dead}}</ref>