I am very fond of those guys.
When I read that one was damaged a little piece of me really got hurt. But to say "ear for an ear" is rediculous. I will go so far as to say those statues are among my absolute favorite landmarks. I have been to many places.I have seen tons of famous buildings, Statues, Bridges, and Castles.
Those rank in amongst the top. But lets be real, its a carved rock. Thats it. Painful because it is now changed, but not worth physical punishment in my oppinion. A beating or Caning while extreme, would be different and I could be convinced. But to have any administration seriously thinking about perminently disfiguring someone for what they did to a rock is a scary notion.
He could have used dynamite to all of them and I would be bummed, but I wouldnt be chanting "Dynamite for Dynamite". To hear the mayor looking for vengence makes me rethink his abilities.