I was at this lighthouse with some other Forum members in March 2007. The ORG opened the lighthouse for our visit and let us climb. This is a beautiful LH that is very well kept up by 'The Friends'. They were thrilled to show off their great light. We were thrilled to be lucky enough to share it with them. Hopefully the Fresnel has survived. The lantern room glass was unique and the brass frame was awesome.
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I hope they hold their feet to the fire and don't let them cop a plea to a lesser charge. I don't know what the potential jail time and/or fines are, but they ought to consider wage garnishments and/or liens.
This is more than just general vandelism with spray paint or a busted pane of regular household glass. As bad enough as those are!
Be nice to see the prosecutor address each indivisual bullet hole or chip as a separate felony level crime. (Hey, the lens could arguably be valued in the 7 digit range, making this the "grand" version of a crime.) I could think of a few variations of punishment that would be appropriate for these clowns, most of which I shouldn't share publicly . . . One lesser version might involve a cat-o-nine-tails or even the basic cane as employed by some countries.
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How about putting them in the center of a 1st order lens at high noon without covering the windows? Just to give them a sense of what the lens can do!
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The persons responsible for this have pleaded quilty to misdimeaner mischief charges. They were fined $100,000 and sentenced to three terms in jail of 20 days each. The light house will be reopened to the public once cleanup and statbilization are complete. The USCG owns the fresnel lens and estimates $500,000 to repair. This will not be done.
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I hope the lens will be repaired. This is a wonderful lighthouse and beautiful setting and deserves to have its light shine. I have been there several times.
It sounds as if the two men are truly sorry FOR WHAT THEY DID, not just for getting caught. I hope the lens can be restored, and I think the sentencing was thoughtful and appropriate. SOME people learn from their mistakes, maybe these two will. I hope so!
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Christopher, this happened about a year ago. Here are a couple of links to the damage. First one is an article about the damage. The second one is the link to the photo in the same article showing a tech trying to salvage some of the damaged lens fragments.
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It appears that this young man is a screw-up and intends to remain so! It is ironic that a thing which was created for nothing but good, should have been damaged by a thing which seems capable of little but bad. Maybe the other one is still on the straight and narrow. Hope springs eternal!
I am sorry but I think these guys got away; way to easy... The Judge should understand by now that they haven't learned their lesson, I sincerely hope he lowers the boom on this guy..