Police in Portugal have arrested a man who set fire to a statue of Cristiano Ronaldo. The incident reportedly occurred near the Ronaldo Museum in Funchal.
This incident quickly became a topic of discussion on social media. Earlier, a user under the pseudonym zaino.tcc.filipe posted a video with the caption "God's Last Warning." In this video, she sprays flammable liquid on the statue, then sets it on fire, and then dances to rap music.
The hype and event address behind the video
For football fans, any symbol associated with Ronaldo's name is not just iron or bronze, it is labor, history, and pride. For this reason, the deliberate burning of the statue near the museum in Funchal surprised many. The video itself exacerbated the situation with actions imitating a "show."
What did the police do?
On Wednesday, the press service of the Portuguese public security police reported that the vandal's identity has been established and he has been detained. It is noted that the detained person had previously been accused of similar violations in Funchal.
A lesson for fans
This incident once again showed: "content" made for hype also does not exempt from legal responsibility. Respect for the symbols around Ronaldo's work and name is the simplest but most important rule of fan culture.
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