Vandalised would be a more accurate description.
Posting this mostly to comment on the near daily culture war distractions being peddled by the government to distract from all the horrible shit they’re doing, and the effect this is having to embolden bigots and fascists to commit more extreme acts.
On one hand the crossing looked awful and used the ugly new flag. But that doesn’t give anyone except the council the right to remove. Pure hate motivated crime.
I honestly feel sorry for the people who did this, it’s a horrible way to live your life.