Is Stealing Art Good or Bad?
Berbelang, Fuentes, and Yellow Jack are all involved in an elaborate scheme to take art pieces from different museums and return them to the cultures they were stolen from. To them, the “art” is actually important relics in religious rituals, and their end goal is to reawaken lost spirits and deities. So, it is wrong of them to be taking these pieces? From one point of view, yes, taking these art pieces is wrong. Museums are meant to spread information to the general public and introduce them to different civilizations in the world. By taking certain art pieces away, people are not exposed to as many different artistic styles and have a narrower sense of what art is. Less well-known cultures become even more obscure than before. Museums also rely on the art pieces to bring people in and fund their employees. Removing the art suddenly reduces the revenue, and could cause a small museum to close down. In addition, it is stealing. Even i...