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Vandalism Strikes Bratt Park Dedicated to Fallen Marine
July 16, 2025
Vandalism at a Bratt Park dedicated to the memory of a fallen Marine is under investigation.
Someone spray-painted several parts of Travis Nelson Park on Highway 4. Pavilions and the playground were painted, much of it with vulgarities that we are choosing not to show. The vandalism was discovered on Monday.
Some of the vandalism appears to refer to the rapper Tyler, The Creator and his music.
Escambia County Parks and Recreation stated the vandalism will be cleaned up this week.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620, or Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP.
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16 Responses to “Vandalism Strikes Bratt Park Dedicated to Fallen Marine”
This is totally disgusting, Caning would be right, disacrating this park named for a Good Man must not be allowed to go unpunished.
Funny how some people can say blame the parents. Maybe they do come from a good home and good parents. Maybe they were just being stupid kids . I guess everyone reading this has always been a perfect person and never done anything stupid, wished they could take back. Was it wrong yes do they need to pay for it yes but give me a break. Some people go way over board and don’t know all the facts.
Just saying…
I’ll volunteer to help clean it up. Just please post when the investigation is over and there is a work day scheduled to take care of it.
We should bring back public executions for these degenerates!
THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS
One day probably sooner than later he or she is going to wish they were a snake .
JJ, what makes you think the dad isn’t involved in the child’s life? Do you have some inside info we don’t know? You gonna tell us who did it? Or are you just presuming?
I agree with Steve‘s post. We need to put these misfits to work ; this kind of destruction of public places will continue until we do. We program these useless teens that they are too delicate for labor and they have to be bored all day because society doesn’t provide free entertainment and everything else they desire. A turn around in our attitude is badly needed.
Wow! Just Wow! I can’t help but shake my head. More than likely it’s some kids that had open access to a couple cans of spray paint and WAY too much time on their hands. I know because I speak from experience. I was a kid like this. I didn’t ever go this far but my friends did. When they did get caught the police got involved and taught, at least me, a very valuable lesson. Having the Sheriff’s department involved is the only way they will understand the gravity of their actions and that there is always consequences for bad behavior.
@Steve so right! Charge the parent(s) too. This kid apparently has issues that he needs supervision he’s not getting. What a destructive, nasty thing to do.
Make mom pay when caught…
What happens when dad isnt around!
Roadword also sounds great to me
Disgusting! A sociopath in development.
Best to stop them at the larval stage.
Bored kid 100% Just start asking questions within a mile of the park. It’s going to be a kid/teen with no parental supervision. Probably with a learning disability because they can’t spell or write properly. Make sure the parents get community service too.
The problem with this is there’s not enough punishment for the vandals. We need to bring back hard labor camps. Work the stupid out of them.
How pathetic must your life be, that this is what you do with your time; vandalize? When these wastes of human sperm are caught, I hope they are put to work mowing right-of-ways, picking up trash, cleaning out drainage ditches and shoveling horsecrap at the Equestrian unit of the Sheriff’s Dept.
Disgraceful!