How can they know intent?

[Meneldor]

https://abc7.com/historical-plaques-...laza/14103532/

How can the dipshits writing these articles know the intent of the vandals? How can they know they weren't stolen for literally no reason at all except perhaps some teens with the gumption to steal them choosing to do so?

Moreover, what is the intent behind the writers of the article in promulgating this perspective? Maybe no one gives a shit about the monumentalizing of inane shit in the greater los Angeles area , or at least a couple people just don't give a shit and got a wild hair up their asses to remove them?

How can this article be curated and distributed to the public as factual without a capture of the criminals and verification that it was done for the intent of profit?