Grave robbers have been raping the memory of the dead for decades. Sure the Egyptian mummies were buried with priceless gold objects. And yes, Jim Morrison's grave stone was a bit pretentious, but did you have to steal John Lennon's glasses?

 

Lennon was shot in 1980 and was posthumously honored in Liverpool, England with a statue of his likeness placed at the city's John Lennon Airport in 2002. Yes, Liverpool is large enough for an Airport. Yes, the airport is named after a musician.

 

Sculptor Tom Murphy has criticized the theft, as the statue was damaged when the thief made off with the glasses.