Statue removal

What I find mind boggling is this physical removal of statues. Why? Well, it's physically draining, and dangerous with relevance to safety. There is always a risk of a big heavy object falling on someone. It is also littering, since they won't pick up after themselves. Not very civil, even if it may be biodegradable material. Of course, whom or whoever is backing the movement wants to appear that there is desperation and going by proper legal means can't be done...no time to waste, in other words. Obviously, the desperation wasn't there all that much during the previous 8 year administration, so obviously much is politics. Going by legal means ensures the statue is removed permanently, if deemed so. Not going via a legal process doesn't guarantee that the statue will not be reinstalled sooner or later thus the energy spent was a waste. Moreover, one is better off trying to transform how a society thinks via civil expression. Unless one has a well planned revolution in which a gradual escalation can be maintained this erratic behavior and scattered pockets of unrest appear to not be properly thought-out and foolish. Whoever is backing the movement might have a long-term goal perhaps, but doesn't seem to give a crap about the slaves they are currently using to achieve it.