In the context of Black Lives Matter street mural (Indianapolis), explain the Vandalism of the History.
Overnight on the morning of Sunday, August 9, about one week after the mural was completed, it was defaced with white and gray paint splatter across the length of the mural. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department stated that it was investigating the vandalism as a crime. Several of the mural's artists expressed their lack of surprise at the occurrence, and the group of artists and organizers released a statement that "the vandalism that occurred is a visual depiction of what hate looks like." Subsequently, the artists stated their intention to leave the vandalism in place, saying it was demonstrative of the racism the mural was seeking to address.
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