Must admit I have no idea about london and how noticeable well known the plaque is.
Assuming he is drunk and had no idea that memorial is there ( and judging by the photo it doesn't look massively obvious) I would say it could be slightly harsh getting much more than a warning/slap on wrist or FPN.
Not saying that being drunk and ignorant is an excuse
It will be interesting to see the difference in penalty for those actually caught willfully defacing monuments?
For me doesn't seem a lot of intent from the boy having a pee, unfortunate and stupid as it was, but willfully defacing and vandalising a memorial should be punished far harder, in my opinion
To me it does seem scary the different way the press seem to be pushing 1 side more than the other.
I take it this boy was caught purely due to the photos rather than a polisman being there at the time?
Althou I do think the offence is handled very differently in Scotland compared to England.
When u go to a Scottish music festival there's blokes p*ssiing against every semi screened security fence there is, hell even a lot off birds doing the same.
Polis generally turn a blind eye ( same at big fitba games or gala days) if ur making some extent to be discreet and not p*ssing over someone's property.
At English festivals u just don't get it and seen folk lifted for minor stuff.