SCP-011 - Sentient Civil War Memorial Statue

Item #: SCP-011 Object Class: Safe Special Containment Procedures: SCP-011 and its surrounding area must be cleaned daily. For safety reasons, cleaning must begin at least thirty minutes after sunset and must be performed by at least two personnel, who are advised to be aware of any anomalies with SCP-011 and its swept debris. If SCP-011 is not cleaned for any reason for more than two days, local residents must be contacted and reminded not to approach the object. [Containment procedures suspended in 2004] Description: SCP-011 is a Civil War memorial statue located in Woodstock County, Vermont. The statue depicts a young male soldier holding a rifle at his side, carved from granite quarried in the nearby region. SCP-011 is occasionally observed to fire its rifle at birds preparing to land on or defecate on it. According to witnesses, these actions are often accompanied by the sound of grinding rock, but cause no structural damage to the object itself. Source: http://scpwiki.com/scp-010 CC-BY-SA licensed.