"Fury as more graffiti hits anti-violence sign put up after mum's death," Simone Fox Koob, Sydney Morning Herald, September 4, 2018

The type of behaviour outlined in this article falls on a spectrum of what is called "resistance". Resistance occurs when a person is threatened, or perceives they are being threatened, by change. Challenging rigid views around gender and gender roles, and the way such views underpin family/domestic violence, is challenging to some in the community, and this manifests itself in resistance. The sort of behaviour discussed in the article seems pointless and destructive, but it has been argued that for resistance to occur, then change must be occurring, albeit gradually. Preventing violence against women and children involves cultural change, and cultural change is a slow process which requires a long term, multi-faceted approach.  You can find the article here.

This article also appears in The Age.