> Nor does it mean otherwise, what's your point?

And I never said otherwise. Which is why I opened my original post with a question about what actually happened.

Yes, both cases you mention are damaging something. A better example might be - is a person who draws on a sidewalk with sidewalk chalk damaging it?

If someone moves my trashcan on the street 2' to the right so they can park where it was, have they damaged it?