All I can say is at least someone got a thrill out of it...
So, in that regard it wasn't a complete waste. Perhaps if they'd realised they could be playing Mortal Kombat on that thing they would have made a very different kind of video.
A vintage Blaupunkt will likely give more of a "classic" arcade look than a Sony PVM, in my experience. That said, I've also seen PVMs on the side of the road here that have met a similar fate...
Very sad.
There are far bigger CRT crimes currently going on in the world. That video was a cruel murder but the shots I've attached (taken by my new mate Rob who's also CRT obsessed) are more like CRT genocide.