The phrase "wanton destruction" means causing deliberate and unnecessary harm, damage, or ruin without any justifiable reason or purpose. Full definition
Ragnar Elmgren, a distinguished Swedish ecologist, called the closing of the ELA «an act of wanton destruction of the scientific value» that would leave «Canada much less prepared to tackle the important challenges of managing its freshwaters under climate change.» (thetyee.ca)
«We are not against cattle rearing or saying cattle rearing should be banned but we want free grazing of cattle on our farms, at our expense with wanton destructions of our crops and means of livelihood to be stopped forthwith.» (punchng.com)
There's just something about wanton destruction that tickles that... (kotaku.com)