Protestors in Durham topple confederate statue (Charlotte, Franklin: appointed, unemployed, live)

[m378]

Originally Posted by Poggly Woggly

Hard to figure isn't it.

It's a difficult time for the police. They have to tread very carefully.

[NM posts]

I surprised myself in that a week ago I would have disapproved of this and now I guess I'm a different person - it's ok.

But! I do agree this is probably going to draw in some tiki torches, and that's not good at all.

I was at the vigil yesterday, today I went to the pet store instead. Kinda wish I were there today as this will be an iconic moment.

Yesterday the police had the area surrounded; today they likely did as well and wisely let it play out.

[muvonga]

Originally Posted by Poggly Woggly

Hard to figure isn't it.

Maybe it's better that police weren't around. Not sure rowdy crowds and police make good bedfellows.

[NM posts]

Originally Posted by muvonga

Maybe it's better that police weren't around. Not sure rowdy crowds and police make good bedfellows.

Oh, they were there for sure. They were last night. They made a good choice to stand back.

[LM117]

The people that tore down the statue are f'n idiots. That's not a good way to get people to take you seriously and does nothing but give the far right more fodder for their base. The last thing Durham needs is to become another Charlottesville. Virginia has been a hotbed over the last couple of years. First, Danville and it's Confederate flag controversy and now Charlottesville. Danville recently put new signs at the city limits that says "Welcome to Danville. A city of diversity and inclusion". I fail to keep a straight face every time I see those signs. A few months ago when I was downtown paying my light bill, I saw a shirtless guy walking across the Union Street bridge over the Dan River with a big ass swastika tattoed on his back. Danville is such a lovely place.

It was embarrassing as hell seeing my home state make headlines last year over HB2. I don't want to see NC follow Charlottesville's example, though by the looks of things, I don't think this is gonna go quietly.

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by DPK

Create an exhibit in a museum called "Stupid Sh1t People Did" for all I care and stick the statues there, along with a documentary of the current presidency.

OK. keep one. Then melt the other 200,000

[m378]

They could have proved their point by throwing a sheet over the statue. Instead they destroyed government property, spit on it, kicked it, etc. These are just people looking for attention - that's it and that's all. They may not even be sure about the history that they're supposedly protesting.

[Poggly Woggly]

Originally Posted by muvonga

Maybe it's better that police weren't around. Not sure rowdy crowds and police make good bedfellows.

Yeah, you're probably right. Could have been much worse I suppose.

[Canes2006Champs]

Somewhere, someone is going to pull one of these statues right down on him/herself and others. They'll sue the city for it too

[Sherifftruman]

Originally Posted by DPK

Wonder where they were to begin with for it to escalate as far as it did.

State Capitol police were probably in Raleigh. this was in Durham. Some Durham Co sheriff deputies were apparently there videoing things so I wouldn't be surprised to see some arrests.