Posted on 10/13/2020 7:19:04 AM PDT by brownwill6767
What began Saturday as a three-day “occupation” of the Santa Fe Plaza by Native activists and their supporters culminated on Indigenous Peoples Day with protesters toppling a controversial war monument.
About 50 people used a rope and chains to bring the obelisk down.
Santa Fe police officers monitoring the scene Monday made at least two arrests following earlier incidents but left before the obelisk’s collapse as protesters swarmed around it.
Late Monday, the city announced Dylan Wrobel, 27, had been arrested on suspicion of battery on a peace officer and resisting an officer. Also arrested was Sean Sunderland, 24, on suspicion of resisting an officer and criminal trespass.
“I think they did the right thing by leaving,” said Jim Trujillo, 59, a Native American who brought a hand drum to the rally. “I respected that the cops retreated because the situation was spiraling.”
Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber didn’t address the lack of police presence during a statement Monday evening broadcast live on Facebook, in which he condemned the destruction. In the late Monday news release, the city said two officers were attacked — six were on the Plaza at the time — and police made the decision to exit, then move forward to redeploy in the Plaza area.
But one city councilor criticized the decision to have officers leave the Plaza during the chaotic event.
“That was a failure on the city’s part,”
(Excerpt) Read more at santafenewmexican.com ...
Deputy Chief Ben Valdez and Chief Andrew Padilla did not return phone calls seeking comment. Padilla also declined to be interviewed Sunday night about the three-day demonstration.
Reminds me of “The Ten Commandments” with Pharoh demanding that Moses’s name be removed from every pylon and obelisk.
What a bunch of savages!
Why are we encouraging ‘victim mongers’ (indigenous peoples) to perform acts of vandalism when they have no obstacle to doing it by the vote?
Answer is obvious, they have no majority and no hope for one, so bingo, compliant officialdom permits these actions as the least problematical.
First get rid of history.
The only history allowed is what the party writes.
Then no one can say it was any different...............
“ and police made the decision to exit, then move forward to redeploy in the Plaza area.”
Getting tired of police everywhere doing this. No wonder the Marxists are so brazen.
Not a “Native American” in sight. All-White, America-hating Antifa Marxists tearing down a monument to Civil War Union soldiers.
The Marxist cities and states are destroying themselves. We will see if the voters in these states care.
Their votes determine their cities’ and states’ direction.
it might make Trump supporters who believe in law and order more enthusiastic to vote.
Now that they know the authorities will give them free rein, look for this to continue. There will be other monuments they will rip down. Since Santa Fe plaza is on anglo territory, does this now mean anglos and can go on native lands and tear down native monuments?
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“ and police made the decision to exit, then move forward to redeploy in the Plaza area.”
That is what it used to mean was that they ran like hell and redeployed [they love that word. I deployed my taser. I deployed my ass on the toilet seat.] under my bed or closet.
Wow. The majority of the inscriptions on this monument reference the “Federal” forces wins against the “Rebels” in Civil War battles.
Apparently the Union was as bad as the Confederacy to these clowns.
“I think they did the right thing by leaving,” said Jim Trujillo, 59, a Native American who brought a hand drum to the rally. “I respected that the cops retreated because the situation was spiraling.”
I don’t.
Bravely bold Sir Robin
Rode forth from Camelot.
He was not afraid to die,
Oh brave Sir Robin.
He was not at all afraid
To be killed in nasty ways.
Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin.
He was not in the least bit scared
To be mashed into a pulp.
Or to have his eyes gouged out,
And his elbows broken.
To have his kneecaps split
And his body burned away,
And his limbs all hacked and mangled
Brave Sir Robin.
His head smashed in
And his heart cut out
And his liver removed
And his bowls unplugged
And his nostrils raped
And his bottom burnt off
And his penis
“That’s, that’s enough music for now lads, there’s dirty work afoot.”
Brave Sir Robin ran away.
(”No!”)
Bravely ran away away.
(”I didn’t!”)
When danger reared it’s ugly head,
He bravely turned his tail and fled.
(”I never!”)
Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about
And gallantly he chickened out.
(”You’re lying!”)
Swiftly taking to his feet,
He beat a very brave retreat.
Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEicdkW295c
So I wasted time reading the entire link to discover what was controversial about it. It seems it was a Civil War victory monument with a plaque which made a passing reference to "savage" Indians and the word "savage" had been chiseled away decades ago.
So for that, the entire monument had to go? Now, that might actually make sense if some southerner's tender feelings were hurt because New Mexico was once a slave territory and a Union monument could be seen as gloating. But I somehow do not think this is the case here.
Santa Fe has a lot of Indians that make a sell very expensive jewelry. I am sure this will help their businesses /sarc
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