Posted on 08/30/2018 1:48:04 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The chief of the police force in Chapel Hill, N.C. ordered officers to stand down as protestors toppled a Confederate monument at the University of North Carolina, according to a report from local station WRAL News.
Lets give them space, Police Chief Chris Blue reportedly texted at 9 p.m. on the night of Aug. 20 as protesters gathered around the statue known as "Silent Sam," representing a Confederate soldier.
Moments later he wrote, Yes but do not engage w Crowd at statue. Stay way out.
The statue fell at about 9:30 p.m. Shortly after, the police began to form a small boundary around the statue, according to reports at the time from The Daily Tar Heel, a campus newspaper.
WRAL obtained 400 pages of chief Blues emails and texts from the days of Aug. 20-21 following a public relations request.
Law enforcement's handling of the protests and the toppling of the statue has come under scrutiny. Critics say they should have done more to prevent the statue from being taken down.
According to the WRAL, Blue kept a close eye on the situation developing around the statue, particularly the arrival of counter protestors.
He repeatedly asked about their location, according to the texts, and seemed to express concerns about a clash.
Need to make sure our plainclothes guys are really looking out for counter protesters to arrive, Blue reportedly texted at 7:35 p.m. This thing is all over tv and internet. The longer they take with the statue the more time Folks have to arrive.
Blues texts also seem to suggest that the UNC campus security force left the statue.
According to WRAL, Blue texted his officers that the UNC people were backing away from the statue.
An officer responded to the chief, texting Copy our folks did as well.
No one was injured in the protests but there face misdemeanor rioting or defacing public monument charges.
UNC had previously released a statement saying, at no time did the administration direct the officers to allow protesters to topple the monument.
During the event, we rely on the experience and judgment of law enforcement to make decisions on the ground, keeping safety as the top priority, the statement continued.
A member of the UNC System Board of Governors, Thom Goolsby, posted on Twitter last Thursday that the statue would be reinstalled as per state law.
The terrorists have won.
When vandals set the standards for the community, we are all victims.
That goes for graffiti 'art' or destroying public or private property.
Just like in the Durham statue incident, no one will be prosecuted.
Correct. It is same lack of police protection ( politicians ordering good cops to stand down? In Chicago, nyc, washDC, San Fransicko, Oakland, bezerkeley, even San Jose. Be sure to avoid such places or be prepared to protect yourself if u have to go there
Hmm, I wonder if these plainclothes guys were the instigators?
Many will not stand down....some will take a stand for this country.
Hmm, where have we heard that before?
From what I had read, I was expecting him to be a smaller man.
He is a very, very small man.
L
under the current dimmo gov they are...
There's certainly videos of the action, and certainly a number of leaders and members of the mob are well-known to the local cops and to school security officers.
Isn't there ANYONE in this town to file complaints....or is it Chicken Hill, North Carolina? Pick out a select few perps, throw the book at 'em and send 'em to the town hoosegow for as long as the law allows.
This is the height of approval of criminal vandalism, insane absurdity....and dereliction of duty on the part of law enforcement.
Leni
In a country that still believed in law and order, this guy would have been fired the next day. I ask again, why should anyone obey the law. The people that make the laws encourage others to break them, the Justice Dept is corrupt and its higher ups break the law with impunity, judges ignore the law and rule on their political views — if those whose job is to enforce it don’t support it, why should anyone.
Only you and I will be held to account. Time to refresh the tree of liberty with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Too many chief’s are jellyfish.
But when you are at the top, there is always some SJW trying to destroy your agency and nowadays, they are pretty damn effective.
The police chief that stands up to this communist oxygen stealers need vigorous citizen support. This will enable and encourage others to be stalwart. Otherwise they will continue to cave to snowflake brigade.
I suppose the confederate leaders were pro-slavery and since they are legitimate part of American history, their statues belong in Museums, not on streets.
When I visited Berlin and other cities in Germany, I do not recall seeing a single statue of Hitler on the streets. But the German museums have plenty of Hitler’s history. I walked all over Rome and do not recall seeing any statues of Mussolini in the streets either.
However the removal of any public statue should not be done by a mob. It should be processed by the local authorities in an orderly manner.
A public display of any historical figure in a street statue should match the current political philosophy of the country. Just my honest opinion.
This was a statue dedicated to the soldiers in the UNC area who served honorably in the confederacy. To compare this to Hitler or Mussolini is disgusting.
Confederacy was for slavery. Nothing more sordid, disgusting, anti-human being, and cruel.
This is for the soldiers who fought and died. Those on both sides are honored as American veterans. Tearing down statues is something you would expect from the Taliban.
I already said all Confederate statues should NOT be removed by mobs. Instead they shoud be removed by the government and placed in Museums as Germany & Italy has done.
There is no need to glorify anyone who fought to keep slavery alive. It is the most disgusting & vile human practice ever executed.
The statutes are to honor the soldiers. How hard is that for you to understand you worthless POS!
I understand slavery is evil. If those soldiers fought to save slavery, they are partners in evil deeds. All confederate statues are coming down, one way or other. Because we in America do not condone evil.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.