Posted on 08/13/2016 10:22:11 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
The bronze statue of former police commissioner and mayor Frank Rizzo that stands across from City Hall was buffed and polished ahead of last month's Democratic convention. His son said he wanted his father's shoes, which were often said to reflect like glass, shined for the festivities.
But on Friday, two protesters had different plans for the statue.
They draped a Ku Klux Klan hood on Rizzo's head, calling the monument a reminder of racial strife and discrimination that must come down. More than a thousand people have agreed with the duo, and have signed a petition calling for the statue to be removed.
"It should have never been built," said Asa Khalif, a member of the Black Lives Matter movement who organized Friday's protest. "And it should have never been placed here for us to be reminded of his brutality."
Police removed the hood after about 20 minutes.
Mayor Kenney has said he would consider moving the statue, which was a gift to the city and paid for by Rizzo's family and friends. But he said the "dialogue won't be started and finished over a few days and a few hundred signatures."
City Council President Darrell L. Clarke said he has questioned the statue's location in front of the Municipal Services Building since it was erected in 1998, seven years after Rizzo died, and was glad the petition has sparked a conversation about his legacy.
There are impassioned voices on both sides.
A counter petition created Thursday urging Kenney to leave the statue where it is quickly gained supporters and suppressed the numbers on the original petition.
Rizzo was a dominant force in Philadelphia for more than three decades and a divisive character.
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He was a law and order mayor who kept crime off the streets. Hence, the left hates him.
Just tell the protesters that you’ll “consider” it AFTER SEATTLR dumps LENIN’S Statue in the Ocean!
Tyrants erase history
SEATTLE, Washington.
I see 6 cops taking on two protesters, good thing there is no crime in Philly
I got a call from a headhunter regarding a position in Seattle. He asked why I turned in down. I replied that I would probably get arrested for urinating on Lenin’s statue. He said that I probably would not be interested in any position on the Pacific coast.
I did not know there is a Lenin statue in Seattle. I was there only once, in 1998. Was it there at that time? People in that part of the country seem to idolize tyranny in all leftist shapes.
I was in Philadelphia in 1991 about the time that Mr. Rizzo died. Haven’t been back; is it safe there now?
If I based my understanding of the US on the products of the MSM and TV, I would assume the US to be a majority black nation ruled by a tiny minority of brutal Muslim hating white police forces who are unaccountable to the GLBT run government.
Bravo for you! The Pacific Coast has become a nightmare! I get furious every time I think about Lenin’s statue in a park where children play. Next they’ll be erecting a statue of Mao!
Hope you have a great job somewhere in the south.
Today’s thread with a new photo.
FYI - Yesterday’s thread and comments on this topic:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3458968/posts
KKK? that’s a silly hat to put on him. Why did they start recruiting Italian Roman Catholics at the end? :) freaking nimrods don’t even know history. by the way there is a New Birth of a Nation movie coming out. I wonder how it will be made I know it will be anti-American. just like the new Ben Hur movie won’t have an ounce of scenes with Christ in it.
Get a job!
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