Hundreds protest at UNC-Chapel Hill Silent Sam monument

WRAL TV Raleigh ^ | 8/22/2017 | not posted

[MacNaughton]

Chapel Hill, N.C. — A student was arrested along with other protesters when about 800 people gathered at McCorkle Place on Tuesday night to demand the removal of the Silent Sam Confederate statue from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.

The statue was surrounded by two sets of barricades earlier Tuesday morning in an effort to prevent protesters getting close to it. The barriers, combined with the fact that the statue is continually monitored by surveillance cameras, prompted many to state that Silent Sam is better protected than any student on the campus.

At times Tuesday night, police had difficulty controlling the crowds as protesters chanted and marched for several hours, at times taking to Franklin Street and forcing the closure of the road, as officers dressed in riot gear guarded the monument.

"It doesn't need to be in the middle of campus. In a museum is fine, it's ok, but here in the middle of campus, it promotes violence," said protester Zaria Williams.

[hoopsnow]

Takiya Fatima Thompson, 22, was charged Tuesday with two felonies — participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot — and two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to property, the sheriff’s office said. She was held on $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday, Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gull Gilbert, 39, were arrested on the same charges, the sheriff’s office said. Additional arrests are expected, the office said.
In a statement, the Workers World Party said Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, was a member of the group “who climbed to the top of the statue to tie a rope around its neck before the crowd tore it down.” The above three members of the Workers World (Communist) Party planned and instigated the violent gathering. More info forthcoming on additional arrests.

The Marxist YouTube channel, Democracy Now, lauded and interviewed Takiyah Thompson on the video
“Meet the College Student Who Pulled Down a Confederate Statue in Durham & Defied White Supremacy”

[hoopsnow]

Takiya Fatima Thompson, 22, was charged Tuesday with two felonies — participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot — and two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to property, the sheriff’s office said. She was held on $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday, Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gull Gilbert, 39, were arrested on the same charges, the sheriff’s office said. Additional arrests are expected, the office said.
In a statement, the Workers World Party said Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, was a member of the group “who climbed to the top of the statue to tie a rope around its neck before the crowd tore it down.” The above three members of the Workers World (Communist) Party were part of the local communist branch that surrounded and brought down the statue. More info forthcoming on additional arrests.

The Marxist YouTube channel, Democracy Now, lauded and interviewed Takiyah Thompson on the video
“Meet the College Student Who Pulled Down a Confederate Statue in Durham & Defied White Supremacy”

[hoopsnow]

Takiya Fatima Thompson, 22, was charged Tuesday with two felonies — participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot — and two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to property, the sheriff’s office said. She was held on $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday, Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gull Gilbert, 39, were arrested on the same charges, the sheriff’s office said. Additional arrests are expected, the office said.
In a statement, the Workers World Party said Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, was a member of the group “who climbed to the top of the statue to tie a rope around its neck before the crowd tore it down.” The above three members of the Workers World (Communist) Party were part of the local communist branch that surrounded and brought down the statue. More info forthcoming on additional arrests.

The Marxist YouTube channel, Democracy Now, lauded and interviewed Takiyah Thompson on the video
“Meet the College Student Who Pulled Down a Confederate Statue in Durham & Defied White Supremacy”

[hoopsnow]

Takiya Fatima Thompson, 22, was charged Tuesday with two felonies — participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot — and two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to property, the sheriff’s office said. She was held on $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday, Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gull Gilbert, 39, were arrested on the same charges, the sheriff’s office said. Additional arrests are expected, the office said.
In a statement, the Workers World Party said Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, was a member of the group “who climbed to the top of the statue to tie a rope around its neck before the crowd tore it down.” The above three members of the Workers World (Communist) Party were part of the local communist branch that surrounded and brought down the statue. More info forthcoming on additional arrests.

The Marxist YouTube channel, Democracy Now, lauded and interviewed Takiyah Thompson on the video
“Meet the College Student Who Pulled Down a Confederate Statue in Durham & Defied White Supremacy”

[hoopsnow]

Takiya Fatima Thompson, 22, was charged Tuesday with two felonies — participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot — and two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to property, the sheriff’s office said. She was held on $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday, Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gull Gilbert, 39, were arrested on the same charges, the sheriff’s office said. Additional arrests are expected, the office said.
In a statement, the Workers World Party said Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, was a member of the group “who climbed to the top of the statue to tie a rope around its neck before the crowd tore it down.” The above three members of the Workers World (Communist) Party were part of the local communist branch that surrounded and brought down the statue. More info forthcoming on additional arrests.

The Marxist YouTube channel, Democracy Now, lauded and interviewed Takiyah Thompson on the video
“Meet the College Student Who Pulled Down a Confederate Statue in Durham & Defied White Supremacy”

[hoopsnow]

Takiya Fatima Thompson, 22, was charged Tuesday with two felonies — participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot — and two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to property, the sheriff’s office said. She was held on $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday, Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gull Gilbert, 39, were arrested on the same charges, the sheriff’s office said. Additional arrests are expected, the office said.
In a statement, the Workers World Party said Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, was a member of the group “who climbed to the top of the statue to tie a rope around its neck before the crowd tore it down.” The above three members of the Workers World (Communist) Party were part of the local communist branch that surrounded and brought down the statue. More info forthcoming on additional arrests.

The Marxist YouTube channel, Democracy Now, lauded and interviewed Takiyah Thompson on the video
“Meet the College Student Who Pulled Down a Confederate Statue in Durham & Defied White Supremacy”

[hoopsnow]

Takiya Fatima Thompson, 22, was charged Tuesday with two felonies — participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot — and two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to property, the sheriff’s office said. She was held on $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday, Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gull Gilbert, 39, were arrested on the same charges, the sheriff’s office said. Additional arrests are expected, the office said.
In a statement, the Workers World Party said Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, was a member of the group “who climbed to the top of the statue to tie a rope around its neck before the crowd tore it down.” The above three members of the Workers World (Communist) Party were part of the local communist branch that surrounded and brought down the statue. More info forthcoming on additional arrests.

The Marxist YouTube channel, Democracy Now, lauded and interviewed Takiyah Thompson on the video
“Meet the College Student Who Pulled Down a Confederate Statue in Durham & Defied White Supremacy”

[hoopsnow]

Takiya Fatima Thompson, 22, was charged Tuesday with two felonies — participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot — and two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to property, the sheriff’s office said. She was held on $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday, Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gull Gilbert, 39, were arrested on the same charges, the sheriff’s office said. Additional arrests are expected, the office said.
In a statement, the Workers World Party said Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, was a member of the group “who climbed to the top of the statue to tie a rope around its neck before the crowd tore it down.” The above three members of the Workers World (Communist) Party were part of the local communist branch that surrounded and brought down the statue. More info forthcoming on additional arrests.

The Marxist YouTube channel, Democracy Now, lauded and interviewed Takiyah Thompson on the video
“Meet the College Student Who Pulled Down a Confederate Statue in Durham & Defied White Supremacy”

[hoopsnow]

Takiya Fatima Thompson, 22, was charged Tuesday with two felonies — participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot — and two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to property, the sheriff’s office said. She was held on $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday, Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gull Gilbert, 39, were arrested on the same charges, the sheriff’s office said. Additional arrests are expected, the office said.
In a statement, the Workers World Party said Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, was a member of the group “who climbed to the top of the statue to tie a rope around its neck before the crowd tore it down.” The above three members of the Workers World (Communist) Party were part of the local communist branch that surrounded and brought down the statue. More info forthcoming on additional arrests.

The Marxist YouTube channel, Democracy Now, lauded and interviewed Takiyah Thompson on the video
“Meet the College Student Who Pulled Down a Confederate Statue in Durham & Defied White Supremacy”

[hoopsnow]

Takiya Fatima Thompson, 22, was charged Tuesday with two felonies — participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot — and two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to property, the sheriff’s office said. She was held on $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday, Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gull Gilbert, 39, were arrested on the same charges, the sheriff’s office said. Additional arrests are expected, the office said.
In a statement, the Workers World Party said Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, was a member of the group “who climbed to the top of the statue to tie a rope around its neck before the crowd tore it down.” The above three members of the Workers World (Communist) Party were part of the local communist branch that surrounded and brought down the statue. More info forthcoming on additional arrests.

The Marxist YouTube channel, Democracy Now, lauded and interviewed Takiyah Thompson on the video
“Meet the College Student Who Pulled Down a Confederate Statue in Durham & Defied White Supremacy”

[hoopsnow]

Takiya Fatima Thompson, 22, was charged Tuesday with two felonies — participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot — and two misdemeanors — disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to property, the sheriff’s office said. She was held on $10,000 bond.
On Wednesday, Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 35, Ngoc Loan Tran, 24, and Peter Gull Gilbert, 39, were arrested on the same charges, the sheriff’s office said. Additional arrests are expected, the office said.
In a statement, the Workers World Party said Thompson, a student at North Carolina Central University, was a member of the group “who climbed to the top of the statue to tie a rope around its neck before the crowd tore it down.” The above three members of the Workers World (Communist) Party were part of the local communist branch that surrounded and brought down the statue. More info forthcoming on additional arrests.

The Marxist YouTube channel, Democracy Now, lauded and interviewed Takiyah Thompson on the video
“Meet the College Student Who Pulled Down a Confederate Statue in Durham & Defied White Supremacy”

[Nailbiter]

“It doesn’t need to be in the middle of campus. In a museum is fine, it’s ok, but here in the middle of campus, it promotes violence,” said protester Zaria Williams.

Appears that the statue is being blamed for people promoting violence— take a look in the mirror Zaria

[GOPJ]

Democrats will drop this issue.

Americans don’t agree with mob rule or destroying history - and that includes high numbers of citizens in the black and Hispanic Communities. The antic’s not working like the elites thought it would work.

The ‘statue stunt’ was created by ‘out of touch’ white liberal elites to cause resentment between the races. They miscalculated who we are ... all of us.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

‘Silent Sam’ is down: Protesters topple Confederate statue on UNC campus.

https://www.wral.com/

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

https://www.wral.com/news/video/17783343/ - Please watch video.

Anarchists - commies screaming:

People power; student power; worker power; black power; queer power F*** you statue.

This will not go over well with most NC voters.

[MacNaughton]

Wow. Thanks for the update 1 year later!

Not surprised. NC is a "purple" state now. And the "blue" heart of it is in the Triangle = Raleigh/ Durham/ Chapel Hill, especially the campuses of Duke and UNC-CH (and its lungs are in Charlotte and Asheville).

Pity that the powers that be at UNC-CH didn't create and relocate the statue to a historic park to preserve past history, however unsavory, like the Hungarians did in Budapest a few years after the Iron Curtain collapsed. See …

Memento Park

Now the commie anarchists in Chapel Hill are imitating the Soviets and ChiComs by scrubbing/ revising history.