Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Durham Sheriff Arrests In Confederate Statue Destruction: ‘No one is getting away'
The Hearld Sun ^ | 08/15/17 | Colin Warren-Hicks, Cliff Bellamy and Virginia Bridges

Posted on 08/15/2017 6:32:01 PM PDT by Enlightened1

DURHAM

The protester who climbed a ladder to help bring down a Confederate soldier statue was arrested Tuesday, and Sheriff Mike Andrews said his office will pursue felony charges against others.

“Let me be clear, no one is getting away with what happened,” Andrews said.

Takiyah Thompson, a member of Workers World Party and student at N.C. Central University, was arrested after activists held a press conference at NCCU Tuesday afternoon.

In a release Thompson said she was the one who tied a rope around the soldier’s neck so that others could pull the statue to the ground.

The protest left The Confederate Soldiers Monument, dedicated on May 10, 1924, headless on the grass.

Thompson was charged with participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 (Class H Felony) and inciting others to riot where there is property damage in excess of $1,500 (Class F Felony), the Sheriff’s Office said.

She also was charged with disorderly conduct by injury to a statue and damage to real property, both misdemeanors.

(Excerpt) Read more at heraldsun.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: arrests; destruction; dixie; durham; purge; statue; vandalism
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100101-110 next last
To: Enlightened1

The South IS rising again!

Hallelujah!

From a Yankee.


81 posted on 08/15/2017 8:29:40 PM PDT by lightman (Trump = A glorious amalgamation of Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Bodleian_Girl

If Moochelle Øbama had a sistuh...


82 posted on 08/15/2017 8:30:43 PM PDT by lightman (Trump = A glorious amalgamation of Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: Enlightened1

Workers World Party - communist group - communism’s murdered some sixty million or so over the years - when oh when will the press denounce the alt left they defend so strongly.....


83 posted on 08/15/2017 8:50:22 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: JBW1949
The courthouse was the COUNTY courthouse...The land it is on is county property...It is like an island in the middle of the city...

So if they were witnessing some other sort of felony, like an assault or a murder, they would be duty bound to just stand outside the border and watch?

No. That's just crap.

84 posted on 08/15/2017 9:42:18 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 55 | View Replies]

To: Enlightened1

That would require me driving 3,000 miles over water and another 3,000 =/- miles over land to do it.


85 posted on 08/15/2017 10:12:46 PM PDT by Dapper 26
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]

To: Enlightened1
Most can’t even afford a good lawyer

Are you kidding?

The ACLU is going to be all over this.

That two-stooler is going to have better representation than you or I could even think about.

86 posted on 08/16/2017 3:20:54 AM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: Enlightened1

Now. Will they put it BACK?


87 posted on 08/16/2017 4:59:59 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (If GOP won House, Senate and Presidency...why are the Democrats still in charge?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ThePatriotsFlag

I don’t know but they should.


88 posted on 08/16/2017 5:02:04 AM PDT by Enlightened1
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 87 | View Replies]

To: DiogenesLamp; Insigne123; cornfedcowboy

Guys...Call WRAL News....That is where I heard this right after it happened...

This was the first reason I heard about why the cops were standing around...They also are saying they were ordered to stand down...
How about it, Mr. retired PD??? Would you have obeyed a “stand down” order if you saw a crime being committed???


89 posted on 08/16/2017 5:50:17 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 84 | View Replies]

To: cornfedcowboy

Not necessarily...it varies from state to state...

www.quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/legal/police-jurisdiction

The short answer is that generally a police officer only has jurisdiction within his city limits, but several exceptions apply that might give the officer jurisdiction in a specific case. Also, some states give city police jurisdiction within their county, or even in the entire state.


90 posted on 08/16/2017 5:53:46 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 75 | View Replies]

To: DiogenesLamp

This was released last night...

Tuesday morning, the Durham County Sheriff’s Office, which is in charge of protecting the site, released a statement announcing that it is seeking charges against those who toppled the statue.

The Durham cops took video of the event Monday, but decided not to intervene, citing “the potential risk of injury to the public and officers should deputies attempt to control the crowd.”


91 posted on 08/16/2017 5:59:32 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 84 | View Replies]

To: JBW1949
This was the first reason I heard about why the cops were standing around...They also are saying they were ordered to stand down...

That I believe, and I have seen it confirmed from more than one source.

92 posted on 08/16/2017 6:09:26 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 89 | View Replies]

To: JBW1949
The Durham cops took video of the event Monday, but decided not to intervene, citing “the potential risk of injury to the public and officers should deputies attempt to control the crowd.”

A lie. One or Several Officers ordering people to "Get Back" would have caused the crowd to disperse, especially if he drew his firearm to emphasize the point.

93 posted on 08/16/2017 6:10:57 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 91 | View Replies]

To: TigersEye

Yep! LOL.


94 posted on 08/16/2017 7:06:08 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 66 | View Replies]

To: DiogenesLamp

I don’t know what to believe. There had to have been plenty of law enforcement around. This crowd didn’t gather out of thin air. It took at least some amount of time to get the group together.
I would imagine a stand down order was given. This is a big big problem on many fronts if true.
A couple officers could have easily put an end to this.


95 posted on 08/16/2017 8:05:28 AM PDT by cornfedcowboy
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 93 | View Replies]

To: Enlightened1

They need the full penalty as described by law. No more playing with these anti-American idiots


96 posted on 08/16/2017 8:08:26 AM PDT by clamper1797 (We are getting close to the last "box")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: cornfedcowboy
I don’t know what to believe. There had to have been plenty of law enforcement around. This crowd didn’t gather out of thin air. It took at least some amount of time to get the group together. I would imagine a stand down order was given. This is a big big problem on many fronts if true. A couple officers could have easily put an end to this.

Yes they could have, but have you seen the police Chief of Durham NC? She is a black female, and so it's easy to see why she would have no particular interest in protecting such a statue, and quite plausibly a great deal of animosity for it.

The personal preferences of a Chief are often understood and accommodated by their officers. What we have seen may have been a consequence of this dynamic.

97 posted on 08/16/2017 8:57:41 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 95 | View Replies]

To: Enlightened1; RightGeek; left that other site; cmj328; Nateman; Road Warrior ‘04; Newbomb Turk; ...

Update: Fourth person arrested after toppling of Durham County Confederate monument

http://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article167475062.html


98 posted on 08/16/2017 11:56:38 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (I was not elected to continue a failed system. I was elected to change it. --Donald J. Trump)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Enlightened1

bump


99 posted on 08/16/2017 11:56:50 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (I was not elected to continue a failed system. I was elected to change it. --Donald J. Trump)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Albion Wilde

Great!!! Keep going!!!!!!


100 posted on 08/16/2017 11:58:15 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 98 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100101-110 next last

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.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson