The Confederate Flag

AnOminous said:
Someone just went up and took the fucking thing down.

And got arrested of course. I'd like to see them prosecute that to the end. Charge is "defacing a monument," which might not even accurately describe what was done.

They haven't replaced it, though.
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I don't know if that article has been updated since you posted it, but...
Newsome and Tyson, both 30, were charged with defacing a monument, a misdemeanor, and a new flag went up within about an hour, according to the S.C. Department of Public Safety.
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In a statement through activist group #BlackLivesMatter, Newsome explained her actions, saying, "we can't wait any longer."

"We can't continue like this another day," Newsome said. "It's time for a new chapter where we are sincere about dismantling white supremacy and building toward true racial justice and equality."
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That's somewhat ridiculous, of course you can wait another day. Unless she means that since even the Governor of SC is calling for the flag to be taken down, she was running out of time to make a political statement.

In any event, I agree that they'd be fools to try to prosecute them on the current charge, or at all. This is one of those moments where "Hey... don't do that again." is an appropriate response.
 
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Some JERK said:
I don't know if that article has been updated since you posted it, but...
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Pretty sure it was updated, because it said the opposite when I read it, in a line at the end.
 
Here. Just raise this over those state houses.

I think everyone can be satisfied by this compromise.

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