Protesters pull down Confederate statue at old Durham County courthouse

[8/15/17/]  A crowd of protesters gathered outside the old Durham County courthouse on Main Street Monday evening in opposition to a Confederate monument in front of the government building.

Around 7:10 p.m. a woman using a ladder climbed the statue of a Confederate soldier and attached a rope around the statue.

Moments later, the crowd pulled on the rope and the statue fell.  One man quickly ran up and spat on the statue and several others began kicking it.

Durham police later said they monitored the protests to make sure they were “safe” but did not interfere with the statue toppling because it happened on county property.

“Because this incident occurred on county property, where county law enforcement officials were staffed, no arrests were made by DPD officers,” Durham Police spokesman Wil Glenn said in a statement.

Durham County Sheriff’s deputies videotaped the statue being brought down — but didn’t stop it from happening.

After toppling the statue, the protesters started marching. They blocked traffic with authorities trying to stay ahead of them. The protesters made their way down East Main Street to the site of the new Durham Police Department.

In 1924, the Confederate statue was dedicated to Durham.

Engraved on the front of the monument is “The Confederate States of America.”

Above it, was the statue representing a soldier who fought in the civil war.

“Today we got a small taste of justice,” protester Jose Ramos said after the statue was down.

Later Monday night, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper Tweeted: “The racism and deadly violence in Charlottesville is unacceptable but there is a better way to remove these monuments.”

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Comment by Parrhesia on August 16, 2017 at 4:06pm

Safety of those involved in criminal activity must be a priority.

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on August 16, 2017 at 3:47pm

NC Gov: We Should Remove Confederate Statues so No One 

Gets Hurt Pulling Them Down

most moronic statement made since,

"Ya got to pass it to see what's in it"

Comment by Parrhesia on August 15, 2017 at 8:47pm

Yeah, she was arrested.  So funny that it was a press conference.  Hope they get the rest of them.

Comment by Central Scrutinizer on August 15, 2017 at 8:41pm
Comment by Central Scrutinizer on August 15, 2017 at 8:40pm

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" ;)

Comment by Parrhesia on August 15, 2017 at 10:48am

The Sheriff plans to file charges after his investigators identify the criminals from the video.  Wouldn't it have been easier to arrest them at the scene?

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