Protesters topple Confederate statue in NC

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(08-16-2017, 02:25 PM)Millhouse Wrote: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/08/15/gettysburg-park-officials-confederate-monuments-here-stay/570779001/

Gettysburg National Park said they will not remove any Confederate statue or monument within the park. And rightfully so, because this is where history actually happened. This isnt some city park or a courthouse, but where a battle actually took place. And all of the monuments/statues there are on the location of what they represent. I truly hope people will recognize the difference of statues/monuments where battles took place, where someone is buried, or somewhere of historical significance as opposed to city parks & courthouses that lack that similar connection to a historical event that occurred there.

I can completely agree that places like those bolded are no place for those sort of "reminders".  In a city park is essentially saying "Look here, bothas and sistas, this is our town and always will be.  Know your role".  In front of a courthouse?  C;mon, what black citizen actually thinks they can have a legitimate shot at a fair trial, with that sort of nostalgia staring them in the face, as they enter the building?

While it is long past time for those statues to go, going about it with a mob mentality is completely unacceptable.  4 were arrested in connection with the crimes, this woman getting the most and biggest of the charges.

http://abc11.com/politics/protester-who-pulled-down-durham-statue-arrested/2309889/

But, in historical spots?  Absolutely they should be preserved.