Crowds Of People Turn Themselves In to Police For Tearing Down Confederate Statues (WATCH)

[Julian Englis]

Source: LawNewz

Following the public toppling of a Confederate statue in Durham, North Carolina earlier this week, local police began a series of raids and arrests targeting anti-racists involved with the removal.

One of those arrested was Takiyah Thompson, a 22-year-old woman slapped with a litany of charge–including two felony counts of participating in a riot and inciting others to riot. Lauded as a hero by many activists and admirers across the country, Thompson’s targeting by law enforcement is not sitting well with those who cheered on and helped hasten the–statue’s undoing.

So, right now, anti-racists are staging a two-pronged action against the Durham County Sheriff’s Office. Nationally, there’s a call for people to clog up the phone lines and demand that Thompson’s charges be dropped.

Locally, however, the action is a bit more inspired–and arguably even inspiring. Scores of activists this morning marched into the Durham County Sheriff’s Office demanding to be arrested.

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/lawnewz.com/video/crowds-of-people-turn-themselves-in-to-police-for-tearing-down-confederate-statues-watch/amp/

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This is how the left protests. Words and deeds are bigger than guns and posturing. No one is crying to a camera while claiming to be brave.

[Adsos Letter]

1. "I am Spartacus!"

[mahannah]

5. Yes!

[barbtries]

2. first time i ever felt a swell of pride

I live here. but can't seem to name it home even though if the real estate market doesn't ease up in CA i'll probably end up dying here. but today i was moved by this action.

so y'all with your automatic rejection of the south, don't! we have lots of great progressives, liberals, democrats - we just need lots more.

i mean all the stereotypes are true to one extent or another, but so is this. vive durham nc

[Rural_Progressive]

8. Good for ya'll

This is the sort of action that makes a positive difference. Regular, normal, working people are repelled by protestors yelling and shouting at each other regardless of the righteousness of a cause.

But people, quietly, and orderly doing something like this, well that catches their attention and admiration.

You have every reason to be proud. I hope we learn from examples like this and don't give little donnie any more traction for his false equivalency BS.

Myself, well my allergies have acting up a bit since I read about this action so I've got to go take care of my eyes right now, just hate it when they start to tear up like that.

[inanna]

3. Recommend!

This brought tears to my eyes.

[inanna]

4. This is really something.

I want to see this at the top of Greatest.

[inanna]

6. From the article:

>> But, after today’s rush of protesters demanding to be arrested, he’s refusing to arrest any more. <<

!!

This is one of the best things I've ever read on the internets.

[Duppers]

7. Yep, but I noted that charges against Takiyah Thompson

Have not been dropped.