Confederate monument toppled in Green Hill Cemetery in Greensboro

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When is this shit going to stop...

https://triad-city-beat.com/confederate-monument-toppled-green-hill-cemetery

A monument that marks the mass grave of about 300 unknown Confederate soldiers in Green Hill Cemetery in Greensboro was toppled over the Fourth of July weekend.

The monument, a stamped copper statue featuring a soldier gripping a musket, was found lying on the ground on the morning of July 4 or July 5, said Jake Keys, a spokesperson for the city of Greensboro, which operates the cemetery. Keys said parks and recreation employees put the monument in storage, and the city has reached out to the Sons of Confederate Veterans, which owns the statue.


A plaque at the base indicates that the monument was most recently restored in 1984 by Col. John Sloan Camp 1290 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Greensboro. Calls and emails to officers of the organization were not returned at publication time.
 
I rode through there yesterday and saw it missing. I was really hoping that it would make it through all this bullshit since it was pretty well hidden. I worked in that place for 7 years and saw it everyday. Pisses me off. They built a nice base for it about 10 years ago that circled the monument. It’s private property they destroyed. Those spots aren’t owned by the city...
 
There's a really nice one just inside Mount Hope Cemetery in Florence. Again private property....we'll see??
 
Shame, wishful thinking but I wish they could find out who did it.
At least it wasnt damaged and it's in storage. But not cool
 
When people who care enough to intervene, do.
Back to what you were saying yesterday, people will react when the issue strikes close enough to home, but what is close enough? The cost of acting, especially for the folks that go first, is likely going to be very high. Every comment I have seen says that "I am not going to risk throwing my life away over a statue, but I will defend myself if I have to". I think the blocking the highways and jumping on people's cars is a lot more likely to draw a reaction. Similarly, the selective application of "law", especially when it is done on ethnic lines, is another area that could cause people to act. And yes, by act or react, I mean violently.
 
For most people "close to home" is actually the "door to home" getting kicked in, probably.
 
As far as statues on public property, the AHJ's have decided to take them down since the DA's and the judges will not met out any punishment for toppling them. Unless the private property owners "guard" their statues 24/7, the same thing will happen with no consequences. Remember in November folks!
 
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