Someone Smashed The Disputed Oklahoma Ten Commandments Monument To Pieces

[Galraedia]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Someone drove up a ramp near the Oklahoma Capitol steps overnight and into a disputed granite monument of the Ten Commandments, smashing it to pieces in an apparent act of vandalism, authorities said.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. George Brown said the person abandoned the car and fled the scene after destroying the monument Thursday night, and that investigators are searching the sedan for clues. He said he didn't know if there were any witnesses, but that investigators are reviewing security video.

The 6-foot-tall monument was erected in 2012 with the blessing of Oklahoma's conservative Legislature. The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma has been suing to have it removed, arguing that it violates the state constitution and could be seen as a state endorsement of a religion.

"We consider this an act of violence against the state of Oklahoma," said Republican state Rep. Mike Ritze, of Broken Arrow, whose family spent nearly $10,000 having the monument erected. "We are obviously shocked and dismayed, but we're not discouraged," he said, vowing to have it rebuilt.

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[bmac19gg]

1. how disappointing

You don't change things with random acts of anonymous violence. That's just cowardly.

[RobertEarl]

9. Guy's name was Moses?

Amirite?

[Electric Monk]

2. Update: Suspect in custody

here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=5709017

[arcane1]

3. He says Satan made him do it. Who am I to argue?

Though seriously: while I think the monument was not only unconstitutional, and also displayed a profound ignorance of both the commandments themselves and of our legal system, vandalism isn't the way to go.

[juxtaposed]

4. satan made him piss on it too.

[Cartoonist]

5. He's a hero to me.

No one died, no one was hurt. The display was an affront to the freedom of religion. Will Republican state Rep. Mike Ritze, of Broken Arrow, whose family spent nearly $10,000 having the monument erected pony up another ten grand?

Had the monument been on private property, then it would have been an act of vandalism and I would not have supported it.

[Takket]

7. Attempting to further your cause through violence....

Only discredits your cause on the whole through the eyes of the public. This hurts the cause of those that want a government free from religion.

[JI7]

6. is this the guy who hates the president and threanted to kill him ?

[msongs]

8. it's god's will nt

[awoke_in_2003]

10. I bring you these 15 (crash)...

oy, 10. Ten commandments.

on edit: For the record, I don't want them there, but I don't condone vandalism either.