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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRichmond protesters have set the United Daughters of the Confederacy building on fire
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Richmond protesters have set the United Daughters of the Confederacy building on fire (Original Post)
RandySF
May 2020
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Buckeye_Democrat
(15,015 posts)1. Well, there's a fire that makes sense to me!
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)11. Yes. A positive change from the neighborhood pharmacy. nt
Solly Mack
(92,258 posts)2. I actually cackled
murielm99
(31,358 posts)3. Uhmmmmm....
I feel so guilty for this post.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,590 posts)4. Local coverage here....
UPDATED: Two Capitol Police offers taken to hospital as violence erupts and tear gas deployed during second night of protesting in Richmond
By SABRINA MORENO Richmond Times-Dispatch
Read it here: https://www.richmond.com/news/local/updated-two-capitol-police-offers-taken-to-hospital-as-violence-erupts-and-tear-gas-deployed/article_a2299cb2-367a-5f13-a107-97a4ca8a1f68.html
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Article goes on to describe tonight's protests, violence and crimes in and around Richmond.
Protests in Louisville were considerably quieter tonight.
KY................
By SABRINA MORENO Richmond Times-Dispatch
Read it here: https://www.richmond.com/news/local/updated-two-capitol-police-offers-taken-to-hospital-as-violence-erupts-and-tear-gas-deployed/article_a2299cb2-367a-5f13-a107-97a4ca8a1f68.html
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1:25 a.m. update: The headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was ablaze in the early hours on Sunday morning as protests raged in Richmond.
The Richmond Fire Department could be seen working to put out the fire, which appeared to cover much of the front side of the building, which is located on Arthur Ashe Boulevard.
Nine fire trucks and a police line three blocks long worked to assuage the fire and protect the building.
Graffiti covered much of the buildings facade: f--- racists, police are creepy, stole from us, and more.
The Richmond Fire Department could be seen working to put out the fire, which appeared to cover much of the front side of the building, which is located on Arthur Ashe Boulevard.
Nine fire trucks and a police line three blocks long worked to assuage the fire and protect the building.
Graffiti covered much of the buildings facade: f--- racists, police are creepy, stole from us, and more.
Article goes on to describe tonight's protests, violence and crimes in and around Richmond.
Protests in Louisville were considerably quieter tonight.
KY................
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)5. Somehow, this doesn't make me sad.
AllyCat
(16,904 posts)6. Will never understand why a group like that still exists
Let alone have a freaking building to celebrate their hatred of people not like them.
Retrograde
(10,567 posts)7. My husband's response: good
and his grandmother was a member.
Laffy Kat
(16,502 posts)8. Well, if you're gonna burn something.....
Good choice.
dalton99a
(83,754 posts)9. Most excellent.
rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)10. I'm close to Richmond. My daughter lives in Richmond.
And I dont want Richmond to burn again. Decent people live there. And most Democrats like my daughter and her boyfriend live there.
Missn-Hitch
(1,383 posts)12. Well. That was a freebie.
JI7
(90,226 posts)13. that actually makes sense
Gore1FL
(21,721 posts)14. I don't like to see arson. I don't like to see firemen put in danger.
Other than that, fuck the daughters of the confederacy, the sons of the confederacy, and the confederacy in general.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)15. Sherman just wasn't given enough time (nt)
ProfessorGAC
(69,352 posts)16. For Some Reason...
...I approve of this thing I don't approve of!
Also, they need their own building? Is it on the corner of Moron & Loser streets?