Cops Threaten to Prosecute the Heroes Who Toppled a Confederate Statue in North Carolina
Less than a day after a crowd of protesters toppled a Confederate statue outside a Durham, NC, courthouse, law enforcement officials have announced plans to seek criminal charges against those responsible.
“I am grateful the events that unfolded Monday evening did not result in serious injury or the loss of life, but the planned demonstration should serve as a sobering example of the price we all pay when civil disobedience is no longer civil,” Durham County Sheriff Mike Andrews said in a lengthy statement to the local Indy Week newspaper.
Noting that his staff had met with “community partners” before Monday afternoon’s protest, which resulted in the toppling of a monument to Confederate soldiers, Andrews explained that “collectively, we decided that restraint and public safety would be our priority” during the event itself.