Criminal charges against inanimate object attackers

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Law enforcement did everything in its power to avoid enforcing the law as angry protesters, inspired by the Charlottesville riots, toppled a Confederate statue in North Carolina on Monday. In fact, law enforcement stood by and watched the statue topple down.

Not once did the brave officers of the Durham Police Department or deputies with the Durham County Sheriff's Office step in as leftist activists brought a ladder up to the statue and used a rope to bravely pull it down. 

While not one militant was arrested Monday, on Tuesday, when the proverbial coast was clear, Durham County Sheriff Mike Andrews told the media that investigators were working to identify the protesters and planned to bring criminal charges against them.

While they're at it, they ought to identify law enforcement personnel who refused to uphold the law and do something about them.

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"We decided that restraint and public safety would be our priority," Andrews posted on the agency's website known as 'We serve to not get involved.'

"As Sheriff, I am not blind to the offensive conduct of some demonstrators nor will I ignore their criminal conduct."

But he ignored their criminal conduct while they were actually committing the crime.

"My deputies showed great restraint and respect for the constitutional rights of the group expressing their anger and disgust for recent events in our country. Racism and incivility have no place in our country or Durham," Andrews said unconvincingly.

Calls for additional comments weren't immediately provided to the press.

Look, I understand where the protesters are coming from and I agree that slavery is disgusting. Insofar as the neo-nazi scum are concerned, I believe Trump was foolish not to have immediately called it out. It isn't like he's shy about calling out radical Islamic terrorism, fake news, lyin' Ted, Crooked Hillary, or anything else that pierces his thin skin.

I also know that these same protesters are planing a march against Islamic slavery, female genital mutilation, and anti-Semitism, some time in the future.

Or maybe not.

The problem is, anger does not trump the rule of law. And anger should not eradicate historical fact, like the Russians did when Communism was all the rage. If a town or state votes to take down an historical statue, then let them. But it isn't okay for a bunch of anarchists to go about destroying property that isn't theirs. 

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The Confederate Soldiers Monument in Durham was dedicated in 1924 and shows a soldier holding a rifle. When it toppled down the crowd cheered and some brave boys and girls even began kicking it to symbolize what they would do if they outnumbered a real Confederate soldier.

Some of the boys and girls had selfies done standing or sitting on the toppled statue. It was a fun day for all the angry young munchkins.

It was obvious that somehow Donald Trump was going to get blamed for all of this. Identity politics is the only way the left knows how to operate and they're very good at it.

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But a young lady and two state troopers were killed in Charlottesville and that isn't about identity politics and shouldn't be used as a vehicle to launch one's opinion for either side.

It doesn't take a genius or a group of GOP pollsters to know that Trump should have immediately condemned the white supremacists, neo-nazis and KKK when the rally first began. It also should have immediately caused a reaction with the Charlottesville Police Department when both sides of the rally were showing up with weapons, shields and some had their faces covered.

The Charlottesville and Durham police departments failed to do their jobs when the danger was present and, in the latter case, when the law was being broken.

It's like the LifeLock commercial with the bank security monitor. He isn't there to stop the bank from being robbed--he's only there to monitor the situation.


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