Reporter sounds like a done deal. The vote was supposed to be now, it got pushed back to 8 00. Former commissioner ray kelly says the city is surrendering to violent crime. They are against any budget cut. These people have been here for a week around the clock are wanting him to cut a billion dollars. Sounds like the mayor is going to do that. Beyond the protesters, beyond the building, on chambers street that is some of the graffiti been painted out here by demonstrators. They made one arrest connected to the graffiti connected to that building. The other thing that happened, david, demonstrators clashing with Police Officers who came out here to try to clear the plaza. They were removing barricades. People were hanging on to barricades there was a lot of pushing and shoving. At some point, police, some of them had to use batons to separate themselves from demonstrators. Officers on scene made three arrests including resisting, disorderly conduct, harrassment and criminal tampering f
Much to the dismay and outrage of well d i guess what those who care more about stones symbols of hate than peoples flesh blood and lives never one to miss an opportunity to sound off in an Election Year u. S. President donald trump chimed in or rather tweeted in declaring i have authorized the federal government to arrest anyone who vandalize or destroys any monument statue or other such federal property in the United States with up to 10 years in prison. But it wasnt just the president was clutching his pearls the activists gadflies and Culture Police from the right even some on the left were also losing their collective minds on t. V. And social media over the toppling of these slave owning idols yes apparently the removal of the ulysses s. Grant statue was just a line too far for some people ignoring the fact that grant despite helping to win the. War didnt back to own slaves and presided over a particularly horrific chapter of physical and cultural genocide against native american
Reporter sounds like a done deal. The vote was supposed to be now, it got pushed back to 8 00. Former commissioner ray kelly says the city is surrendering to violent crime. They are against any budget cut. These people have been here for a week around the clock are wanting him to cut a billion dollars. Sounds like the mayor is going to do that. Beyond the protesters, beyond the building, on chambers street that is some of the graffiti been painted out here by demonstrators. They made one arrest connected to the graffiti connected to that building. The other thing that happened, david, demonstrators clashing with Police Officers who came out here to try to clear the plaza. They were removing barricades. People were hanging on to barricades there was a lot of pushing and shoving. At some point, police, some of them had to use batons to separate themselves from demonstrators. Officers on scene made three arrests including resisting, disorderly conduct, harrassment and criminal tampering f
Reporter sounds like a done deal. The vote was supposed to be now, it got pushed back to 8 00. Former commissioner ray kelly says the city is surrendering to violent crime. They are against any budget cut. These people have been here for a week around the clock are wanting him to cut a billion dollars. Sounds like the mayor is going to do that. Beyond the protesters, beyond the building, on chambers street that is some of the graffiti been painted out here by demonstrators. They made one arrest connected to the graffiti connected to that building. The other thing that happened, david, demonstrators clashing with Police Officers who came out here to try to clear the plaza. They were removing barricades. People were hanging on to barricades there was a lot of pushing and shoving. At some point, police, some of them had to use batons to separate themselves from demonstrators. Officers on scene made three arrests including resisting, disorderly conduct, harrassment and criminal tampering f
Much to the dismay and outrage of well. I guess what those who care more about stones symbols of hate than peoples flesh blood and lives never one to miss an opportunity to sound off in an Election Year u. S. President donald trump chimed in or rather tweeted in declaring i have authorized the federal government to arrest anyone who vandalize or destroys any monument statue or other such federal property in the United States with up to 10 years in prison who but it wasnt just the president clutching the pearls the activists gadflies and Culture Police from the right and even some on the left were also losing their collective minds on t. V. And social media over the toppling of these slave owning idols its apparently the removal of the ulysses s. Grant statue was just a line too far for some people ignoring the fact that grant despite helping to win the civil war didnt fact own slaves and presided over a particularly horrific chapter of physical and cultural genocide against native amer