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Real0ne -> County creating ‘absolute anarchy’ in Confederate statue case (8/28/2017 5:50:26 PM)
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At least two county commissioners, Heidi Carter and James Hill, have said they don’t think the activists should face felonies. Others have asked for leniency.
“The fact they are making a statement, and at the same time they control our raises, our budget, even the sheriff’s raises,” Martin said. “I am concerned about the political interference. I am concerned that everybody should be treated equally under the law. Just because you agree with someone’s underlying political leanings doesn’t mean you should try obtain favors for them.”
Commissioner Chairwoman Wendy Jacobs disagrees with Martin’s assessment.
“I do not agree with the comments that Major Martin said, but I also recognize that people have a lot of passionate feelings about the events of the last few weeks,” Jacobs said. “There are a lot of accusations about people’s motives and people’s actions, but the bottom line is that I think everyone is united in this community and that we all care deeply about Durham.”
Jacobs said that some time in the future she hopes to sit down with various individuals and have a constructive dialogue from different points of view.
“I think it is going to be a really important process for our community,” Jacobs said.
Martin, however, says the commissioners’ interference on the front end equates to “absolute anarchy that totally undermines the constitution of this country.”
“Anarchists are using the volatile issue of race to accomplish destruction and spread hatred. Is this what our political leadership desires? Is this leadership?” he wrote.
“Unfortunately the N.C. General Assembly passed a law in 2015 that took away Durham’s county commissioners’ ability to make any decision about the future of these monuments, and in that political climate without local recourse the protesters may have likened their actions of toppling a statue to the hurling of tea into Boston Harbor,” Hill wrote.
Read more here: http://www.heraldsun.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article169866612.html#storylink=cpy
ah yes the american dream!
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