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In troll game is tight news: Councilman saws through confederate statue leg, now says it is a public safety hazard and needs to be removed.

Slayven

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Tuskegee city councilman welcomes arrest over damaged Confederate statue

A Tuskegee city councilman who was among two people responsible for damaging a 115-year-old Confederate monument Wednesday struck a defiant tone Thursday as charges are mulled by the sheriff’s and district attorney’s offices.
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A Tuskegee city councilman who was among two people responsible for damaging a 115-year-old Confederate monument Wednesday afternoon struck a defiant tone Thursday, even as charges are mulled by the sheriff's and district attorney's offices.

Johnny Ford, a longtime former mayor and current city councilman, says the Confederate statue, which has stood for more than a century in the predominantly-Black city, represents slavery and that he is prepared to do whatever is necessary to have it removed.
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"Yes, bring it on, bring the charges on, I'm prepared for good trouble, like Congressman John Lewis, take me to jail," Ford explained. "I don't mind going to jail. Let me tell you something. Martin Luther King said if you, if you're not willing to die for something, there's really no reason. I'm willing to die for these issues, voting rights, civil rights, health rights, and in this case, justice and an end to slavery."
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"One leg has been sawed through," Ford said. "It is actually unsafe now for the statue to remain standing. It may fall and hurt someone. So, therefore, it is the county's responsibility, since they are assuming responsibility, to come and take it down."
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Z-Beat

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Opposition to the statue's removal don't really have a leg to stand on
 
Musubi

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Its astonishing how many confederate monuments are still up. I hope every single one of them is eventually torn down.
 
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DiipuSurotu

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Damn, he only cut into it. I thought he had literally cut it off, like the statue was now standing on one leg lol
 
Jibberhack

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The statue is owned by the daughters of the confederacy. They can fuck off into the sun.
 
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