Cancel culture strikes again

[Larry]

Trying to find the pearl buried in this shit pile, once they have erased all record of slavery, when they start kissing and moaning about slavery we can say "what slavery? Prove it or it didn't happen...."

[George K]

Jesus....

[George K]

[Copper]

Christ

[Horace]

Shaun King is reliable.

[89th]

@89th said in Cancel culture strikes again:

I’m surprised the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Park wasn’t torn down earlier this month.

https://news.yahoo.com/protesters-try-pull-down-andrew-022526909.html

They tried last night.

[89th]

[89th]

Absolutely LOVE this move by Trump.

[Copper]

Do it

Lock 'em up

Retroactively would be great, get them all, every single one

[LuFins Dad]

So when are the mosques going to start coming down? I mean, Islam does have a history tied up with slavery, doesn’t it?

[Renauda]

Indeed Islam does and in some places continues to do so. But that is an inconvenient truth best left alone.

[Catseye3]

From Connecting Vets.Radio.com:

"The Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003 establishes criminal penalties for anyone who "willfully injures or destroys, or attempts to injure or destroy ...veterans' memorials" including "any structure, plaque, statue or other monument on public property commemorating the service of any person or persons in the armed forces of the United States."

Under that statute, anyone convicted of those acts could be fined and/or imprisoned for no more than 10 years, or both."

Oh, well. His heart's in the right place.

[Ivorythumper]

Robert Downey Jr remains untouchable... good.

[LuFins Dad]

@Catseye3 said in Cancel culture strikes again:

From Connecting Vets.Radio.com:

"The Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003 establishes criminal penalties for anyone who "willfully injures or destroys, or attempts to injure or destroy ...veterans' memorials" including "any structure, plaque, statue or other monument on public property commemorating the service of any person or persons in the armed forces of the United States."

Under that statute, anyone convicted of those acts could be fined and/or imprisoned for no more than 10 years, or both."

Oh, well. His heart's in the right place.

Cats, I don’t get your point. Trump says they can be sentenced up to 10 years, which is what the law states as well...Your post reads like you believe the law expired in 10 years. It didn’t, that was just the sentencing limit.

[Catseye3]

@LuFins: No, that's not it. His tweet reads "I have authorized the Federal Government . . . " His authorization isn't needed. The authorization was in force at the moment the VMPA passed into law. He makes it sound like he reintroduced it somehow. He had nothing to do with it.

The vandals committed criminal acts, and have not been apprehended. Unless they are identified and caught, his tweet is doubly pointless -- as is the threat of 10 years imprisonment.

Sure sounds presidential, though!

[89th]

I think his tweet says he authorizes the ARREST, and then from there the charges would follow the Act's punishment guidelines.

[Catseye3]

His authorization for the arrest isn't needed; it's already in the law.

[89th]

Then it reemphasizes it.

[LuFins Dad]

@Catseye3 said in Cancel culture strikes again:

His authorization for the arrest isn't needed; it's already in the law.

Correct, but as the executive, the agencies generally follow his guidance regarding enforcement. To this point they have refrained from enforcing the law. Now he is instructing them to actively enforce and prosecute.

[Catseye3]

@ 89th: I'd go along with that if he hadn't said "I have authorized". If he'd reminded us of the act and that he wants it enforced more strongly or something, I'd be fine. But to me it sounds like he's trying to get credit for something he had nothing to do with -- trying to look all proactive and powerful and presidential.