Crazy to think there were ever statues dedicated to slave traders. Rightfully so, Twitter is roasting that pulled down slave trader statue. He shouldn’t have been standing there. That statue was asking for it.
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If the statue didn’t want to get hurt, why was it at a protest?
— David Lucas (@TheDaveLucas) June 7, 2020
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Statue Moved Suddenly and Aggressively, Protesters Say
— Paul Musgrave🍕 (@profmusgrave) June 7, 2020
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Statue Was Resisting, Wouldn’t Raise Hands
— Connor Ewing (@ConnorMEwing) June 7, 2020
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I saw it checking out an unfinished house one time.
— Seth Masket (@smotus) June 7, 2020
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57 OTHER SLAVE OWNER STATUES RESIGNED FOLLOWING STATUE’S TUMBLE INTO WATER
— Zaneb K. Beams (@zeebeams) June 7, 2020
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Statue Was No Angel—Why Was It In A Bad Neighborhood?
— Paul Musgrave🍕 (@profmusgrave) June 7, 2020
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Statue appeared to have a weapon in its pocket.
— Monkey Shakespeare (@nfinitemonkey) June 7, 2020
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According to the preliminary tox screen the deceased had high levels of lead in his system. This was a contributing factor in the deceased’s drowning.
— 🌙Witchy Woman🔮 #BlackLivesMatter ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼 (@WitchNOLA) June 7, 2020
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Statue failed to comply, protestors feared for their lives. All cell phone cameras appear to have been off during altercation.
— Dreams In Green (@dreams_in_green) June 7, 2020
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Statue was selling loose cigarettes from a box without the proper tax stamp.
— Gina Tweets Stuff 👩🏻💻 (@ginamdama) June 7, 2020
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Statue looked suspicious. Why was it wearing that loose fitting jacket
— Fresh Mouthed Marie 😘 (@tlmlarsen) June 7, 2020
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We shouldn’t memorialise the statue; after all he had a long run of previous convictions – he was a career criminal.
— Ko Laurie ahau (@LaurieFleming) June 7, 2020
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You think I had it easy? I had to work hard for all that I have. That statue could have pulled itself up by it’s bootstraps instead of looking for a handout.
— jenjo endicott (@hellojenjo) June 7, 2020
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https://t.co/qo4r9wWTDD https://t.co/JhaQt8Vwqq
— Paul Musgrave🍕 (@profmusgrave) June 7, 2020
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The statue had too much whiskey.
The statue was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The statue didn’t mean no.
The statue is lying.— lisa hendricks (@MsLisaHendricks) June 8, 2020
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Statue had gum, but no receipt for it.
— always vote (@always_vote) June 7, 2020
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Protestors say pre-existing condition and any possible intoxicants likely responsible
— Ohshidash 🇨🇦🇬🇧🏳️🌈 #BLM ✊ (@Ohshidash) June 7, 2020
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2 protesters have been suspended, pending an investigation.
— Robert Finbow 🇨🇦 (@RFinbow) June 7, 2020