Richmond protesters have set the United Daughters of the Confederacy building on fire

[RandySF]

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[Buckeye_Democrat]

1. Well, there's a fire that makes sense to me!

[Hortensis]

11. Yes. A positive change from the neighborhood pharmacy. nt

[Solly Mack]

2. I actually cackled

[murielm99]

3. Uhmmmmm....

I feel so guilty for this post.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

4. Local coverage here....

UPDATED: Two Capitol Police offers taken to hospital as violence erupts and tear gas deployed during second night of protesting in Richmond
By SABRINA MORENO Richmond Times-Dispatch

Read it here: https://www.richmond.com/news/local/updated-two-capitol-police-offers-taken-to-hospital-as-violence-erupts-and-tear-gas-deployed/article_a2299cb2-367a-5f13-a107-97a4ca8a1f68.html

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1:25 a.m. update: The headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was ablaze in the early hours on Sunday morning as protests raged in Richmond.

The Richmond Fire Department could be seen working to put out the fire, which appeared to cover much of the front side of the building, which is located on Arthur Ashe Boulevard.

Nine fire trucks and a police line three blocks long worked to assuage the fire and protect the building.

Graffiti covered much of the building’s facade: “f--- racists,” “police are creepy,” “stole from us,” and more.

Article goes on to describe tonight's protests, violence and crimes in and around Richmond.

Protests in Louisville were considerably quieter tonight.

KY................

[scarletwoman]

5. Somehow, this doesn't make me sad.

[AllyCat]

6. Will never understand why a group like that still exists

Let alone have a freaking building to celebrate their hatred of people not like them.

[Retrograde]

7. My husband's response: good

and his grandmother was a member.

[Laffy Kat]

8. Well, if you're gonna burn something.....

Good choice.

[dalton99a]

9. Most excellent.

[rusty quoin]

10. I'm close to Richmond. My daughter lives in Richmond.

And I don’t want Richmond to burn again. Decent people live there. And most Democrats like my daughter and her boyfriend live there.

[Missn-Hitch]

12. Well. That was a freebie.

[JI7]

13. that actually makes sense

[Gore1FL]

14. I don't like to see arson. I don't like to see firemen put in danger.

Other than that, fuck the daughters of the confederacy, the sons of the confederacy, and the confederacy in general.

[Recursion]

15. Sherman just wasn't given enough time (nt)

[ProfessorGAC]

16. For Some Reason...

...I approve of this thing I don't approve of!
Also, they need their own building? Is it on the corner of Moron & Loser streets?