Elektra Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Stolen Jackie Robinson statue found 'dismantled and burned,' police say Quote A stolen statue of the legendary Hall of Famer and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was found destroyed on Tuesday morning. Quote The Wichita Fire Department was called to a trash can fire at Garvey Park around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning where they discovered remnants of the stolen statue. Quote "This was a heartbreaking discovery this morning," Wichita City Council Member Brandon Johnson said during a press conference, via Fox 4 Kansas City. "I hate to see that the statue was not in one piece, but I do want everyone to know that we are undeterred in making sure that that statue gets rebuilt and put back there for our community, for League 42, for the young people. That symbol of hope will only be gone for a short time." Johnson urged the community to donate to a fund set up by League 42 for a replacement statue. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEDAvsFan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 WHAT THE FLYING f**k?! The b*st**ds who did this need to be locked the f**k up for life!! And this close to Black History Month, too! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babydoll Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Whoever did this totally needs to be charged with a hate crime. This was done because Jackie was black! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Baby Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 15 hours ago, CEDAvsFan said: WHAT THE FLYING f**k?! The b*st**ds who did this need to be locked the f**k up for life!! And this close to Black History Month, too! Do you think this should be charged as a hate crime? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEDAvsFan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, Mandy Baby said: Do you think this should be charged as a hate crime? Without question!! From the moment this broke, I knew this was a clear hate crime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RE Alice Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 The police need to start working hard to find those responsible for destroying the statue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Gipson Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 This seriously makes my blood boil. Being a Black person myself, it pains me to know that there are many racists on our planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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