At 9:15pm on Aug 20th 2018 the Civil War had another death, this time it was not of flesh and blood but as metal and stone.

Silent Sam the Controversial Confederate statue on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill fell and the blame is on lots of hands.

(For those that Denied the Presence of Antifa – Photos don’t lie)

Not only due to “Students” and Protesters, but domestic terrorist groups like Antifa as well as the failure of the police. Such as The Orange County Sheriff! His office had at least 2 hours, before the destruction, to get in there, quell the shenanigans, & enforce the LAW.

He made a decision, NOT TO ACT! 

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— The Daily Tar Heel (@dailytarheel) August 20, 2018

After the initial skirmish, town and university police officers took a hands off approach, standing a short distance away, keeping a watchful eye on the protest. After about two hours, many of the marchers headed to Franklin Street, followed by some of the officers. A core group of protesters stayed with the statue.

So the Question is: Who gave the order for the police in Chapel Hill last night to stand down and let the mob act in anarchy!?

Last night in chapel hill the few confederate supporters couldn’t stop the protesters. Cops formed a barrier around them hence allowing the destruction.

NEW RIGHTS FOR THE LEFT WERE ESTABLISHED IN CHAPEL HILL LAST NIGHT:
-The right to tear down and destroy public property you find offensive with no debate and no police interference
-The right to deploy smoke canisters as part of your protest without police interference.
-the right to block traffic with no permit while marching with no police interference
-the right to select future targets for vandalism at will without police interference…….The violent Left at work again…

UNC is and always has been a hotbed of Liberalism.

Several bystanders wearing Confederate flags on T-shirts watched the protest. Clint Procell, 31, wore a Trump hat. A self-described conservative, Procell said he wanted to see for himself how intolerant the people protesting Silent Sam were, and the experience didn’t disappoint. He said he was pushed and his hat was temporarily stolen.

One Random protester stated “The main reason for me to come was to see the people fighting against Trump,”

He described some of the protesters’ language as hateful against police and conservatives, but said he also had several conversations that were remarkably open.

UNC has long tried to protect the statue, spending $390,000 on securing it last year. The university has cited state law in its refusal to remove Silent Sam; North Carolina, along with other Southern states, recently strengthened its laws protecting Confederate monuments.

A skirmish broke out early when someone threw a smoke bomb. Police chased one man and arrested another for resisting, delaying and obstructing an officer.

The protesters quickly took control of the area immediately around the statue, hoisting four tall banners in a square that almost completely obscured it.

The head of the Confederate soldier occasionally poked out from the top of the banners.

Police formed a perimeter around protesters. One banner said, “The whole world is watching. Which side are you on?” 

Earlier in the evening, protesters covered the statue with tall, gray banners, erecting “an alternative monument” that said, in part, “For a world without white supremacy.” Meanwhile under a cloak of this protest, the protesters were working behind the scenes of this covering with ropes while they secured their way to bring the statue down.

Next up, Charlottesville!” the protestors shouted. The call to remove Confederate monuments, viewed by many as symbols of white supremacy, has intensified since the deadly rally in Charlottesville, VA, one year ago, which was sparked by the potential removal of the Robert E. Lee statue in the city’s downtown (the statue is still there).

Some of the demonstrators wore Carolina blue bandannas over their faces that said, “Sam must fall.”

Stephanie Chang, 21, a recent UNC graduate, said “It’s like, Silent Sam has been tucked in, put to bed,” by the time she had got to the protest she saw Silent Sam’s head on the ground. Soon, police were covering the statue with a tarp.

Andrew Skinner, 23, who graduated from UNC earlier this year, said he was glad the statue fell in an illegal act.

UNC released a statement Monday night.

“Around 9:20 p.m., a group from among an estimated crowd of 250 protesters brought down the Confederate Monument on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,” the statement said. “Tonight’s actions were dangerous, and we are very fortunate that no one was injured. We are investigating the vandalism and assessing the full extent of the damage.”

A statement about the Confederate Monument at UNC-Chapel Hill pic.twitter.com/7D45yiAAeb

— UNC-Chapel Hill (@UNC) August 21, 2018

“Y’all call it vandalism? Weird, I call it justice,”

A statement from Chancellor Carol Folt, issued early Tuesday called the actions

“unlawful and dangerous” after acknowledging, “The monument has been divisive for years, and its presence has been a source of frustration for many people not only on our campus, but throughout the community.”

Gov. Roy Cooper’s office also released a statement, saying he

“understands that many people are frustrated by the pace of change and he shares their frustration, but violent destruction of public property has no place in our communities.”

The question by late Monday was what will happen now that the statue has been torn off its base.

It was face down in the mud as a late night thunderstorm passed through town.

BREAKING: Demonstrators pulled down the Confederate monument Silent Sam on Monday night. https://t.co/2PogRagTDI

— The Daily Tar Heel (@dailytarheel) August 21, 2018

Police cordoned off the area around the statue with yellow crime scene tape.

Eventually, the statue was loaded into a truck.