As she climbed to bring down the Confederate flag,She told the officers calling her to come down '' "You come against me in the name of hatred, repression, and violence. I come against you in the name of God. This flag comes down today......"
An activist briefly removed the Confederate flag from the grounds of the State House early Saturday morning.
The South Carolina Bureau of Protective Services says around 6:15 a.m. officers monitoring the flag saw a woman wearing climbing gear scaling the pole at the Confederate Soldier's monument, where the flag flies.
SC BPS officers say they asked for her to come down, but she refused until she had unhooked the flag.
In a video released of the incident to the media by the protesters, officers can be heard yelling, "ma'am come down off the pole." The woman, who law enforcement identified as 30-year-old Brittany "Bree" Newsome of Raleigh, can be heard saying, "You come against me in the name of hatred, repression, and violence. I come against you in the name of God. This flag comes down today."
Activists remove the Confederate flag from South Carolina Sate House on June 27, 2015. Andrea Densky
As soon as she was back on the ground, officers placed her in handcuffs and took her away. As she was leaving, she could be heard reciting the 23rd Psalm from the Bible.
Another man who was inside the wrought iron fence around the monument and was assisting her was also taken into custody. He was identified as 30-year-old James Ian Tyson of Charlotte.
Both were charged with defacing a monument and taken to the Richland County Jail. The charge is a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine or a maximum jail time of three years.
A judge gave them each a $3,000 bond, which they later paid and then were released. The judge told them they were allowed to leave the state if they wished.
State A new flag was put up within an hour.
Hours later, a pro-Confederate flag rally was held at the State House. That rally had been planned before Saturday's incident took place.
According to a statement from the activists, they took down the flag for the following reason:
“We could not sit by and watch the victims of the Charleston Massacre be laid to rest while the inspiration for their deaths continue to fly above their caskets.”
Brave act but a very stupid one...she could have been wasted !
Aaaawww....she get mind
ReplyDeleteWasted? By whom? Such impunity only happens in Africa.
ReplyDeleteProbably by a black police officer, why take law into your hand.
DeleteA bill to remove the flag is currently with the state legislators, why can't you wait.
Oversabi
Good for her
ReplyDeleteBrave act.
ReplyDeleteShe will still be a target though.
Philly,here we come.
Soon
Philly wetin ? Bush woman like you. Take several seats already.
DeleteHehehehehe.
DeletePHILLY.HERE WE COME.
Oya,go and die.
A very courageous woman.
ReplyDeleteShe will eternally be remembered.
A Nigerian woman will rather wait for the man to do everything. Yet she will not allow the man to drink water and drop cup.
Walahi, o go😕
DeleteDrinkwateranddropcup.
DeleteU be correct Igbo being
Money whatever you just came out sounding worse than a broken record. You are one of the reasons Nigeria is still like this
Deletehmmmm no be small thing o
ReplyDelete#GODWIN™
All I see is her shape.
ReplyDeleteShe looks gud.
money maker you're very stupid for that comment. Nigerien women right from time have always been out spoken and have always fought for their rights, sometimes even fight for the rights of men. Rather it's Nigerian men that sit back and let their women fight their battles for them because they don't have the balls to stand up for themselves.
ReplyDeleteTell me what rights Nigerian men have ever fought for. Look at his filthy mouth like Yet she will not allow the man to drink water and drop cup.
They are talking about one thing, the idiot is commenting through his dirty ass bringing Nigerian women down. If you don't have anything to say, shut the hell up, must you comment on everything? jobless man.
Thank God for Nigerian women, if not, only God knows what Nigeria would have been by now. It's you Nigerian men that are destroying Nigeria, destroying the world and women are the ones forever picking up the pieces and trying to repair the constant damage you cause.
GBAM!!!!
DeleteShe has been noticed
ReplyDeleteYou are extremely simple minded. Linda she is not stupid rather she's brave. Call it wat it is.
DeleteEmpress? moi24, please, do something important and be noticed also. I know you are not physically handicapped .
DeleteThis money maker guy is just a big fool. You think American women can go through what Nigerian women go through and puts up with every day?, the condition in which you Nigerian men have left the country and economy. Nigerian men can't even provide basic clean water for their Nigerian women and Nigerian children.
ReplyDeleteNigerian women fight for their rights in Nigeria every day, it's part of their every day life, courtesy of Nigerian men.
Nigerian women can survive anywhere. If not for Nigerian women where will you Nigerian men be? Think about it very slowly because that's how your brain works.
If it is in Nigeria now,soldiers will begin to spray her with bullets.. ndiara!!
ReplyDeleteI read the "amebo" gist of a military man that insisted a bike man should molest a young lady and I shuddered!!!
To think that someone even sent in that useless act and even attached a stupid advice at the end was more depressing!
The question there should be how to nail the military bastards and not if the girl was indecently dressed!! Mtcheeww
Nice figure on the lady btw.
Yea,very nice figure.
DeleteNice no be small ooh
DeleteIf only women ruled the world, at least we know that the world will be a better place. It will be ruled by common sense and not by egotistical pricks.
ReplyDeleteAnon 8:20,why you come de matter for head like gala.
ReplyDeleteAre you one of those women that are trying to overthrow their husbands and become the head of the house.
Nice move.
ReplyDeleteThank God they didn't kill her, in their usual manner.
The story would probably have been different, if it were a black male.
The African Americans are being unjustly treated in the US.
And to think that POTUS is black.
*hiss*
#WhiteDiamondOut
Stella, ur comments on issues at times leaves much to be desired? Why will they shoot an unarmed woman? Especially now that the world's attention is on that state for all the wrong reasons? She has succeeded in championing the case for the removal of the rascist flag. Big ups to her!...Ghanaman signing out!
ReplyDeleteU echoed my exact tots...
DeleteShoot an unarmed lady while everyone watched?
Trust me..a lot of people have died this way in Nigeria. Accidental discharge thinzz
DeleteSteven Biko was molested by the police before he died.
Diallo Amadou was shot by 4 police officers.. he was unarmed.
Some of these officers need psychological evaluation always.
Personally,i will be very much afraid..Ndi cops enwero chill. Lol
Is she okay?
ReplyDeleteUrm I don't know Kevin, would you like me to find out? #cantdeal
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