re: NOLA Monuments: Crane company says city never hired it to move them

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True or not, some posters are pulling for such violence...over statues.

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It's disgust over the whole sad affair. We have now have a controversy created from thin air by the mayor who swore public money wouldn't be involved, and now it looks like piblic money will have to be used to solve an issue that didn't exist until he created it. In a cash strapped city that can't afford adequate police. Meanwhile, it does nothing to heal any racial divide that exists. It merely divides. Just as Nagin became known for his racial Chocolate City rant, this is what Mitch will be remembered for. Not to mention the slippery slope of tearing down any artwork/statue/street name/building name/anything that offends anyone. While a reasonable case can be made that these confederate statues do not belong on public property, one wonders what will be next. History is made by people, and people are imperfect.

Remember when the Taliban destroyed ancient statues Bc it conflicted with their religious views? They were ridiculed. But how far away are we from that route today in the US? Hell, the Taliban did it for religious purposes which frankly is a better reason than vague assertions of being "offended".

Most folks just want the governments to focus on meaningful issues, and if everyone would simply act civil, there won't be a need to erase every reminder of the past. People will get along and prosper.