Durham DA will seek "a just resolution"

[struggle4progress]

... "I am waiting to receive the full investigation material from the Durham County Sheriff’s department, including the video used to identify those charged.

I will not prosecute any people who simply participated in the protest and were not directly involved in destruction of the monument. I will ask the county manager to consult with the county commissioners and provide me with a proper financial value for the monument and the cost of cleanup.

As District Attorney for Durham, it is my job to seek a just resolution in this matter. A just resolution will include an analysis of the property damage. A just resolution must also include balancing accountability for the actual destruction of property and violation of the law with the climate in which these actions were undertaken. Justice requires that I must take into account the pain of the recent events in Charlottesville and the pain in Durham and the nation. Justice requires that I consider that Durham citizens have no proper recourse for asking our local government to relocate or remove this monument. Justice also requires that I be aware that asking people to be patient and to let various government institutions address injustice is sometimes asking more than those who have been historically ignored, marginalized or harmed by a system can bear.

Thank you for your attention and for your support of Durham and our vibrant community" ..

http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2017/08/18/durham-da-will-seek-just-resolution-confederate-monument-cases/#sthash.hiA0raEf.dpbs

[greeny2323]

1. Adult

That is a nice, reasoned, adult response. Remember when we used to have that in the White House?

[yardwork]

2. That's my local DA. Good statement.

[gibraltar72]

3. Redoce the charges

to littering.