Thread by @socialistdogmom

this how we mourn. kettled on the spot where heather was murdered.

the cops have removed the barricade at fourth and water. he says we’re “free to leave,” but where? into this newly created kettle?

piggies staying hydrated, clergy negotiating with police.

ominous.

they backed up all of five feet. this supposed to be some kind of good faith gesture?

i left for A MINUTE and the barricades are inexplicably back up.
we are not (currently) kettled in from behind on fourth street.
the rain is starting.

call and response chants from community members trapped on either side of the police line.

who keeps us safe?
🚧🚧🚧🐷🐷🚧🚧🚧
we keep us safe

councilman wes bellamy seems to have negotiated the removal of the barricades at fourth and water. coming down again now.

at least 28 troopers stationed in this empty park protecting this piece of junk commemorating a general who lost a war fought for the right to own human beings as property.

some national guard posted up by the dumpster at the library on the other side of the street.

judge moore ruled earlier this year that having the tarps on the statues was causing “irreparable harm” to people who wanted to see them. so why are 40 cops starting to close in on me and maybe 8 other people quietly sitting on a bench looking at it?

hi there! just a resident of charlottesville casually enjoying sitting on a bench alone in a public park!

a friend and i are sitting quietly on a bench, resting after a long day and reflecting on a very long year. the number of cops gathering behind us has maybe tripled since i sat down. seems unnecessary.

they must’ve talked about it and made the tactical decision that a 95 pound woman sitting on a bench didn’t warrant the national guard. it’s a ghost town.

it’s quiet here now.