Statues Toppled Across U.S. As Rioting Continues-- Part 3: Francis Scott Key and Father Junipero Serra

Also torn down in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park was a statue of Francis Scott Key, who wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner.'  The reasons were that Key owned slaves and he had that one part in the National Anthem where he wrote, "No refuge could be found for the hireling and slave," which is about the British arming escaped slaves.

Did anyone see Kappynapper running away from this?

Protesters also pulled down the statue of Spanish missionary Junipero Serra, an 18th century Roman Catholic priest who founded nine of California's 21 Spanish missions and is credited with bringing Roman Catholicism to the Western United States.

However, Serra forced Indians to stay at those missions after they were converted or face brutal punishment.  His statues have been defaced in California for several years by people who said he destroyed tribes  and their culture.

Police officers responded to the park but didn't intervene.

Since when do police not intervene when public or property is being destroyed.  Well, actually that has happened a whole lot this month.

--Old Secesh