Thursday, June 18, 2020

This is a racist attack. Where is the outrage?

Columbus statue in Little Italy vandalized again
The statue was covered with a blue tarp Wednesday and the words “murderer,” “racist,” “rape” and “pig” could be seen spray-painted on the pedestal below it.
By Sun-Times staff Jun 17, 2020, 7:45pm CDT

The Christopher Columbus Statue at Arrigo Park sits with a tarp wrapped around it after it was defaced, June 17, 2020. Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

The Christopher Columbus statue in Arrigo Park in Little Italy was vandalized again after the city spent thousands of dollars cleaning up paint thrown onto it over the weekend.

The statue was covered with a blue tarp Wednesday and the words “murderer,” “racist,” “rape” and “pig” could be seen spray-painted on the pedestal below it. Witnesses said the word “pig” was spray-painted on the statue before it was covered. A Chicago Park District security car was parked on the sidewalk next to the monument.

Chicago police did not provide details about the vandalism Wednesday evening.

The Park District said it spent $4,500 to clean the statue after it was splattered with balloons filled with blue and pink paint Friday.

4 comments:

  1. His real name is Cristoforo Colombo. Nobody knows what he looked like. The spray painted words are unfortunately true. The $4,500 could have been better spent on people. :-[

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  2. Anonymous6/18/2020

    They can have the statue,......but please, for the love of God, can I have 1 more Vittori’s beef sandwich before I die?

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  3. Anonymous6/19/2020

    Where is the Mob????

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    1. Anonymous6/22/2020

      For the most part in prison

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