ACLU Calls for Dropping of Felony Charges Against Alleged Columbus Statue Vandals
June 24, 2020
June 24, 2020
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news release on June 22:
In a letter to police chief Hugh Clements, Jr., the ACLU of Rhode Island has sharply criticized the Providence police department for filing felony charges against three Rhode Islanders who allegedly threw white paint at a boarded-up statue of Christopher Columbus in the Elmwood section of the city. The letter, labeling the charges "deeply troubli . . .
In a letter to police chief Hugh Clements, Jr., the ACLU of Rhode Island has sharply criticized the Providence police department for filing felony charges against three Rhode Islanders who allegedly threw white paint at a boarded-up statue of Christopher Columbus in the Elmwood section of the city. The letter, labeling the charges "deeply troubli . . .