Box covering Christopher Columbus statue in South Philadelphia has been removed

The court ruling also reversed a previous order and will allow for a clear structure to be built around the statue. A plywood box that has been covering a statue of Christopher Columbus in South Philadelphia for more than two years can now be removed, according to a ruling in commonwealth court.

In June 2020, the statue became the point of contention between groups who wanted to defend it from vandalism amid ongoing social unrest, and other groups who saw the statue as a symbol of hate. The confrontations between the opposing sides resulted in The 146-year-old statue in South Philadelphia’s Marconi Plaza was covered by the box back that same month. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney had ordered the statue’s removal, calling it a matter of public safety.

Last year, a judge reversed the city’s decision to remove the statue, saying city officials had failed to provide public evidence that the statue’s removal was necessary to protect the public. "It is baffling to this court as to how the City of Philadelphia wants to remove the Statue without any legal basis. The City’s entire argument and case is devoid of any legal foundation," Judge Paula Patrick wrote.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

Good. Kenney should be more worried about the murder rate

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Jimbo Kenney can’t even be successful at something like this.

It's amazing that no one had a problem removing statues of avowed human exterminator Adolf Hitler & his public supporter are rebuffed. Columbus is of the same ilk as Hitler and he found nothing that didn't exist. Discovering Indigenous Folk is a racist term!

Columbus was a Spanish Murano Jew.

Now put the Rizzo statue back. Ask the Temple kids if he was 'too tough on crime' .

I can hear this in my mind 'Before youze thinks about messin wit this statue, take a ride through da pine barrens. Lonely out dere.. Capiche? '

What's going on at TempleUniv is more newsworthy. Let our kids live to see a college degree

Libs right now …

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