Dead Confederates, A Civil War Era Blog

Tripp Lewis’ trespassing case at the VMFA appears to have been mostly resolved last week, with prosecutors and the VMFA reportedly agreeing to dismiss the case in exchange for community service and a few restrictions on Lewis’ future protesting activities. The agreement will become final in August. This seems to be a very good resolution for all concerned. Then there’s this:

We’ll see what happens, although I don’t see either of those claims getting much traction in a courtroom. “Violations,” really? Not in the video I saw. Regardless, the dispute over the VMFA always belonged in civil court, if they chose to go that route, in the first place.

On the other hand, Confederate activist/beard H. K. Edgerton recently announced plans team up with the odious Kirk Lyons to sue the U.S. government “over their complicity in the denigration of the Southern Cross.” Mere words cannot express how much I hope he follows through on this.

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