Protesters condemned for hanging Dem governor’s effigy from tree
Officials in the US state of Kentucky have condemned the right wing protester’s hanging of an effigy of Democratic Governor Andy Beshear from a tree amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The anti-lockdown protesters made the move Sunday in a protest against lockdown measures and in favor of conservative causes such as gun rights before being decried by state officials on Monday.
“It’s not just the threat on his life, it’s the fact that they demonstrated an act rooted in our history of racism. I’ve had family lynched in Kentucky,” said the state’s African American representative, Charles Booker, describing the measure as “vile and traumatic.”
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Outside of the Kentucky Governor's mansion, an armed protester hung @AndyBeshearKY in effigy while young children watched.
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Beshear’s communications director, Crystal Staley, also said that, “It’s not just the threat on his life, it’s the fact that they demonstrated an act rooted in our history of racism. I’ve had family lynched in Kentucky.”
“As Kentuckians we should be able to voice our opinions without turning to hate and threats of violence. Put simply – we are and should be better than this.”
The move was even condemned by Republicans, including the state’s senator, majority leader in the upper chamber of US Congress, Mitch McConnell.
“As a strong defender of the First Amendment, I believe Americans have the right to peacefully protest,” McConnell’s press office said on Twitter. “However, today’s action toward Governor Beshear is unacceptable. There is no place for hate in Kentucky.”
Right wing activist in the United States have been protesting against lockdown measures put in place to tackle the covid-19 pandemic, taking the chance to further their conservative agenda.
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