Statue of John Sutter removed from midtown Sacramento

Jessica Mensch reports

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FOX FORTY'S JESSICAMENSA SHOWS US ALL WHAT LED UPTO THE DECISION TO REMOVE THATSTATUE.AS THE JOHN SATTER STATUECOMES CRASHING LARRYRODRIGUEZ, HE CENTURIES OFOPPRESSION STARTING TO TOPPLEWITH MY FAMILY'S CALIFORNIANATIVE IN.WE KNOW THE REAL HISTORYTHAT'S NOT BEING TALKED TOEVERYBODY HE'S BASICALLY HAVEPLAYS AN OUTLET FOR IT RIGHTACROSS THE WAY I REALLY DETESTTHAT STATUE EVER BEING THERE.JOHN SUTTER WAS ONE OF THEFIRST WHITE COLONIZERS IN THESACRAMENTO REGION DURING THEGOLD RUSH WHO FOUNDED CENTERSFOR TRADING POST A LEGACYMARKED WITH CONTROVERSY SINCELATE HUNDREDS OF NATIVEAMERICANS IF YOU FEEL THATIT'S HURTING YOU.THE STATUE'S GOING DOWNTHAT EITHER ONE YOU'RE RACISTOR TWO-YEAR PIGEONS.A CROWD GATHERING TO WATCHTHE REMOVAL MONDAY OUTSIDE OFSATURN MEDICAL CENTER INMIDTOWN SACRAMENTO.BUT SOME SEE THEM MOVINGTHE STATUE WAS MOVING A PIECEOF CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY LIKEAT HER IT SAID IT MEANS SEEHISTORY WILL HOPEFULLY THE NEWGENERATION WILL LEARNSOMETHING WITH A SPOKESMAN FORTHE HOSPITAL SAYS THEY'RETAKING OUT THE DONATED STATUTEQUOTE OUT OF RESPECT FOR SOMECOMMUNITY MEMBERS VIEWPOINTSAND IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLICSAFETY FOR PATIENTS AND STAFF.THE DECISION COMES LESSTHAN A WEEK AFTER SOMEONEVANDALIZED THE FIGURE WAS REDPAINT.FOR ME TO SEE THESE KIND OFSTUDIES OUT IS GLORIFYING AHISTORY OF THE ENSLAVED MENRAPE AND MURDER OF OURCALIFORNIA INDIGENOUS PEOPLEMORNINGSTAR CALLING WITH ASTATEWIDE COALITION AGAINSTRACIST SYMBOLS SPOT FOR ITSREMOVAL.

AS THE MONUMENT ISTRUCKED AWAY.

SHE HOPESLEADERS WILL SHIFT FOCUS TOBUILDING MEMORIALS IN HONOR OFNATIVE PEOPLE WHO ARE INCALIFORNIA LONG BEFORE THEGOLD RUSH IF THEY TRULY WEREABOUT CELEBRATING HISTORY ANDTHERE NEEDS TO BE.MONUMENT STEAMY SCENE ON MEWALK AND MIGHTY PEOPLE INSACRAMENTO, JESSICA, MITCH FOX40 NEWS.A SPOKESPERSON FOR CENTER