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Think. Again.

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29. Excellent!...
Tue Jan 30, 2024, 06:26 PM
Jan 2024

...I googled "League 42", which is the non-profit organization that runs the youth baseball league at McAdams Park where the statue was stolen from.

From league42.org:

"League 42, named in honor of the great Jackie Robinson, the first African-American in Major League Baseball, is a youth baseball league comprised primarily of urban children ages 5 – 14. McAdams Park at 17th & Wabash (I-135 & 13th Street area) is home to the League and where we play our games. Practices are held at McAdams, too, as well as other baseball fields across the city."


On their webpage league42.org there is a link to facebook page about a fundraiser to help replace the statue: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgofund.me%2F35084f68&h=AT2yQ3vVoWE5d8H68LWxoUEbog8WGkoX7LlPCp_JVXdC7tFKZNBQgkxRmqI1dnkHhg0Z9SD_CYr-T_WToo1ARYAc6KSdvRB4phlKi-AEqIQiUXEh-Z_5Ix5UXYEUYykp&s=1

I do not do facebook, but I am going to donate directly to the general fund of League42 at https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=NXHW8MQTY6L24
I would have thought its value would have been higher, especially if put in a sports auction. Vinca Jan 2024 #1
I read this as a racist activity leftieNanner Jan 2024 #5
Yep Lifeafter70 Jan 2024 #12
Me, too. ShazzieB Jan 2024 #26
And three guesses as to how said culprits vote... peppertree Jan 2024 #35
And they have to be pretty friggin pathetic to take their rage out on a statue Attilatheblond Jan 2024 #24
John Roberts said racism is dead. czarjak Jan 2024 #45
Oh yes. leftieNanner Jan 2024 #46
Somebody Traildogbob Jan 2024 #52
Are you joking? It couldn't sell at an auction. NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #6
Vinca is just questioning the estimated value the police are putting on it. 70sEraVet Jan 2024 #37
You really need to get a grip. I have expertise in selling art and antiques and I'm only Vinca Jan 2024 #49
Hope they catch those assholes. A crime with no purpose other than hate. n/t FSogol Jan 2024 #2
I am thinking these guys ain't geniuses rurallib Jan 2024 #13
Oh yes and someone was probably stupid enough Prof. Toru Tanaka Jan 2024 #47
Exactly! A hate crime. n/t Harker Jan 2024 #17
... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2024 #3
Likely racist basis. Hope he is caught and convicted. LiberalFighter Jan 2024 #4
This does not tarnish Jackie's legacy at all but it does put a spotlight on the idiot or idiots for .... Botany Jan 2024 #7
Exactly. First thing I thought was they can destroy a statue but they'll never destroy his legacy Deuxcents Jan 2024 #8
Jackie was not only a talented ball player but strong enough not to fight back despite all .... Botany Jan 2024 #14
Again, I agree Deuxcents Jan 2024 #15
I'd like to see... Think. Again. Jan 2024 #9
i wonder if the sculptor is still around. mopinko Jan 2024 #10
Did a quick search and the sculptor was local to the city and passed away 2 years ago BumRushDaShow Jan 2024 #18
see my post #20 below. there is a mold for that statue nt orleans Jan 2024 #21
Fantastic news!! BumRushDaShow Jan 2024 #23
good new regarding a mold orleans Jan 2024 #20
OUTSTANDING! mopinko Jan 2024 #28
Excellent!... Think. Again. Jan 2024 #29
Good. Make a dozen or so copies to replace the Confederate statues. rickford66 Jan 2024 #50
now there should be multiple statues et tu Jan 2024 #22
It would be BEYOND COOL if the result of these idjits' felonious act..... lastlib Jan 2024 #41
absolutely! et tu Jan 2024 #44
I wonder if the statue can be recast? COL Mustard Jan 2024 #31
Yep! see the above posts! Think. Again. Jan 2024 #34
Thanks! COL Mustard Jan 2024 #36
Is this a hate crime? It wasn't stolen for brass scrap value /nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #11
i concur AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #16
cops: "perpetrators, turn yourself in!" orleans Jan 2024 #19
Won't know if possible hate crime until perps identified. Sneederbunk Jan 2024 #25
Is it time for Kansas to bleed again? Aristus Jan 2024 #27
Similar to the destruction of the York bust in Portland. Thunderbeast Jan 2024 #30
The original cost might have been $75,000 but the replacement cost must be much higher FakeNoose Jan 2024 #32
As the republican hate crime wave continues NBachers Jan 2024 #33
They are pissed because they can't have their statues of Hitler. SouthernDem4ever Jan 2024 #48
Seems like a lot of work BaronChocula Jan 2024 #38
I wish I had the $$ to help them replace it. Hopefully someone(s) will step up. hlthe2b Jan 2024 #39
When they DO replace the statue, i hope there is a sign..... 70sEraVet Jan 2024 #40
Some sick fuckhead Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2024 #42
Security camera footage? WTF! wolfie001 Jan 2024 #43
These geniuses didn't even want money for the scrap metal IronLionZion Jan 2024 #51
Put Jackie back. Please. twodogsbarking Jan 2024 #53
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