Woman Tried To Scale The Statue Of Liberty In Protest
Chuck Schumer Had One Of The Most Revolting #IndependenceDay Messages Of All Time
July 4, 2018Check Out What Happened At What-A-Burger.
July 5, 2018Shame on this woman for putting an undue burden on law enforcement today. Seriously. It’s so selfish.
Earlier today, a woman tried to scale the Statue of Liberty in protest of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Yes, really. That was her tactic. Inconvenience everyone visiting to make a “point” about something she doesn’t even understand.
The woman, identified as Therese Okoumou, appeared to be sitting near the feet of Lady Liberty — roughly 25 feet above the monument’s observation point. She was apprehended by police Wednesday, hours after she ascended the monument on Independence Day.
Video taken by news helicopters showed two New York Police Department officers, attached to tethers, climb up to the base around 6:15 p.m. — the time of the park’s closing — and apprehend the woman.
The park was shut down hours before closing time and was evacuated as a precaution, a National Park Service official told Fox News.
HAPPENING NOW: A woman is reportedly scaling the Statue of Liberty after an "Abolish ICE" protest resulted in multiple arrests. https://t.co/xlECIqCNtt pic.twitter.com/dLrLgvzIwc
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 4, 2018
Rise and Resist is at the Statue of Liberty demanding Trump and the GOP #AbolishICE, reunite families now, halt deportations, and end detention as a deterrent. #EndFamilySeparation #AbolishCBP #FreeOurFuture #HereToStay pic.twitter.com/panS03KTFe
— Rise and Resist (@riseandresistny) July 4, 2018
Rise and Resist planned a banner drop today at the Statue of Liberty. This action did not include the climber on the statue. Our action was completed earlier. While it was not part of our action, our first priority and concern is for the safety of the climber.
— Rise and Resist (@riseandresistny) July 4, 2018
Maybe if you stopped #resisting stuff you didn’t understand, you wouldn’t inspire so many people to publicly act like morons.
A woman protesting U.S. immigration policy scaled the Statue of Liberty's base and engaged in a four-hour standoff with police. https://t.co/xFRxaZPTXC
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 5, 2018
BREAKING: Statue of Liberty base climber is escorted down by police after roughly 4-hour standoff.
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 4, 2018
Misguided morons. Misguided morons everywhere.
h/t Fox News
