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Richardson Statue Coming Down


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7 minutes ago, onmyown said:

Well everything I’ve read says it’s temporary...and it’s being MOVED not REMOVED. It doesn’t surprise me JR has a stranglehold to keep this ‘he didn’t want so much’ statue in place. I see no reason to celebrate this BS if it’s just put somewhere else or kept around, it needs to be gone, period.

I really wish we could see the stipulations in the contract, I’m sure there is a legal way around it. Could also be as a serious As Tepper forfeiting the team if he removes it. Who knows.

JR is a racist and sexist but he isn’t stupid. He was never technically ‘forced’ to do anything, and his victims took money instead of legal action and speaking out. Point is, he voluntarily sold the team before things got too involved/hot for him to have no say or authority, which may mean he still has a lot of say of how things go down.

Talk about a poo stain that just won’t wash out. What a POS.

They didn't even tell him they were doing it, which means either it didn't require his permission or they just didn't give a sh-t.

I'd add that "temporary" is an extremely flexible word 

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4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Not buying it.

It's an awful lot of trouble to move something that large. To move it back would be just as big a deal.

Plus you'd have to want to.

I don't think Tepper does.

Tepper reportedly removed everything that referenced Jerry Richardson from the inside of the stadium shortly after acquiring the team. It seems pretty clear he didn't care about Richardson's legacy.

Richardson, of course, cares a lot about it, but so what?

I think the whole "public safety" thing is an excuse, and one they can cite for years to come.

(or at least until Richardson isn't around anymore)

Agree. It’s gone for good. They use the word “temporary” to buy some time from answerIng questions and just in case there is really a legal clause about it. Give it a few months most people will have forgotten it was ever there. 

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4 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

When they put it back, it will be rearranged to where the two panthers are feeding on JR

Better yet one of the Panthers is taking a whizz on his face and the other one is pointing and laughing. Kinda like what Jerry did to the mecklenburg county tax payer for so long. 

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Just now, 45catfan said:

Nobody is going to Tepper's reasoning for "safety."  It would have already been moved if that was the reason.

Oh really? How do you know this? Care to make a wager about, Mr. SmartyPants? Put your money where yo mouf is

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1 minute ago, 4Corners said:

Agree. It’s gone for good. They use the word “temporary” to buy some time from answerIng questions and just in case there is really a legal clause about it. Give it a few months most people will have forgotten it was ever there. 

I used to think the whole conspiracy theory that it wasn't really "contractually obligated" was just tinfoil hat bullsh-t, but given that they were able to do this without even so much as giving Richardson a heads up beforehand makes me really wonder.

Either way, my guess would be that "temporary" extends at least to the day that Richardson shuffles off his creepy mortal coil. After that it just becomes "we'll get around to it... someday."

Heck, even if it is contractually obligated, what happens when they're no longer playing at that stadium site?

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David NewtonESPN Staff Writer 

The Panthers are moving the statue of former team owner and founder Jerry Richardson to an undisclosed place. ‘'We were aware of the most recent conversation surrounding the Jerry Richardson statue and are concerned there may be attempts to take it down. We are moving the statue in the interest of public safety,'' a team spokesperson said. There was a clause saying the statue stayed when Richardson, amidst allegations of sexual and racial misconduct, sold the team to David Tepper in 2018.

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12 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Oh really? How do you know this? Care to make a wager about, Mr. SmartyPants? Put your money where yo mouf is

Yup, I'm 99% sure on my statement, how confident are you on yours?

Once the statue is removed, Tepper can argue if it's returned it endangers the stadium (or something like that).  

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4 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

Nobody is going to Tepper's reasoning for "safety."  It would have already been moved if that was the reason.

I'm pretty sure it's bullsh-t, but I don't care.

Bullsh-t can be an effective tool in the legal system.

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They should have just left it there and let people tear it down so they didn't even have to deal with any legal headache later.

No way Jerry had something written in the contract that says if it was destroyed by rioters that they'd have to replace it.

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