# Arkansas sets them up, some guy takes them down **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 28, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056 "2017-06-28T15:25:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/1 "2017-06-28T15:25:56Z")
The new 10 Commandments monument at the Arkansas state capitol didn’t last 24 hours before [someone drove thru it](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEN_COMMANDMENTS_ARKANSAS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-06-28-08-10-57). > [@](#): > > The stone monument fell to the ground and broke into multiple pieces. > [@](#): > > Secretary of State’s Office spokesman Chris Powell says Capitol Police arrested the male suspect early Wednesday. The suspect’s name and motive haven’t been released. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/2 "2017-06-28T15:32:16Z")
Probably [this guy](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+32%3A19%2CExodus+32%3A20&version=KJV). ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/3 "2017-06-28T15:40:25Z")
Hope he gets crucified. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/4 "2017-06-28T15:41:26Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > The new 10 Commandments monument at the Arkansas state capitol didn’t last 24 hours before [someone drove thru it](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEN_COMMANDMENTS_ARKANSAS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-06-28-08-10-57). The suspects name has been released and he streamed it on facebook. He did something similar in Oklahoma. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/5 "2017-06-28T15:44:06Z")
Turns out the guy was mad about a golden cow. It is okay, he’ll go back and get a new set engraved (with different commandments, for some reason.) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/6 "2017-06-28T15:47:25Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Hope he gets crucified. Nailed it. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/7 "2017-06-28T15:50:46Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Turns out the guy was mad about a golden cow. Was just about to say, this story sounds remarkably meta. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/8 "2017-06-28T15:55:23Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > The suspects name has been released and he streamed it on facebook. He did something similar in Oklahoma. I had to google for it, but I found [a local TV station posting](http://katv.com/news/local/10-commandments). > [@](#): > > Authorities say Michael Tate Reed, 32, of Van Buren, has been arrested and charged with defacing objects of public interest, criminal trespass, and criminal mischief. > Police say Reed drove his 2016 black Dodge Dart onto the Capitol grounds and rammed into the monument. There’s [a link to his Facebook page with the video](https://www.facebook.com/Crunkster430/videos/10213320261704638/) there. Not much to see since it was the middle of the night, but you do hear get to hear Mr. Reed yell “Freedom!” just before smashing into the monument. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/9 "2017-06-28T15:59:42Z")
Smashing his car into stone tablets? Repeatedly? How does his auto insurance company react to this? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/10 "2017-06-28T16:00:38Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I had to google for it, but I found [a local TV station posting](http://katv.com/news/local/10-commandments). > There’s [a link to his Facebook page with the video](https://www.facebook.com/Crunkster430/videos/10213320261704638/) there. Not much to see since it was the middle of the night, but you do hear get to hear Mr. Reed yell “Freedom!” just before smashing into the monument. This is the kind of terror I can get behind. He attacks structures rather than people. And gives work to craftsmen who will rebuild the statue. Everyone wins. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/11 "2017-06-28T16:12:30Z")
Holy crap are we actually erecting monuments to the 10 commandments at state capitols??? Good gravy. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/12 "2017-06-28T16:34:39Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > This is the kind of terror I can get behind. He attacks structures rather than people. And gives work to craftsmen who will rebuild the statue. Everyone wins. So the guy is basically a [Japanese catfish](http://pinktentacle.com/2011/04/namazu-e-earthquake-catfish-prints/)? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/13 "2017-06-28T16:42:59Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Holy crap are we actually erecting monuments to the 10 commandments at state capitols??? Good gravy. :smack: The [Fraternal Order of Eagles](http://www.eaglesmonuments.com/index.htm) has been working hard to place monuments to their God and religion all over the United States for years, and they’ve been successful in not only doing so but in keeping other religious groups and views out of public spaces. According to their website, they have placed at approximately 115 monuments on public property. Perhaps the most notable one before the Arkansas monument was the one in Texas that resulted in the [Van Orden v. Perry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Orden_v._Perry) lawsuit. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/14 "2017-06-28T16:44:44Z")
/me is relieved to see that the guy [isn’t on](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/28/a-christian-man-vandalized-the-ten-commandments-monument-at-the-arkansas-capitol/) TeamAtheist. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/15 "2017-06-28T17:18:20Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > /me is relieved to see that the guy [isn’t on](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/06/28/a-christian-man-vandalized-the-ten-commandments-monument-at-the-arkansas-capitol/) TeamAtheist. Why? It’s not like anyone will remember that. This will probably be trotted out as War on Christianity for quite awhile. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/16 "2017-06-28T17:21:26Z")
Nothing says: “Welcome, Christians!” to people who aren’t Christian like a 10 commandment monument at the Capitol! 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/17 "2017-06-28T18:52:43Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > So the guy is basically a [Japanese catfish](http://pinktentacle.com/2011/04/namazu-e-earthquake-catfish-prints/)? My \*other \*nickname is Namazu-san. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/18 "2017-06-28T18:59:08Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > My \*other \*nickname is Namazu-san. What is–the world’s least popular bumper sticker, Alex? ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/19 "2017-06-28T20:06:48Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Smashing his car into stone tablets? Repeatedly? How does his auto insurance company react to this? I’m imagining the next series of Liberty Mutual ads… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056/20 "2017-06-28T20:11:28Z")
> [@shoeless](#): > > i’m imagining the next series of liberty mutual ads… Thou Shalt Have No Other Brads Before Me! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arkansas-sets-them-up-some-guy-takes-them-down/790056.md?page=2)