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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(11,360 posts)
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:11 AM Thursday

Sisters vandalize a Charlie Kirk memorial in Arkansas. Have raised $17K through GoFundMe





https://www.gofundme.com/f/fight-against-f4cism

BENTONVILLE -- Two Bentonville women were arrested Sept. 17 in connection with vandalizing a memorial dedicated to Charlie Kirk outside the Benton County Courthouse.

The Benton County Sheriff's Office learned Sept. 16 of a vandalism incident at the courthouse involving the makeshift memorial, according to a Sheriff's Office news release.

A video that had been posted online shows a person tearing up a sign and kicking items comprising the memorial, which had been set up at the bottom of the courthouse steps in downtown Bentonville.

Following a "swift investigation," detectives identified and arrested two women in connection with criminal mischief in the first degree, a misdemeanor: Kerri Melissa Rollo, 23, and Kaylee Heather Rollo, 22, both of Jonquilla Way in Bentonville; Kaylee Rollo faces an additional charge of obstruction of governmental operations, according to the release.

https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2025/sep/24/two-arrested-after-kirk-memorial-vandalized-in/
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Sisters vandalize a Charlie Kirk memorial in Arkansas. Have raised $17K through GoFundMe (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday OP
wow I'd be intersted to know why Cha Thursday #1
They were heard saying "he died like he lived". One might be trans BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #2
Where do you get that one might be trans? AZJonnie Thursday #3
another article said that one uses "they" pronouns BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #5
I'm pretty sure that means non-binary vs. trans but maybe I'm not entirely up on the lingo AZJonnie Thursday #8
oh, you are right BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #9
Non-binary people are trans. meadowlander Thursday #13
Well for sure if any given person says "I prefer to be referred to as transgender because I'm non-binary" AZJonnie Thursday #15
I am non-binary and trans meadowlander Thursday #17
Thanks again, this time for clarification. I don't like making mistakes or breaching protocols on matters like this AZJonnie Thursday #18
Yep meadowlander Thursday #19
Pronouns not always related Cerulean Southpaw Thursday #37
I agree, but young people do dumb things. yardwork Thursday #23
Ah, True.. so they knew and Cha Thursday #10
Kirk's words against trans people were nothing compared to his sexism. yardwork Thursday #22
He was very racist too, his "moronic black woman" quote..YIKES! BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #35
Bentonville, AR is bright red stronghold and home of Walmart HQ. sinkingfeeling Thursday #4
Meh I guess they got an emotional outlet fujiyamasan Thursday #6
$17,000 ought to be enough to leave town. hunter Thursday #11
Now almost 22k BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #39
They "vandalized" a "make-shift" unauthorized memorial?? Those who placed the memorial Jack Valentino Thursday #7
$17k? Seems like a lot, considering. n/t flvegan Thursday #12
Obviously you have never had to pay a criminal defense attormey's hourly fees. It adds up quickly. n/t Jacson6 Thursday #24
And the one person got fired and evicted SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #26
Yes, In Arkansas you can be evicted within ten days. Jacson6 Thursday #29
I read somewhere... SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #30
Yes, the ten day eviction will stand even if she was in a private home with a room. n/t Jacson6 Thursday #32
Most likely depends on if rent was being paid... SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #33
what's next, knocking over gravestones? eShirl Thursday #14
Yes, I agree totally stupid. It accomplished nothing other than getting them charged Darnell1972 Thursday #20
It just gives republicans more fodder. pcdb Thursday #40
Criminal mischief in the first degree James48 Thursday #16
Info SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #25
Interesting. James48 Thursday #42
Don't know the ins and out of the law SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #43
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes n/t SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #21
Not a cause worth going to jail for EdmondDantes_ Thursday #27
And lose your job... SickOfTheOnePct Thursday #28
Hopefully the supremacist court won't step in to markodochartaigh Thursday #31
Isn't it garbage? kerouac2 Thursday #34
"I was just cleaning up the litter somebody left" struggle4progress Thursday #36
In other news, BWdem4life Thursday #38
If you are thinking about doing something like this, here's how: hunter Thursday #41

AZJonnie

(1,637 posts)
3. Where do you get that one might be trans?
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:43 AM
Thursday

Regardless, this is a classless, tacky act. Of course I detest Kirk's political positions as much as the next person, and don't think he was a very good person (by my standards) but this was just dumb. I'd much rather see him forgotten, instead he lives on and stays in the news because of stuff like this. Not a fan

AZJonnie

(1,637 posts)
8. I'm pretty sure that means non-binary vs. trans but maybe I'm not entirely up on the lingo
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:53 AM
Thursday

Wouldn't be the first time. Anyways, it's lame no matter who they are

meadowlander

(4,987 posts)
13. Non-binary people are trans.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:04 AM
Thursday

Transgender just means someone whose gender identity doesn't align with the sex they were assigned at birth which includes non-binary people.

AZJonnie

(1,637 posts)
15. Well for sure if any given person says "I prefer to be referred to as transgender because I'm non-binary"
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:37 AM
Thursday

then of course it would be obvious we would honor their wish

I personally wouldn't make an outright declaration that non-binary people are trans, but if you're sure that's the globally accepted nomenclature, then you taught me something new, so thanks, I did not know that

meadowlander

(4,987 posts)
17. I am non-binary and trans
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:45 AM
Thursday

but I know that some non-binary people don't identify as trans. You'll never get 100% of queer people to agree on anything

To me it makes sense on the basis of the definitions. Your mileage may vary. We don't have the benefit of this person's preference being stated but I'd say it's an agreed enough approach for our purposes here.

AZJonnie

(1,637 posts)
18. Thanks again, this time for clarification. I don't like making mistakes or breaching protocols on matters like this
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:49 AM
Thursday

out of ignorance. So bottom line seems like you mean "by definition they would be" but not all will identify that way, so don't make assumptions on that point. That sum it up?

37. Pronouns not always related
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:17 PM
Thursday

I know straight/cis people who use they/them. Their reasoning is that their personal identity shouldn't be defined by gender or orientation.

yardwork

(68,145 posts)
23. I agree, but young people do dumb things.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:02 AM
Thursday

This is pretty minor in the scheme of things.

Cha

(314,619 posts)
10. Ah, True.. so they knew and
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:14 AM
Thursday

didn't like what he stood for.

TY BlueWaveNeverEnd... that's good they were able to have so much donated to them from GO fund me.

yardwork

(68,145 posts)
22. Kirk's words against trans people were nothing compared to his sexism.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:01 AM
Thursday

Kirk's hateful words against gay and trans people came from his primary focus: demeaning women.

Kirk's message was mostly centered on how women are destroying men and need to be restrained back into the kitchen.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(11,360 posts)
35. He was very racist too, his "moronic black woman" quote..YIKES!
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 12:13 PM
Thursday

“If I’m dealing with somebody in customer service who’s a moronic Black woman, I wonder is she there because of her excellence, or is she there because of affirmative action?”

fujiyamasan

(723 posts)
6. Meh I guess they got an emotional outlet
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:51 AM
Thursday

But they gotta learn from the Kirks and the right on how to really grift. C’mon he had an estate north of $12million and the wife still has a go fund me.

These two only got $17k from their dumb stunt. Step it up girls!

PS, next time don’t put yourself on camera, in Arkansas doing this. Not exactly friendly territory for destroying a memorial for his lord and savior. Speaking of grift does Erika get proceeds from the coins and statues? The grifted states of America!

Jack Valentino

(3,385 posts)
7. They "vandalized" a "make-shift" unauthorized memorial?? Those who placed the memorial
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 01:53 AM
Thursday

since it seems to have been unauthorized, ought to ALSO be charged with
"criminal mischief" for glorifying a FASCIST NAZI WANNABE !!

Jacson6

(1,554 posts)
24. Obviously you have never had to pay a criminal defense attormey's hourly fees. It adds up quickly. n/t
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:07 AM
Thursday

Jacson6

(1,554 posts)
29. Yes, In Arkansas you can be evicted within ten days.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:25 AM
Thursday

If you fail to leave it is a criminal charge.

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,671 posts)
30. I read somewhere...
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:26 AM
Thursday

...I'll see if I can find it, that she was living in the home of a friend and their parents, and the mom kicked her out.

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,671 posts)
33. Most likely depends on if rent was being paid...
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:42 AM
Thursday

...or if there was a formal agreement in place or not.

pcdb

(64 posts)
40. It just gives republicans more fodder.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:02 PM
Thursday

Very dumb stunt and will forever pop up in background checks when looking for a job. Unfortunately 17k isn't enough for two people to retire on.

James48

(4,961 posts)
16. Criminal mischief in the first degree
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:43 AM
Thursday

That sounds somewhat subjective, doesn’t it? I’d like to know the elements of the crime for that law.

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,671 posts)
25. Info
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:07 AM
Thursday
(a) A person commits the offense of criminal mischief in the first degree if he or she purposely and without legal justification destroys or causes damage to any:
(1) Property of another person;
(2) Property, whether his or her own or the property of another person, for the purpose of collecting any insurance for the property; or
(3) Critical infrastructure.


https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/title-5/subtitle-4/chapter-38/subchapter-2/section-5-38-203/

James48

(4,961 posts)
42. Interesting.
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:41 PM
Thursday

So B and C are not applicable- so really it’s just causing damage to the property of another.

If it was abandoned property left by an earlier visitor, does that still count? Wouldn’t you have to have testimony of the person who owned the property? I’d think so.

SickOfTheOnePct

(8,671 posts)
43. Don't know the ins and out of the law
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:43 PM
Thursday

But it's clear that it wasn't their property, thus they had no right to destroy it.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

EdmondDantes_

(948 posts)
27. Not a cause worth going to jail for
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:18 AM
Thursday

As lousy as Kirk was, how does this further anything the two people arrested want to do or say?

markodochartaigh

(4,162 posts)
31. Hopefully the supremacist court won't step in to
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:29 AM
Thursday

make one of their infamous shadow docket rulings.
I'm sure that they take desecration of offerings to a saint very seriously.

/s

kerouac2

(1,292 posts)
34. Isn't it garbage?
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 08:43 AM
Thursday

If people leave a bunch of crap on the court steps, isn't it garbage/litter? It wasn't official property of the court or something. It's litter... So they messed with garbage.

Case closed.

BWdem4life

(2,759 posts)
38. In other news,
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:47 PM
Thursday

Two kids were arrested for knocking down a snowman built by two other kids in a public park.

hunter

(39,973 posts)
41. If you are thinking about doing something like this, here's how:
Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:17 PM
Thursday

Borrow a white van or pickup truck. Buy a roller cart, some cheap orange safety vests and white hard hats, drive to the site, and "reverently" place the objects in the cart. If anyone asks say you are relocating the memorial for safekeeping.

Load the objects into the truck or van and drive away, making sure nobody is following you.

Find an open dumpster...


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