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[Move Silent Sam @Move_Silent_Sam]

UNC Honor Court panelist Frank Pray is *not* impartial on the issue of Silent Sam, and should not be allowed to participate in the trial of student activist Maya Little.

Here’s some of what we found so far showing just how strong Frank Pray’s opinions on Silent Sam actually are:

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They did not rule on whether Frank Pray can continue. Will make the determination when they resume 3pm tomorrow, Student Union 3411 #AbolishHonorCourt

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'Conservative students...who are proud of their heritage and of the history of the old north state, will not support... changes to The Silent Sam Memorial'
- F Pray, 2015
'I have been impartial throughout this entire process'
- F Pray, 2018
#AbolishHonorCourt

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mama said Frank Pray can't be impartial #AbolishHonorCourt

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Honor court judge Frank Pray has multiple public statements about Silent Sam and Confederate soldiers that show prejudgment and bias. Maya Little's trial cannot be partial https://t.co/r59ymtk6Y1 #AbolishHonorCourt

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Does a clean confederate monument make the campus 'more presentable'? -Maya's question to facilities manager #AbolishHonorCourt

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Former College GOP chair Frank Pray says confederate soldiers were "US veterans" and should be memorialized: https://t.co/lw5474X2wp #AbolishHonorCourt

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Why didn't Frank Pray recuse himself from the honor court judging Maya Little? Are there rules on conflict of interest? #AbolishHonorCourt

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This is Frank Pray, the "honor" court panelist we believe called activists "petulant children" #AbolishHonorCourt

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An honor court panelist tweeted in 2015 that Real Silent Sam activists were 'petulant children.' This trial is a farce. #AbolishHonorCourt

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"...regardless of what the statue might mean, we're neutral on that." -Josh Pates, facilities management, testifying #AbolishHonorCourt

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Pates from facilities claims $4048 as the cost for the work order to clean Sam. Includes over $700 for supposed damage to clothes. They called Hazmat team because Maya's blood was present #AbolishHonorCourt

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On Facilities' use of a power washer/brushes to clean Sam: "We don't make the rules, we just take the work orders and we do it."
-Josh Pates, UNC maintenance supervisor, testifying
#AbolishHonorCourt

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"I don't know if the arrest made people safer." -Lt. Moser #AbolishHonorCourt

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"The honor system is not precedential" -Honor court panelist explaining why Maya can't ask questions about protests before 4/30 #AbolishHonorCourt

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What is the function of a monument? "It was put up for the Confederate soldiers from UNC." -Lt. Moser
#AbolishHonorCourt

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Cops in the peanut gallery. One keeps dozing off. Another testified in Orange County, said they had 24hr presence at Sam to prevent "heart attacks."
#AbolishHonorCourt

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Why has Silent Sam been repeatedly painted over the years?
"I'm assuming it was because of the racial tension with the statue."
-Lt. Jeffrey Moser testifying
#AbolishHonorCourt

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At Silent Sam, "paint is frequently thrown around without repurcussions." --Defense counsel
#AbolishHonorCourt