[ealgeone]

Nope, they are removing these items to keep them from getting vandalized and defuse the situation.

Respectfully disagree.

[DarthVader]

No you are wrong:

This from the WSJ on Facebook. Their quote followed by this article:

“In a stealth move aimed at avoiding demonstrations, the city of Baltimore quietly removed several Confederate monuments overnight.”

https://www.wsj.com/articles/baltimore-removes-confederate-statues-in-the-dead-of-night-1502883329?mod=e2fb