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PA Militia Files into Emancipation Park to Protect Free Speech [Charlottesville: Light Foot Militia]
WVIR, NBC 29, Charlottesville ^ | Oct 21, 2017 5:42 PM EDT | Madison Carter

Posted on 10/23/2017 12:05:07 AM PDT by Olog-hai

On Saturday, October 21, a group of militiamen filed into Emancipation Park to address the community about its role in the August 12 rally.

The Pennsylvania Light Foot Militia is one of the defendants named in the lawsuit filed to prevent unauthorized paramilitary groups from returning to Charlottesville. […]

“Even though the media wanted to lump us in with these hard ‘alt-right’ people, that’s not at all the case,” says Christian Yingling, a member of the militia. “We don’t support what they did; we don’t support their beliefs in any way, shape, or form.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at nbc29.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: charlottesville; emancipationpark; lightfootmilitia; mcauliffe

1 posted on 10/23/2017 12:05:07 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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