Posted on 08/23/2017 6:37:58 AM PDT by Kaslin
Charlottesville, Virginia, a city named after Britain's first black queen, was the scene of a bloody riot Saturday, Aug. 12. The fray resulted in the death of one woman, who was mowed down by a car; plus, there were many other people injured. Have politicians and the news media told the correct and complete story about what happened, or have Americans been deliberately misled? Let's look at it.
One does not have to accept the racist and nationalist vision of the Unite the Right organization to recognize and respect its First Amendment rights. Moreover, the group obtained a city permit to hold a peaceful rally to protest the lawful removal of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park, formerly known as Lee Park. It was the leftist protesters who did not have a city permit to assemble for a rally on that day. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said: "There has got to be a movement in this country to bring people together. The hatred and rhetoric that has gone on and has intensified over the last couple months is dividing this great nation." He denounced "the white supremacists and the Nazis." However, when asked a question about whether he would include the left-wing, pro-violence antifa in his condemnation, he ignored the question and walked out of the room.
Here's a question for you: Did the authorities of the city of Charlottesville have a duty to protect Unite the Right rally attendees? The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia said they had a right to rally, saying, "The First Amendment is a critical part of our democracy, and it protects vile, hateful, and ignorant speech." Thus, the ACLU of Virginia defended the white supremacists' and neo-Nazis' right to march and rally against the removal of the statue of Lee. Both the Unite the Right organizers and the leftist counter-protesters charged that the Charlottesville police did not do their job. They just stood back and watched the melee.
This was documented in several reports. The Daily Caller article titled "Why Were The Police Held Back In Charlottesville?" reports: "Law enforcement was on hand at the dueling demonstrations on Saturday, decked out in riot gear and looking prepared for the worst. Except they weren't allowed to do their job." According to the ACLU of Virginia, police on the scene were reported to have been ordered to "not intervene until given command to do so." That kept them from suppressing the numerous scuffles that broke out (http://tinyurl.com/ycpnrzv7). I'd like to ask any policeman, Since when did the police need a command to intervene when they are witnessing people assaulting one another? In a ProPublica article titled "Police Stood By As Mayhem Mounted in Charlottesville," the authors reported that "state police and National Guardsmen watched passively for hours as self-proclaimed Nazis engaged in street battles with counter-protesters." ProPublica reporter A.C. Thompson, who was on the scene, reported that "the authorities turned the streets of the city over to groups of militiamen armed with assault rifles" (http://tinyurl.com/yc9al2lk). Instead of owning up to his dereliction of duty -- by not having ordered his police force to protect life and limb -- Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer chose to demagogue the situation by blaming the rise of white nationalists on President Donald Trump.
Many politicians, racists, hustlers and tyrants have an agenda that consists mostly of making the U.S. Constitution meaningless and giving government greater control over our lives, thereby destroying personal liberty. The alt-right and white supremacists seek to achieve their goals through racist propaganda. The leftists seek to achieve their goals by tricking Americans into believing that all they want are brotherhood and multiculturalism. If either group achieves its goals, we Americans will lose not only our liberty but also our civility. Few Americans recognize and respect the fact that multiracial societies are inherently unstable. What we've been doing for decades, through various government policies, is stacking up combustible racial kindling awaiting a racial arsonist to set it ablaze. There are too many historical examples of what happens to a nation when race hustlers are allowed to take over.
Charlotte, Britain’s first black queen is illogical. She had 15 children and none, “0”, nada were black or mulatto in their features.
Did the authorities of the city of Charlottesville have a duty to protect Unite the Right rally attendees?
I like you Mr Williams, but you of all people know damn well that the Courts have already ruled on this and it is SET IN STONE that :
” NO Police Officer in the United States hyas a legal duty to protect the citizenry, and that the only legal duty they have is to the political entity that employs them.””
Though I understand and agree with your sentiments on this issue, it is nothing more than an intellectual exercise in futility.
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was German, as was her husband King George III. Both of her parents were German.
I think they meant that failing to protect a group was the same as refusing the right to assemble.
Charlotte was the German wife of King George III, and was NOT black.
It's one thing to say that the police have no obligation to respond to a call for help, but what is the obligation when they are already there in force, with armor, and lined up at the ready?
Haven't they already crossed the committal line by then?
-PJ
Maybe Charlotte was “Black Dutch”. hmmm
There is only one correct solution to this dilemma, ARREST and CHARGE all the Police and Politicians involved under the Felony Murder Rule for Conspiracy to Commit Murder. Thier willingness to turn a blind eye as Multiple Felonies are committed and innocent people died or were injured is a COMPLICIT ACT!
There is a saying “ A picture speaks a thousand words”, so then what do the videos of the event say ? Surely there are videos of the car incident and other things going on. There has been not shortage of videos from other events. Just take a look at Youtube. Suddenly no one had their phones with them and recording the protest ???
Haven’t they already crossed the committal line by then?
YES, and thier decision at that point in time was to Engage in a Conspiracy to Commit Murder under the Felony Murder Rule, their Silence was a Complicit Act in this deadly violence.
They all belong in Prison, and sorry mr police officer, but “just following orders” doesn’t cut it when innocent people die as a result of your personal decisions to aid and abet murderous thugs.
Bloody riot? Where? There was an accident, but no riot. Those idiot Antifa thugs need to take notes from BLM thugs.
See Ferguson or Baltimore for what a real riot looks like.
Even if true, one possible ancestor fifteen generations back doesn’t make her “black” unless you take the racist one drop rule to the furthest extreme I’ve ever seen.
I suspect Williams is just playing with us. He knows Charlotte was not Black.
“NO Police Officer in the United States has a legal duty to protect the citizenry”
I didn’t know that. Show us a statute.
I fear the only penalty would be administrative and/or political.
Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer chose to demagogue the situation by blaming the rise of white nationalists on President Donald Trump.
So, of course he needs to be impeached, right?
“innocent people”?
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If you think they cops had a duty to defy lawful orders and involve themselves in a staged riot to protect the Nazis from the Communists, then you are mistaken.
You are also mistaken about murder. There was no murder at C-ville that day. Nor was there any conspiracy to commit murder.
Looks like your BLM attitudes towards the police are shining through.
If the citizen of Charlottesville care, they will
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