Posted on 04/22/2018 10:52:26 AM PDT by BBell
NEWNAN, Ga. — A heavily militarized police force of some 400 officers aggressively patrolled a small neo-Nazi rally in this city 40 miles southwest of Atlanta on Saturday and arrested about 10 counterprotesters, many for the crime of wearing a mask.
Police officers arrived before the rally began and approached a group of about 50 anti-fascist protesters. They demanded the protesters remove their masks or face arrest. The officers — who wore bulletproof vests and helmets, and carried semi-automatic rifles — cornered the anti-fascist protesters, then grabbed those who were still masked, tossing them to the ground and handcuffing them.
At one point, an officer pointed what seemed to be a modified AR-15 at the faces of counterprotesters, none of whom appeared to be armed.
The lead officer in the arrests said the counterprotesters were breaking a state law regarding masks, likely referring to a seldom-enforced 1951 law originally aimed at combating hooded Ku Klux Klan members. Anti-fascist protesters ― many belonging to chapters of antifa groups, known for sometimes violently confronting white supremacists ― often wear masks to avoid being identified by both law enforcement and neo-Nazis.
“The irony of enforcing masking laws to prosecute leftists is just incredible,” said Molly, a counterprotester from Charlottesville, Virginia, who traveled to Georgia to protest neo-Nazis. She asked that her last name not be published for fear of retribution. “Those are anti-Klan statutes.”
“And to be roughing up anti-Nazi protesters while handling literal Nazis with kid gloves... it’s absurd,” added Molly, who said she saw one of her friends get arrested Saturday.
The rally in Newnan was the latest, and one of the most pitifully attended, neo-Nazi events to be held in the South since the deadly “Unite The Right” rally in Charlottesville last August, when a neo-Nazi drove his car into a crowd
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Yep :-)
I don't where you live at in socal but I'm surprised your car has not been vandalized by some faceless nameless sneaky pig.
If you want to mix it up in public Molly leave the mask at home.
We have to be sure to make it publicly clear before any future event that the police must enforce the law prohibiting covering your face during a public protest.
When an event is mentioned in your area, comment on all the local news outlet websites. Send an email to each member of the city council and the police stating the policy and ask for a reply. Send email to tv and newspapers outlets and ask for a reply.
We can't let them get away with 'we didn't know'.
“Militarized”
Repeated in many headlines — usually from the left-most sites
The pinkos in the media are in a hissy fit over their Bolshie buddies getting what they deserve.
They have one problem with targeting people's homes, families and property that they brand fascists but don't want that kind of activity aimed at them.
Anyone know if their names were published?
He/she/ze left out Global Warming, so this article does not get a perfect score on the Left-o-Meter.
Mostly drive around Orange County and North San Diego County.
I do occasionally head up to LA just for the thrill, but my days of stopping off in East LA for a Hollenbeck Burrito at El Tepeyac are over unless I’m driving my Wife’s Car.
Someone tell Molly that it was the removal of the masks of the KKK that inspired this law about masks in public.
Libs call everything that they don’t like “Neo-Nazi”, and don’t even know what it means, if they did, they’d see the lefties are the most like Nazis.
This is in Newnan GA, the site of the famous hanging tree. I would not mess with the cops there. High incarceration rate, little justice.
in real life, no self-respecting AR-owner possesses an UNmodified firearm ...
I remember that when the police chief held his news conference he did say something along the lines of ‘you’ve been warned’.
pointing out that there is very likely to be double standards simply because muslims wear veils and they would never dare arrest someone wearing one- so yes- it is necessary
“At one point, an officer pointed what seemed to be a modified AR-15 at the faces of counterprotesters, none of whom appeared to be armed.”
two seconds AFTER the protesters physically tried to “rescue” someone the cops had just arrested. It’s on video.
on my way home
Interesting isn't it? When the police carry actual military assault rifles, they are called semi automatic rifles by the press and also as modified AR-15's, but when a civilian has a legal AR-15 semi-automatic rifle it is always an ASSAULT WEAPON!
It’s been that way for a long time.
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