Posted on 08/13/2017 4:16:12 PM PDT by Helicondelta
FOX News reporter Doug McKelway attended the violent protests Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia.
McKelway told FOX News viewers the police pulled out of Lee Park after the violence started. The police told him, “We’re leaving. It’s too dangerous.”
Doug McKelway: We are now beginning to hear criticism bubble up on all sides of this event about the initial slow response by the police. When I got out of my car yesterday in Charlottesville about 10:30 in the morning you knew this was a bad scene and bad things were going to be happening because people were congregating at Lee Park and Emancipation Park wearing helmets, body armor, carrying big heavy sticks. Nobody was intent on peace here from either side. People were intent on causing havoc and causing damage. And even as wounded were being brought out of the park police were sitting idly by. I was standing off a cordoned off area where the police had set up as a staging area, the state police, and they said you can come in here this is a safe area. But when the tear gas started to fly, thrown by protesters, the police themselves began to evacuate then. I asked the guy who was in charge, “Where you going?” He said, “We’re leaving. It’s too dangerous.” They had a chance to nip this thing in the bud and they chose not to.
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“I’m not sure I blame the police for not wanting to wind up in the middle, job or no job.”
I blame Virginia’s governor, the odious Terry McAuliffe, for not ordering the Virginia State Police to Charlottesville by last Friday. This confrontation was brewing for months before August 12th. Everyone knew there was serious potential for violence, and a “police wall” separating the two groups would have staved off much of it.
In Berkely and in Crown Heights circa 1991, they just stood around and did nothing.
In Berkely and in Crown Heights circa 1991, they just stood around and did nothing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJkv_NQmGbM
This is the guy with Fox who is reporting that the cops essentially ran away from the fight.
Sounds pretty persuasive coming from McKelway.
Great video. You need to understand the demographics of Central Virginia.
Charlottesville is deep blue, but it is surrounded by a lot of red counties. I think there are a lot of regional law enforcement types that know what happened.
I have to say that I have been shocked at the blatant lying I have seen and read, Even on NRO.
soooo...
it was too scary for the police, but safe enough for Doug McKelway?
yeah, right.
Making sure not to lose this thread. Bkmrk
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