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Hill Reporter Taylor Lorenz:"police officers at station: guy wasn’t malicious,was scared”
Twitter of Hill Reporter Taylor Lorenz ^ | Aug 12, 2017 | Taylor Lorenz

Posted on 08/13/2017 5:20:44 PM PDT by NoLibZone

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To: fella

You should watch the video at #30


41 posted on 08/13/2017 6:00:25 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: Alberta's Child

Here is something else to consider.

This incident happened a few minutes before 5pm. The rally was closed down sometime right around noon. The Unite the Right protesters left the downtown area well before this happened.

Yet the police allowed the counter protesters to roam the streets of an area filled with street level retail stores and restaurants for several hours. And some of them were walking around with bats and pepper spray.

Unbelievable.


42 posted on 08/13/2017 6:00:57 PM PDT by independentmind (In te Domine confido non confundar in aeternum s)
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To: proust
I think you'd really have to see what happened to him and the car all the way down the street -- starting at a point in time before that video clip even started.

I also have to point out that I laughed my @ss off when I saw the first viewer comment under that YouTube video:

I just started a gofundme to fix the car. Nice job.

LMAO x 100.

43 posted on 08/13/2017 6:00:57 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." -- President Trump, 6/1/2017)
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To: Ray76

I’ve theorized so far ( not proved ) that the kid has mental issues from the start and they made him think he was being shot at when he heard his car getting smacked by projectiles so he impulsively floored it to get out of the line of fire.

The video showed a few posts above shows it. I wanted to see if the video was slowed down to make the car look like it was driving slow but the movement rate of the leftists attacking his car were steady thoughout so it is a genuine video and I think it does prove a panic situation.

Even though it seems like this a misguided kid with issues who got into envying nazis, he won’t be convicted because the evidence will show panic instead of mens rea.


44 posted on 08/13/2017 6:01:27 PM PDT by Perchant
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To: NoLibZone

I am not trying to judge at all. Not knowing the facts, I will not, but I know damn well what his defense will be.

He may have trouble with the issue that he may have put himself in harm’s way, but he will have a viable defense!


45 posted on 08/13/2017 6:06:55 PM PDT by Strac6 ("Mrs. Strac, Pilatus, and Sig Sauer: All the fun things in my life are Swiss!")
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To: Ray76

Perhaps we should await a trial..

We have NOT had a Preliminary Yet!


46 posted on 08/13/2017 6:08:13 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: cmj328

I’m guessing something happened just before we see him continue down the road, like those others chasing him might have hit his car or whatever. He got scared and he had nowhere to go. Putting the car in reverse means stopping, shifting and going back into a dangerous situation. Yes, it looks like he speeds up, probably he thinks he is trying to save his life and this is the only way. Like many of us he probably saw other riot situations where cars were surrounded and people dragged out and beaten and he already knew what he was going to do in that situation, that he unfortunately found himself in. Did he get lost, make a wrong turn? Did he have a confederate flag sticker or something similar on his car and that caused the initial contact against him by the crowd? Maybe.


47 posted on 08/13/2017 6:15:35 PM PDT by Philsworld
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To: Philsworld

“He got scared”

“probably he thinks he is..”

“he probably saw...”

Can we please stop with the mind reading/mental gymnastics and stick with the verifiable facts? Thanks.


48 posted on 08/13/2017 6:18:49 PM PDT by proust (Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.)
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To: combat_boots

Yep. I feel about as bad for these victims as I do for Rachel Corrie.


49 posted on 08/13/2017 6:26:07 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: proust

This video will be very persuasive evidence for him. It shows the so called peaceful protestors violently chasing a car across three blocks and almost causing two accidents. Paradigm shifting video if you’ve not seen it.1:49 mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzhqO3iYlxk&feature=youtu.be&t=6595


50 posted on 08/13/2017 6:26:10 PM PDT by Treeless Branch
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To: Husker24

I agree. If the facts really are on his side, something will happen to him before it ever goes to trial.


51 posted on 08/13/2017 6:30:32 PM PDT by utahagen (but but)
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To: Helicondelta

That’s not slow and there are no brake lights.


52 posted on 08/13/2017 6:30:48 PM PDT by al_c (Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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To: proust

“and stick with the verifiable facts?”

Fact #1: He was attacked before he struck any protesters.

Fact #2: Protesters were unlawfully standing in the middle of the street armed with baseball bats, pepper spray, etc.

Prediction: The jury will find the driver not guilty.


53 posted on 08/13/2017 6:32:47 PM PDT by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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To: proust

why don’t you read the last word I typed. Here, I’ll help you...............MAYBE


54 posted on 08/13/2017 6:35:28 PM PDT by Philsworld
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To: Philsworld

Anyone who was hit by this car while it was driving in reverse really had it coming to them. Look at the idiots running up toward the car from behind and smashing it with bats ... AFTER the reverse light goes on, and AFTER the brake lights go off. They sure had plenty of warning about what was about to happen, if any of them had an IQ over 60.


55 posted on 08/13/2017 6:36:30 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." -- President Trump, 6/1/2017)
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To: proust

“and stick with the verifiable facts?”

Fact #1: He was attacked before he struck any protesters.

Fact #2: Protesters were unlawfully standing in the middle of the street armed with baseball bats, pepper spray, etc.

Prediction: The jury will find the driver not guilty.

(This)


56 posted on 08/13/2017 6:40:38 PM PDT by Philsworld
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To: Philsworld

I remember the LA riots where that truck driver Reginald Denny was almost beaten to death when he was pulled from his truck. If my vehicle comes under attack, I might panic, and run over rioters.


57 posted on 08/13/2017 6:40:44 PM PDT by Do the math (Doug)
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To: Helicondelta
Yep, this video shows him driving in slow speed, getting hit by some guy with a baseball bat and then panicking and driving into the crowd.

Well, that's interesting. It lends credence to the cops who said the kid was just scared to death. It will be fascinating to see how this plays out.

58 posted on 08/13/2017 6:40:49 PM PDT by KevinB (Barack Obama: The best example in history of the dangers of affirmative action!)
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To: raiderboy

Get that trial out of Charlottesville.


59 posted on 08/13/2017 6:40:59 PM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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To: gaijin

Gray Charger— https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewxba5-vdhA

Notice this video has a dark gray Charger with the trunk intact and flashing torn from the front end.

This vehicle is different than the two shown in the NBC video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4MKwzPYrbk

By my count, there are three vehicles involved: lead vehicle red mini van; middle vehicle gray/white sedan with damage on the front and rear (truck deck) and, finally, the gray Charger allegedly the guy from Ohio with a damaged front-end and no damage on the rear trunk deck.

Someone needs to explain why vehicle #1 and #2 are not being paraded in front of the cameras.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3576889/posts?page=25

Were vehicles #1 and #2 operated by the police, a city council member, a member of the media, or just an ordinary slub caught in traffic?


60 posted on 08/13/2017 6:41:42 PM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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