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Local CBS Reporter Assaulted By Anti-Racism Protester A Day After Charlottesville Chaos
townhall ^ | Aug 14, 2017 | Matt Vespa

Posted on 08/15/2017 5:37:01 PM PDT by MarvinStinson

Day after Charlottesville, Virginia chaos.

Last night, in Richmond, a local CBS reporter, who was not acting in that capacity but filming on his mobile phone, which is legal, was assaulted by an anti-racism demonstrator. You can hear the man being told not to film, prompting a response from the reporter, noting he can film wherever he wants on public ground.

That’s when what appears to be a stick-like object strikes him in the head. He received four staples at the hospital (via WTVR):

Laura French @lfrenchnews Our @CBS6 photojournalist assaulted in the head while shooting protests in Richmond. In the hospital getting stitches. Stop the VIOLENCE! 12:22 AM - Aug 14, 2017

Laura French @lfrenchnews Replying to @lfrenchnews @CBS6 12:25 AM - Aug 14, 2017

“Stop filming bro,” one of the protesters yells.

“I can film whatever I want,” the CBS 6 staffer replies. “Get out of my face.”

At that point video shows the photographer's phone knocked out of his hands. Video then captures a protester hit the photojournalist with what he described as a big stick.

Officers responded and the photojournalist was transported via ambulance to Retreat Doctors' Hospital. He received four staples in his skull and was released.

"This is not a peaceful protest," he wrote.

[…]

Richmond police tweeted just after 10:20 p.m. that the protest was underway on W. Broad Street and Laurel. The protests dispersed around 12:20 A.M. this morning.

Stephen Miller ✔ @redsteeze When 2 wash post reporters were detained for 30 minutes in Ferguson, national media went apeshit. Here? Not a word. https://twitter.com/lfrenchnews/status/896950108708888576 … 2:26 AM - Aug 14, 2017


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: charlottsville; cvariotsvictim
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1 posted on 08/15/2017 5:37:01 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson

nothing “anti-racist” about the protester, it was a militant Leftist.

Stalinists lie. Always


2 posted on 08/15/2017 5:38:05 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Bill Clinton and Al Gore took illegal campaign contributions from the Chi-Coms and 'nobody' cared..)
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To: MarvinStinson

Another story the msm is trying to cover up even though it is one of them.


3 posted on 08/15/2017 5:39:18 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: MarvinStinson

Where “anti-racist” means....

White-hating communist thug.


4 posted on 08/15/2017 5:42:11 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: MarvinStinson

“anti racist”??

How bout the more apt “anarchist”?

Or “thug”?

Or “p****”?


5 posted on 08/15/2017 5:46:42 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW! Boycott Mex/Can nba NFL Under Arrnour)
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To: MarvinStinson

Fascism takes on all forms in the Democrat Party. This is just another form of fascism.


6 posted on 08/15/2017 5:47:49 PM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: MarvinStinson

Stalin vs. Trotsky


7 posted on 08/15/2017 5:52:46 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: MarvinStinson

He received four staples in his skull and was released.
“This is not a peaceful protest,” he wrote.
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Just speculating but if he were not the one struck etc would that have been his comment?

I know redundancy rearing its head.


8 posted on 08/15/2017 5:59:29 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98)""If the earth were flat, cats would have pushed everything over the edge by now")
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To: MarvinStinson

‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’


9 posted on 08/15/2017 5:59:54 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.))
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To: MarvinStinson

A “journalist” calling himself @WaronDumb stated on Twitter that the protester “forgot” to not be violent in defense of this.


10 posted on 08/15/2017 6:02:13 PM PDT by Bodleian_Girl (Don't check the news, check Cernovich on Twitter)
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To: MarvinStinson
Take note! Or even better, take note and take names:

THIS is what leftist "tolerance" is really all about.

11 posted on 08/15/2017 6:19:39 PM PDT by lightman (Trump = A glorious amalgamation of Andrew Jackson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan!)
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To: MarvinStinson
The reporter probably thought he was videoing an alt-right person - or he'll just blame it on the alt-right, regardless. It is a CBS reporter, after all.
12 posted on 08/15/2017 6:21:29 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason (The U.S. Senate - where American freedom goes to die.)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

I think these antiFA (anti-First Amendment) thugs are too stupid to be anarchists...


13 posted on 08/15/2017 6:31:07 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: Major Matt Mason
Not quite, the one who assaulted him held an antifa flag up to cover his face and then assaulted the reporter. In fact, slowing the frames down one at a time, at least one of the suspects left his face ID on the video.☺
14 posted on 08/15/2017 6:31:20 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Bikkuri

Apparently they haven’t read the book or even watched the movie.

Anarchist Cookbook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znEEUSq71Eg


15 posted on 08/15/2017 6:33:52 PM PDT by Zeneta
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To: dragnet2
Doesn't matter - if he is a Leftist CBS reporter, he'll blame it on the alt-right. He'll lose his job or be cleaning toilets if he doesn't.
16 posted on 08/15/2017 6:41:43 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason (The U.S. Senate - where American freedom goes to die.)
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To: xrmusn

Wow!!! A reporter finally tells the truth.
I guess you just have to knock some sense into him.


17 posted on 08/15/2017 6:50:21 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Zeneta

I’m not so sure they can read :p


18 posted on 08/15/2017 7:03:07 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: a fool in paradise

Why would a group openly associate themselves with murderous Communists?

I think we all know.

19 posted on 08/15/2017 7:07:23 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: MarvinStinson
Newspeak version 2017:

Anti-fascist now means fascist, and anti-racist now means racist.

20 posted on 08/15/2017 7:08:04 PM PDT by TChad
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