Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Proud Boys Maxwell Hare, John Kinsman convicted for UES brawl with antifa
NY Post ^ | 19 Aug 19 | Rebecca Rosenberg

Posted on 08/20/2019 3:05:52 AM PDT by SkyPilot

Two members of the right-wing Proud Boys group were convicted Monday for brawling with leftist antifa members in Manhattan last year.

A jury found John Kinsman and Maxwell Hare guilty of attempted gang assault, attempted assault and riot stemming from the confrontation near the Metropolitan Republican Club following a speech by former Proud Boys leader Gavin McInnes in October 2018.

Both men face up to 15 years in prison and will remain free until their sentencing.

Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr. hailed the convictions as a blow against the rise of extremism and “mob violence.”

“As extremism rises in America, a Manhattan jury has declared in one voice that New Yorkers will not tolerate mob violence in our backyard,” he said in a statement.

Before the 2018 skirmish, about 60 protesters, including members of antifa, massed behind barricades to jeer McInnes’ address.

To avoid a confrontation, cops had the Proud Boys head west on 83rd Street then south on Park Avenue, while they shepherded their opponents in the other direction.

As the Proud Boys approached East 82nd Street, they saw six suspected antifa protesters heading toward them and a brawl erupted.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antifa; cyrus; cyrusvancejr; deepstate; manhattan; newyork; newyorkcity; proudboys; soros; vance
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-59 last
To: wastoute

black youths working for the city’s hate crimes division are permitted to stage antisemitic arsonist attacks on Jewish buildings if they are triggered

Especially if it is done in the middle of an election to show evidence of “right wing antisemitism” in the era of Trump


41 posted on 08/20/2019 5:20:24 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Commitee)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: CopperTop

Hillary Clinton used union goons to eye-gouge protesters and the sponsors of such events were aware of their tendency for violent suppression of dissent.


42 posted on 08/20/2019 5:22:07 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Commitee)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: Rusty0604

>>“The victims in the case were never identified”

Then they weren’t victims.

Even Hollywood child abusers have the right to face their accusers in court.

Michael Jackson walked because too many victims refused to go on record.


43 posted on 08/20/2019 5:24:36 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Commitee)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: Sir_Humphrey

>>and the alleged ‘victims” , Antifa, refused to cooperate with the investigation.

Sounds like the DNC’s supposed “russian hack”. Never did let the FBI investigate their server.

What about the defendants’ right of discovery?


44 posted on 08/20/2019 5:26:07 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Commitee)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]

To: EEGator
I have been saying ever since I have seen them operating video that the law is protecting Antifa. Someone, or a lot of someones from way, way on high has giver orders that they are not to be interfered with as they go about doing their work. And should the sheep have the audacity defend themselves as they are being mauled and cuffed about, they are to be violently subdued.

Why President Trump has not declared them a Terrorist is known only to him. There is more than ample evidence to support such a declaration. Why Attorney General Barr has not taken action because numerous Federal Laws have been violated. That answer I know. It is because the Department does not have the resources because they are all being used to remove President Trump from Office.

The arrest, trial, and conviction of these two was to send a message to the sheep: Do not resists Antifa members as they maul and maim you. Kinda like it was in Germany during the 30s regarding the Jews. In the United States of America in 2018-20s Trump supporters, Conservatives, and Christians are the new Jews. The difference is that we will not go quietly and docilely into their night.

AS for Antifa, Avoid they havens of protection. Let them come to us. Sooner or later they must do so. Engage them on our terms and territory, not theirs./p>

45 posted on 08/20/2019 5:40:10 AM PDT by sport
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: SkyPilot

Communism 101 at work. Prepare yourselves and your families. Or, just turn up the music. Defending yourself while white and make.. thats a crime of the wrong intersectionality.


46 posted on 08/20/2019 5:44:43 AM PDT by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: LouAvul
the jury perceived them to be white supremacists?

White supremacists and even democrats are entitled to a fair trial.

47 posted on 08/20/2019 5:50:48 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: SkyPilot

Hey Antifa, come on down to Georgia. We’d love to see you. You’ll get more than a whipping if you come around here.


48 posted on 08/20/2019 5:54:32 AM PDT by bk1000 (I stand with Trump)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: a fool in paradise

Yes,the signal was if you were a “trouble maker” in the crowd, a union goon would walk behind you and place a hat on your head.


49 posted on 08/20/2019 5:54:35 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (A big mouth doesn't make a big man.~John Wayne)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 42 | View Replies]

To: Pollster1
The Proud Boys were ATTACKED by Antifa. The Proud Boys never start it. . .they do finish it, which is what happened in New York. The Proud Boys are CONSERVATIVES. .they are not Nazis, they are not White Supremacists. They are PROUD of America's founding values and are multi-racial. They are pro-male, pro marriage between a man and woman, pro Western values, pro God and faith. . .and they are PRO defend yourself when set upon by sticks, clubs and projectiles thrown at your head as they experience constantly by Antifa. Btw, the Proud boys never show up at an Antifa event to start something. It's Antifa that pursues the Proud Boys to provoke violence. ..knowing they have the political system in New York behind them as well as the national media.

My son is a Proud Boy and I am exceedingly proud of my boy!!

50 posted on 08/20/2019 5:57:59 AM PDT by McBuff (To be, rather than to seem)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: 4yearlurker

I recall a lawsuit about some protesters who were wearing masks (I think it may have been a Hillary Halloween mask but it could’ve been something other, certainly not black bandannas) and a union goon shoved his thumbs in the eye sockets.


51 posted on 08/20/2019 6:04:28 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Commitee)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]

To: SkyPilot

These two should flee the country.


52 posted on 08/20/2019 6:29:28 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (If it weren't for fake hate crimes, there would be no hate crimes at all.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Tench_Coxe

if the victims weren’t identified and didn’t cooperate with police, how were these two convicted. I’m not a cop, or a DA, but I thought if you brought charges you had to testify against the perp. You see that all the time on L&O/SVU. The DA says if she won’t testify then I can’t prosecute the case. Something is wrong here over and above the fact that both sides in an altercation bear responsibility.


53 posted on 08/20/2019 6:42:55 AM PDT by redangus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]

To: redangus

Because the corrupt state pressed charges.

The corruption runs very deep.


54 posted on 08/20/2019 9:04:11 AM PDT by A Voice (As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the end times.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 53 | View Replies]

To: Pollster1

The Proud Boys are ok in my book. Virus Vance needs to watch his back.


55 posted on 08/20/2019 9:36:00 AM PDT by ohioman
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: ohioman

Yes, indeed.... the battle lines are definitely being drawn.


56 posted on 08/20/2019 9:41:40 AM PDT by myerson
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 55 | View Replies]

To: SkyPilot

Pardon these two, Mr. President.


57 posted on 08/20/2019 9:47:41 AM PDT by deadrock
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Flick Lives

This is the Unjust system we have and why it will be demolished and sent to hell.


58 posted on 08/20/2019 12:31:17 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: SkyPilot

More criminality in our government.

JoMa


59 posted on 08/20/2019 6:40:04 PM PDT by joma89
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-59 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson