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.
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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
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.
>>“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.
>>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?
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>
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.
White supremacists and even democrats are entitled to a fair trial.
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.
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.
My son is a Proud Boy and I am exceedingly proud of my boy!!
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.
These two should flee the country.
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.
Because the corrupt state pressed charges.
The corruption runs very deep.
The Proud Boys are ok in my book. Virus Vance needs to watch his back.
Yes, indeed.... the battle lines are definitely being drawn.
Pardon these two, Mr. President.
This is the Unjust system we have and why it will be demolished and sent to hell.
More criminality in our government.
JoMa
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