Posted on 08/13/2017 5:20:44 PM PDT by NoLibZone
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Anyway several police officers at the station here think the guy running people down wasnt malicious. They said the driver was scared
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You should watch the video at #30
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.
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.
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.
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!
Perhaps we should await a trial..
We have NOT had a Preliminary Yet!
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.
“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.
Yep. I feel about as bad for these victims as I do for Rachel Corrie.
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
I agree. If the facts really are on his side, something will happen to him before it ever goes to trial.
That’s not slow and there are no brake lights.
“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.
why don’t you read the last word I typed. Here, I’ll help you...............MAYBE
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.
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)
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.
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.
Get that trial out of Charlottesville.
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?
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