Posted on 08/14/2017 5:33:33 PM PDT by Mariner
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. A Virginia police chief said Monday that he "absolutely has regrets" about violence that erupted over the weekend when dozens of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members clashed with counterprotesters.
As the world watched pandemonium in Charlottesville unfold live on television Saturday, officers seemed to stand on the sidelines as fists flew, bats swung and objects soared through the air.
"We were hoping for a peaceful demonstration," Chief Al Thomas said at a news conference. "Gradually the crowd size increased along with aggressiveness and hostility of the attendees towards one another."
After police ordered everyone out of a small park where the rally was being held, protesters took to the streets. A man plowed his car into a group of counterprotesters, killing a woman and injuring 19 others.
On Monday, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said he directed his administration to conduct an "extensive review" of how police prepare and respond to rallies. The city's former police chief and law enforcement experts were critical of the way police responded, saying the ostensibly hands-off approach seemed to allow the violent fracas to grow.
Thomas said his officers were spread thin and had to make quick adjustments to their strategies when white nationalists began swarming the park and violence erupted.
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Right, its the white nationalists who were violent. Not the Antifa who have been violent and destructive everywhere they show up. Too bad this aresol can didnt explode in his hands.
The Birmingham News did a big article stating that a group of people in Birmingham joined together to “support AntiFa.”
I thought, “great, these idiots are always on the side of the guys in hoods and masks.”
Yeah I get it Jane.
If its any consolation we know The President has people who monitor us here. He really does care about what we think.He’s a great patriot.
“I saw a live leaks video today where the woman recording said that the cops left once Antifa started marching (shortly before the car incident). She continued recording till the cops came. It must have been 15 minutes.”
There is a theory out there that this was a setup by the Governor, mayor and the police chief. Listening to the governors speech sure lends credence to the theory. Problem is they let it get out of hand. Also they should not have permitted the BLM and Antifa at the same time unless they wanted this to happen.
According to Millie Weaver of infowars who was there reporting and videoing the scence it was the antifa who started everything.I linked her video here.
Well, that dead woman and all those injuries are at least partly their fault, then. They let all Hell break loose, and this is the result.
Yes, he does. That he is.
This was a set up.
VA Gov race is at stake .
McAwful was the creep who pulled by the cops after the previous event last month went too smoothly .
I heard some one from the area discuss the fact today .
The Deep State is alive and well, and Soros is a major player. Gov. Terry McAuliffe is on the team, too.
Yeah, wish in one hand and spit n the other and see which one fills up first.
Another failed Police Chief with no balls making excuses.
Anybody who was injured in Charlottesville on Saturday should be looking for a lawyer to sue the city.
“”We were hoping for a peaceful demonstration,” Chief Al Thomas said at a news conference.”
Hey Chief, hold out both of your hands. You hope in one and I’ll **** in the other. You tell me which hand fills up first.
Okay?
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“Why protect either one?”
Because it’s their f****** job, that’s why.
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What happened to Trumps promise of law and order? When can we expect to see this?
Hoping for a peaceful demonstration between KKK and NAZIs vs ANTIFA and BLM. IS the chief that big of a moron or was he under orders to stand down the cops so violence erupts and the KKK and Nazis gets the blame?
These cops couldn’t protect a ham sandwich.
“counter protesters”
4chan pol, for what it’s worth, was saying the Charlottesville cops were channeling the tiki torch-armed `white nationalists’ (IOW younger versions of us) into the maws of for-real armed masked antifa yutes and BLMers, as in San Jose. Lawsuits to follow, as in SJ?
Police chiefs should be elected not appointed by a mayor. Baltimore, Charlottesville show everyone why this should be so.
thanks for the informative videos
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