> Chief Al 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.
Why were they “spread thin” when the park was “swarmed”? The park was the permitted location.
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Aug 7, 2017 - Citing concerns for security and safety, Charlottesville officials on Monday said they will approve a demonstration permit for Saturday’s Unite the Right rally organized by pro-white activists if the rally is moved to McIntire Park.
But Jason Kessler, who is organizing the rally, says he won’t accept the condition because McIntire Park lacks the symbolism provided by the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has stood in Emancipation Park, recently renamed from Lee Park, since the 1920s.
“The whole thing is in support of the Lee monument,” Kessler said after the city’s news conference announcing the decision to change the location.
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Aug 11, 2017 - A judge heard arguments Friday from attorneys requesting an emergency injunction stemming from a case against the city of Charlottesville and its decision to move the rally to McIntire Park, rather than at the planned Emancipation Park location.
Statement from Mayor Mike Signer:
City Statement on 8/12 Court Ruling
“While the City is disappointed by tonight’s ruling we will abide by the judge’s decision. The goal in moving the Unite the Right Rally from Emancipation Park to a larger, more accommodating space like McIntire Park had nothing to do with the content of the demonstrators’ speech. The decision was made based on the projected number of demonstrators expected in our one acre park in downtown and the public safety needs of our community.
Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn their full attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow’s events.”
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“Chief Thomas, his team and the hundreds of law enforcement officials in our City will now turn their full attention to protecting the Downtown area during tomorrow’s events.”
There were likely as many cops within 5 miles as there were protesters of every stripe. And they disappeared as soon as things lit off.
The creators of this riot,McAuliffe(the punk),the mayor Michael Signer and implemented by the chief of police--Al S.Thomas Jr. had to have a bigger place to accomodate all the antifa and BLM goons they knew were on the way since they planned the entire op.
From the minute the mayor suggested that the Robert E. Lee statue be removed they could almost predict what would happen. The hard left was ready, willing and able to pull it off with paid goons by George Soros. So when the white supremacists applied for a permit that never should have been approved yet was, the entire op went into full mode.We see the results.
Problem is history is and should always be blind.
Either it happened or it didn't.
Either the civil war happened or it didn't.
A Robert E. Lee statue is as valid as would be a statue of Lincoln or Grant. History is about what happened not your favorite player in the game. It just doesn't work that way.