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James Fields Sentenced to Life in Prison for Death of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville
The New York Times ^ | June 28, 2019 | Mitch Smith

Posted on 06/28/2019 1:26:19 PM PDT by FewsOrange

James Fields Jr., the white supremacist who murdered a woman two summers ago when he steered a Dodge Challenger into a crowd of peaceful demonstrators in Charlottesville, Va., was sentenced Friday to life in federal prison.

Lawyers for Mr. Fields, 22, had pleaded for mercy, citing his difficult childhood and mental health problems. Prosecutors had sought the life sentence, arguing that Mr. Fields’s racist, anti-Semitic beliefs motivated the decision to attend the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville and to attack counterprotesters, killing Heather Heyer and injuring dozens of others.

“The defendant’s crimes were so horrendous — and the maiming of innocents so severe — that they outweigh any factors the defendant may argue form a basis for leniency,” federal prosecutors told the judge in a sentencing memo. “This is particularly true in light of the fact that he has demonstrated that he feels no remorse for his actions and continues to espouse his hateful ideology.”

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Mr. Fields was convicted separately in state court of first-degree murder in December, and jurors recommended a life sentence. A judge will decide in the coming weeks whether to accept that recommendation.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: charlottesville; fields; jamesfields; jamesfieldsjr; selfdefense; thatsashame; trollx; wompwomp; xthreadtroll
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To: Balding_Eagle

Your opinion is that Trump can do no good, which is a rather childish opinion not worthy of consideration.


41 posted on 06/28/2019 2:20:41 PM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and Americans!)
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To: John S Mosby
brandishing yes. Thank you.

Dwayne Dixon is part of the "redneck revolt" which is a openly stated militant leftist group. The same people that created the redneck revolt also created "Justice Democrats."

42 posted on 06/28/2019 2:22:59 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Alberta's Child

“This guy wasn’t railroaded at all. His case never went to trial because he pled guilty after evidence came to light from his social media postings.

Apparently those postings included messages describing how much he was looking forward to traveling to Charlottesville so he could run people over with his car. “

The document at this link shows includes his posts

http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=63713


43 posted on 06/28/2019 2:25:38 PM PDT by FewsOrange
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To: John S Mosby
So this will have to be appealed if he did not change his plea. He should get 20 years or so— it is not first degree.

Did you miss the part of the article where it says he pleaded guilty?

44 posted on 06/28/2019 2:27:49 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: NicoDon

“There’s video out there...”

And that BS died as soon as it started. The guy drove into a crowd. He is nuts but has to live with the results of his actions. One dead; others hurt.


45 posted on 06/28/2019 2:28:39 PM PDT by romanesq (For George Soros so loved the world, he gave us Obama.)
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To: CodeToad

LOL!

I was probably one of the earliest supporters of Trump, my support of him here on FR goes back to 2011, probably years before you.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA


46 posted on 06/28/2019 2:30:01 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: grey_whiskers
..what happened to Steve Scalise’s shooter.

He died in the hospital of wounds from the police officers returning fire. You want to dig him up and put him in prison?

Troll.

Moron.

47 posted on 06/28/2019 2:31:26 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Boogieman

“it was an attempt to escape.”

No, it wasn’t. Cut it out.


48 posted on 06/28/2019 2:33:35 PM PDT by romanesq (For George Soros so loved the world, he gave us Obama.)
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To: DoodleDawg

Umm, ever notice that he never gets listed as an example either of political violence or a reason for gun control?
Leftist double standards extend in more than one direction and endure past the grave.
Troll.


49 posted on 06/28/2019 2:35:02 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: DoodleDawg

there was no need for name calling


50 posted on 06/28/2019 2:35:57 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: grey_whiskers
Umm, ever notice that he never gets listed as an example either of political violence or a reason for gun control?

How would you know? You didn't even know he was dead.

51 posted on 06/28/2019 2:42:49 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: NicoDon
Someone linked me to the autopsy report that said they found her blood on his bumper.

I believe it also said she died of blunt force impact trauma or some such.

52 posted on 06/28/2019 2:52:23 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no o<ither sovereignty.")
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To: DoodleDawg
The penalty for first degree murder in Virginia is 20 years to life.

How do they arrive at "first degree murder"? Does it not require premeditation?

53 posted on 06/28/2019 2:55:49 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no o<ither sovereignty.")
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To: John S Mosby
While his car, which was travelling 17mph, did hit and minorly injure several others who did not get out of his way, he impacted a toyota which had a minvan (shifter was in PARK for both vehicles) and his car did not directly impact her, but moved the two vehicles. This girl was standing in front, facing the rear of the marron minivan that “hit” her. Diagnosis was blunt force cardiac contusion causing a heart attack.

I had thought I had read that they found her blood on his bumper, but perhaps I misunderstood. If it is as you describe, this verdict is bullsh*t.

This guy is a scapegoat and the court was heavily influenced by media propaganda designed to outrage people and whip them into a frenzy.

54 posted on 06/28/2019 3:01:06 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no o<ither sovereignty.")
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To: x
Where? Put up or shut up.

I'm sure you've read Orwell. Well, a lot of this stuff is memory holed. Youtube probably will not allow this video to remain up.

55 posted on 06/28/2019 3:03:06 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no o<ither sovereignty.")
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To: Alberta's Child; John S Mosby
Apparently those postings included messages describing how much he was looking forward to traveling to Charlottesville so he could run people over with his car.

If that's true, then the only hope he ever had was an insanity defense.

If that's true, that might be where they got that "first degree" charge. Of course John S Mosby said that he didn't actually hit her with his car. He hit the back end of another car and caused a chain reaction, and one of the subsequent cars hit her and caused her to have a heart attack.

56 posted on 06/28/2019 3:06:44 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no o<ither sovereignty.")
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To: DoodleDawg

“Had a leftist done this outside a Trump rally there is no reason to believe their penalty would have been less.”

That assumes they would have been charged with first degree murder


57 posted on 06/28/2019 3:12:32 PM PDT by alternatives? (Why have an army if there are no borders?)
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To: Revel

“Who didn’t see the pictures of Antifa thugs carrying clubs.”

Nor did you see the guy that threatened him with an AR.


58 posted on 06/28/2019 3:13:23 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: BenLurkin

“Did they have a permit to be in the street?”

Yes, Antifa didn’t. The Mayor, the Governor and the police all helped Antifa. The police funneled the Alt-Right people right into Antifa’s arms.


59 posted on 06/28/2019 3:16:12 PM PDT by dljordan
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To: FewsOrange
Here is the “victim”

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196572720/heather-danielle-heyer

Notice NO Gravesite is mentioned.

60 posted on 06/28/2019 3:16:35 PM PDT by amigatec (2 Thess 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:)
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