Car ploughs through protesters at Charlottesville Alt-Right rally

[DSRilk]

I was specifically talking about today since I wasn't in the area last night or followed the "pre game" shenanigans that happened yesterday. Scanner earlier by EMS said police were pulling out and they needed to call in more neighboring help for medical reasons. It's good that police are back out in force.

You in c'ville also? If so, howdy, neighbor

As far as medical help, my wife works at the hospital - UVA had set up preparations for this type of thing since yesterday. They have extra people working and put additional people on call.

My poor blip of intellectualism and reason in the midst of rural Virginia turned into this fright-fest.

[Serpha]

Because innocent civilians deserve to be run down by lunatics? What is wrong with you?

Citation need for that "innocent" part.

[Zecora]

its fine for antifa and BLM to protest, riot, burn down towns ... it's in their nature. they cannot help it. These WHITE nationalists are heathens that have no rights to protest!!!

Protest by running people down with cars? No they fucking well don't have that "right".

[Theodarzna]

You could say that person wanted to .... have a n IMPACT on the event!

[Belize]

Citation need for that "innocent" part.

Innocent until guilty. No citation needed.

Unless walking with signs is punishable by death in your world.

[DSRilk]

I remember all those discussions where people claimed the Alt-Right, KKK, and Neo-Nazis are nothing but peaceful protesters. Their protest was shut down because of vandalism and riot behavior. They then start fighting people. And finally some jackass plows their car through the counterprotest.

To be fair, the KKK behaved themselves (ignoring the hate in their messaging) when they were here a couple months ago. However, there were far less of them, and they were greatly outnumbered then. This is a whole other ball of wax.

[MoanaLisa]

The videos don't show that at all. Why are people constantly looking to find excuses for the driver and ways to blame the protesters?

Yes. The video is quite clear that the car accelerated into the crowd and then immediately backed up and away to escape. Whoever was driving was doing it intentionally.

[Bullettime]

You in c'ville also? If so, howdy, neighbor

As far as medical help, my wife works at the hospital - UVA had set up preparations for this type of thing since yesterday. They have extra people working and put additional people on call.

My poor blip of intellectualism and reason in the midst of rural Virginia turned into this fright-fest.

I'm actually from King George but travel around the state. Happened to be in Gordonsville today so been tuning into local radio and scanners to follow it.

[DSRilk]

Citation need for that "innocent" part.

People walking peacefully near the pedestrian-friendly downtown mall... a car comes out of no where from much further down the street. Yes, innocent people.

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You could say that person wanted to .... have a n IMPACT on the event!

too soon /extrachars

[McFuu]

You in c'ville also? If so, howdy, neighbor

As far as medical help, my wife works at the hospital - UVA had set up preparations for this type of thing since yesterday. They have extra people working and put additional people on call.

My poor blip of intellectualism and reason in the midst of rural Virginia turned into this fright-fest.

Luckily Chris-Chan wasn't home this weekend. We could have lost a national treasure.

[Bullettime]

To be fair, the KKK behaved themselves (ignoring the hate in their messaging) when they were here a couple months ago. However, there were far less of them, and they were greatly outnumbered then. This is a whole other ball of wax.

Yeah the last time was a pretty run of the mill protest. Nothing outlandish really happened and they eventually went on their way.

This is an entirely different beast with it being a gathering point for white nationalists from all over the country.

[Theodarzna]

You could say that person wanted to .... have a n IMPACT on the event!

too soon /extrachars

He had a SMASHING good point though.

[JohnBrown1917]

Citation need for that "innocent" part.

Innocent until proven guilty.

[Bullettime]

Citation need for that "innocent" part.

Some of us are actually more knowledgeable on the area. The car was rammed through a consumer hotspot and struck people not even involved in the counter protest.

[Theodarzna]

I mean can we blame the driver? He just wanted to really RAM home those points?

infracted - trolling

[DSRilk]

He had a SMASHING good point though.

That people he disagrees with should be killed? Thanks for the maturity and respect for the dead and injured though.

[Zecora]

I mean can we blame the driver? He just wanted to really RAM home those points?

Cute. A person was killed, and all you can do is try to make puns out of the murder. You're pathetic.

[Bullettime]

That people he disagrees with should be killed? Thanks for the maturity and respect for the dead and injured though.

Especially when some of those hit wouldn't have even been involved in the protests. It's not he hit people in an obscure location. He rammed it through the equivalent of a shopping town center.

[JohnBrown1917]

meanwhile on the alt rigth sub reddits,



https://www.reddit.com/r/Physical_Re...qh&sh=eebb84aa

https://www.reddit.com/r/Physical_Re...testers_being/

[Theodarzna]

Cute. A person was killed, and all you can do is try to make puns out of the murder. You're pathetic.

I am sure this concern for the dead would still be there if the corpse hadn't had political views you personally align closer to. Actually I am entirely unconvinced.