Neo-Nazi who ran over protestor in Charlottesville charged with hate crimes
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The Nazi sympathizer who drove into a crowd of protesters , killing one, in Virginia has been hit with federal hate crime charges.
James Alex Fields Jr. was indicted on 30 counts, including a hate crime act that resulted in the death of Heather Heyer in the August 2017 melee at a “Unite the Right Rally” in Charlottesville.
Twenty-eight charges are related to hate crime acts causing bodily injury and involving an attempt to kill.
“Last summer’s violence in Charlottesville cut short a promising young life and shocked the nation,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement. “Today’s indictment should send a clear message to every would-be criminal in America that we aggressively prosecute violent crimes of hate that threaten the core principles of our nation.”
Fields, 21, of Maumee, Ohio, drove his speeding car into a crowd of counter-protesters, including Heyer, at the Aug. 12 demonstration that drew thousands of white nationalists. Dozens of others were injured.
He also faces charges in state court of first-degree murder and other crimes.
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Throw the book at him
I grew up in Maumee. This is the last kind of person I would expect to find there in that time. Scumbag.
Interestingly, a good friend of my daughters' was murdered by a white kid who also lived in Maumee.
I wonder if President Trump is going to pay the legal fees of this 'good person.'
WHY?
Maybe this guy saw someone with a tomato and decided to do what Trump told him to and "punch the crap" out of them with his car...
Trump will probably pardon him and put him in his cabinet.
Here's another "very fine person" who supports Trump:
The Charlotte Observer reports :
The SPLC reports :
That is truly disturbing
What is funny is Jesus was Jewish.
He is a murderer, do the trial, fairly, convict him, put him in jail for the rest of his miserable existence. He's a felon, his 15 minutes are over. End of story.
But why? According to Trump he was just demonstrating along side of some very fine people.
Because he is a criminal. He committed a crime. Protesting is one thing, breaking the law is a different thing altogehter. And I doubt the President has or would exonerate him for his actions.
Why not? Trump pardoned Arpaio who is a criminal now running for Senate.
But shouldn't his "sincerely held" superstitions be a valid excuse for violating our secular laws against murder and terrorism?
No, that would be stupid. Kind of like an illegal saying he believes he should be allowed here....still an illegal.
But isn't that exactly what Christian extremists want to be allowed to do - ignore laws and cite their superstitions as an excuse for breaking the law?
Yes, the Trump supporters he was hanging out with just before driving his car into a crowd of innocent people would love that. They want to sweep this under the carpet as fast as possible so they can get back to vilifying antifa who haven't killed anyone.
I disagree with lots of people. So far I haven't run any of them over with my car.