People were throwing soda cans filled with cement…
VA Police Spox Corinne Geller to @dougmckelway on @ANHQDC: describes the earlier violence, people throwing " soda cans with cement in them" pic.twitter.com/C00uwnyGLi
— Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) August 12, 2017
Of note, "Unite the right" held a rally which was
legally organized with a permit from the city, as was their first amendment right to do so, and
Antifa showed up with cement-filled cans and other weapons with plans to violently protest the event - creating a dangerous atmosphere which the
police did nothing to control.
Stand Down
The ACLU confirmed that Charlottesville police were ordered to stand down, which allowed the KKK and Antifa to meet face to face with no interference.
ACLU confirms that
police were given stand-down order. This invited the violence the city used to shut down a court-permitted protest.
https://t.co/FQUhcYaIIm
— Robert Barnes (@Barnes_Law) August 12, 2017
#Charlottesville Mayor who wanted electoral college coup against Trump allowed Antifa and KKK to walk right into each other—no police. pic.twitter.com/3LhsBBuZ3U
— Rep. Steven Smith (@RepStevenSmith) August 13, 2017