August 12th is approaching. Please take time to read my findings from extensive research. Everyone should know the truth about Charlottesville.

Do you feel like there was something missing from the reports coming from Charlottesville regarding the 2017 “Unite the Right” demonstration?

I did too… so I researched it.

Part I:  My motivation

Being a veteran teacher, I am accustomed to children reporting sketchy confrontational incidents in sensationalized terms of their most indignant outrage to cover for their own questionable involvement.

When I witnessed the same sensationalized terms of indignant outrage in the reporting of the “Charlottesville Riot”, I felt that familiar suspicion.

1.       The first red flag was when President Trump was UNIVERSALLY condemned for simply stating “there was violence on BOTH sides”; that seemed to be a foregone conclusion, yet the indignation that he DARE “make a moral equivalent to the racist demonstrators” was sketchy.

2.       Next, I found every news report of the event using identical rhetoric, the same talking points, the same words of condemnation, and utterly rejecting ANY implication that violence was not the sole responsibility of the “Unite the Right” demonstrators.  Once again… the “guilty child” indignation seemed sketchy to me.

3.       The somber, sacrosanct attitude of media and political figures who stepped carefully with their rhetoric in deference to social sensitivity also contributed to my suspicion.

 

Part II:  Something’s not quite right about all this…

Something was being covered up, ostensibly paying homage to the historical plight of victims terrorized by white-hooded, torch-bearing, cross-burning, noose-wielding Ghosts of Racism Past:

• Why was it “out of the question” to even inquire as to the source of violence?  Wouldn’t it be prudent to factually report the sequence of events?
• Why was it “racist” to even query the possibility that counter-protesters might have committed violence, too?  It was obvious they would have at least acted in self-defense, yet the president was denounced as a “racist” for stating that “there was violence on both sides”.
• Why was it regarded with indignation that the noble counter-protesters could ever incur blame since “racists” deserve to be the targets of violence simply for their opinions?  It is disturbing that the portrayal of the event seemed to convict one side in the court of public opinion simply because of their “detestable” opinions?
• Could the Leftists, having failed at outlawing “hate speech”, be enacting de facto censorship via public outrage and condemnation?

 

Part III:  I can’t let this go….

I researched into this event to gain insight into what appeared to be a cover up of the true circumstances by news media outlets.  All reports of the event provided only the same three “sources” of details, arousing my suspicion that things were not being truthfully publicized.  The Left Wing was, once again, controlling the narrative and driving public opinion through the use of widespread outrage.

Violence was universally reported by news outlets in these terms… exclusively:

• Specific accounts of violent acts committed by “Unite the Right” demonstrators
• Specific counter-protester “eyewitness” reports of how UtR demonstrators had “attacked” them (noticeably implying that it was initiated by the other and unprovoked)
• Vague, passive voice reports of violence “from the crowd”, or “something flew from the crowd and struck a police officer”

 

Part IV:  I’m STILL not getting any answers…

I kept looking, because I knew police departments enlisted outside consultants to audit the actions of their officers in incidents like this.  I took some time, and a lot of frustration, but I finally located just such a document.  Therein, I could read for myself an objective report and get answers to my questions.

 

Part V:  Here’s what I FINALLY found…

Preliminary information:

Prior to the August 12, 2017 “Unite the Right” rally, Police departments did their homework.  Although the media portrayed them as inept, the police DID their part.  The Charlottesville Police Department and Virginia State Police were the two most prominent agencies involved that day.

Albemarle County Police refused to participate because they “did not want their logo to appear in photographs with symbols of white supremacy”… 

I think this is important to know, because they deserve to have complaints lodged against them.

Yes, THEY WERE THAT LAME AS TO SHIRK THEIR DUTY FOR THE SAKE OF IMAGE.

Important Note:

Law Enforcement authorities conferred with police organizations in other cities that had experienced similar rallies for expectations of consistent similarities.

• ANTIFA, Black Lives Matter, and other counter-protest groups historically arrive equipped with devices not useful for self-defense, but quite purposeful for inciting violence:
  • bags of urine/feces to throw at demonstrators
  • home-made flamethrowers consisting of an aerosol canister and a flame source
  • masks with which to conceal their identity
  • bags or balloons filled with paint to throw at demonstrators
  • video recording devices with which to document retaliatory behaviors
• Counter-protest group behavior patterns indicate the intent to incite violence.
• Right-Wing groups will take measures to ingratiate themselves to police.

·         Law Enforcement authorities attempted to pre-arrange the movements of demonstrators and counter-protest groups to prevent physical intermingling of individuals.  Had all parties participated, the day would have ended a lot differently… and the police could have effectively done the job they initially set out to properly accomplish.

Keep reading… I know this is long, but it is VERY important that people know the truth!

Ultimately, I discovered that the Left-Wing Counter-protest groups indeed bore considerable responsibility for the day’s violence.  There were many factors that contributed to this responsibility beyond simply the physical assault of one individual by another.

Contributing factor #1:

Various black activist leaders openly lodged pre-loaded complaints through the media based on their own prejudices.  These proved to result in detrimental decision-making on the part of Law Enforcement.  Yes, I firmly believe that these talking points resounded in the minds of police officials and inhibited their judgment.  Orders were withheld or delayed attempting to avoid accusations of “racism”.

These claims were stated to the agents who audited the incident:

• 1. Black activist groups do not trust police because they “historically” discriminate.
  2. Police “always” for the benefit of the “white supremacists”.
  3. Police “always” show up to racially-contentious demonstrations in riot gear as a default escalation to violence when confronting black protesters.
  4. We do not accept the offer of police protection; we will be providing our OWN SECURITY.

 

Contributing factor #2:

 

Due to the pre-loaded complaints #2 and #3 listed above, Law Enforcement authorities committed these blunders:

• intentionally positioned officers WITHOUT riot gear, openly in deference to claim #3, causing a breach in security AFTER the onset of violence when waves of officers were ordered to leave their positions in order to don the equipment for their own safety (due to claim #3 above)
• failed to IMMEDIATELY declare an unlawful assembly as the counter-protesters showed up WITHOUT a permit and in an unorganized manner that would inevitably generate chaos that would escalate into a riot (due to claim #2 above)
• allowed violence to escalate such that officers could not safely intervene due to the previous two blunders

Contributing factor #3:

Although, Kessler, the organizer of the “Unite the Right” demonstration followed legal protocol and obtained a permit for the public assembly, he committed a catastrophic blunder.  It appears this decision, among others, was motivated by claim #4 above.

Kessler made the following blunders:

• enlisted the assistance of “militia” groups to provide security, an “arms race” escalated by claim #4 above
• employed “militia” security equipped with firearms that provided opposition the talking point that his group “showed up armed with assault rifles to intimidate people”, motivated by claim #4 above
• organized a “covert” torchlight demonstration extraneous of the authorization of his permit on the night of Friday, August 11^th, which supported the “intimidation” stereotype of a torch-bearing hate group
• attracted a counter-protest group in response to the “covert” torchlight demonstration without police protection, relying on the sketchy “security” of each of the opposing groups
• exacerbated the antipathy by waging an ill-fated pre-protest that degenerated into a mini-riot and supported the suspicions of his opposition

Contributing factor #4:

ANTIFA, Black Lives Matter, and other “Social Justice” activist groups made questionable choices.  These choices and the coincidence thereof make it quite apparent that their positioning, movements, and actions were NOT extemporaneous; it seems as though a lot of deliberation took place ahead of time.  These activist groups did the following things:

• Before demonstration:
  • Refused to cooperate with police to pre-organize, resulting in a disorganized arrival, leading to intermingling of antipathy-enraged opponents, degenerating the scene into chaos that ultimately erupted into a riot (see #1 above)
  • Refused to establish identifiable leadership to meet with the authorities, making it impossible for police to adequately provide security by addressing the needs, demands, and legal parameters necessary to prevent chaos (see #1 above)
  • failed to procure a legal permit for public assembly (see #1 above)
  • made anonymous “death threat” phone calls to local church group prayer vigils (claiming to be “racists”), spreading panic and promoting the narrative that the “racists descended upon the city” with the intent to intimidate and commit violence
• During demonstration:
  • deliberately arrived at the park from multiple entrances to thwart police intervention (see #2 above)
  • deliberately intermingled with the “Unite the Right” demonstrators so they could get into face-to-face confrontations, despite police efforts to prevent this (see #2 above)
  • verbally and physically harassed the demonstrators purposefully expecting violent retaliation (see #2 above)
  • incited mob violence causing a fray in such preponderant numbers the police could not safely maintain security (see #2 above)
• After the police declared “Unlawful Assembly” in response to violence:
  • verbally taunted and condemned the police officers, who chose not to act at their own peril, for not aiding them in their time of self-imposed crisis
  • refused to allow safe passage for “Unite the Right” demonstrators to exit the park after police declared “unlawful assembly” as the violence escalated (note the Corey Long flamethrower incident)
  • physically herded departing demonstrators into predominantly black public housing areas of Charlottesville to support the claim that “racists descended upon the city” with the intent to intimidate people
  • prevented departing demonstrators from getting to their vehicles to leave the scene
  • purposefully caused damage to people’s vehicles as they were attempting to leave
  • intentionally blocked, with their bodies, the departure of vehicles from parking areas

 

These actions not only appear deliberate, but pre-planned and well-orchestrated.

Please feel free to fact-check me; I know these conclusions are controversial.

Hunton & Williams LLC is the law firm who published the following audit from which I gleaned my research.  All my facts and conclusions are derived from this report.

https://www.hunton.com/images/content/3/4/v4/34613/final-report-ada-compliant-ready.pdf