Disavowed: White Nationalist and ex-Green Beret part of Charlottesville violence

by Derek Gannon · August 15, 2017

Charlottesville, Virginia — A new low in American discourse was seen this weekend as a rally under the moniker “Unite the Right” which called upon white nationalists, the Ku Klux Klan, along with neo-Nazi’s to protest the removal of a statue of the Confederate General Robert E. Lee erupted into violence in the streets of Charlottesville. The rolling street fight resulted in scores of injuries as white nationalists tangled with elements of another fringe group, the far left anarcho-communist group known as Antifa along with other counter-protestors.

The violence culminated with a known white supremacist, James Fields Jr. driving his car at a high rate of speed into unsuspecting counter-protestors sending bodies of men, women, and children into the air and pinning some between another car stopped in the intersection. The attack has been called an act of terrorism by Attorney General Jeff Sessions as it injured upwards of 20 pedestrians and killed a young 32-year-old paralegal named Heather Heyer.

About Derek Gannon

A freelance journalist based on the West Coast. Green Beret veteran of the Global War on Terror. He researches and reports on African, and Horn of Africa Terror Networks & News. Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Member, Humanist, and Former Armed Anthropologist that longs for what was, the American Dream. Veteran of 82nd, 173rd, RTB, & "The Legion" 5th Special Forces Group (A/1/5 CIF). Twitter: @derekgannoncm6.

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Daniel B
To me talking your children to these protests is no different than having a convicted child molester babysit your children. Just saying.
Joy B
A friend of mine is a psychologist who works for DCFS and I hear constantly about how difficult it is for him and the Social Workers and justice system. The thing is, our definition of freedom, makes it difficult to censure or prosecute stupidity, especially when it comes to children and is part of a belief system (you heard about the FGM cases in MI, right) There's also a slippery slope argument where your opinion of dangerous, might vary greatly from someone else's. I agree that's is reckless to bring kids to a protest or any event where there is a reasonable expectation of people acting out and getting violent. At the same time, if"we" start telling parents how to parent, there's an inherent danger of losing parental rights to whatever issue is trending at the time.
Daniel B
If you put your child in a dangerous place or situation it's your fault! If they get hurt in some way it's your fault! You're the adult. The law is put in place because their parents have no common sense.
Daniel B
The parents are putting their children
Daniel B
I believe you're right, sadly.