Militarized Cops At Tiny Georgia Neo-Nazi Rally Arrest Counterprotesters For Wearing Masks

[workinclasszero]

Militarized Cops At Tiny Georgia Neo-Nazi Rally Arrest Counterprotesters For Wearing Masks
They cited a state law from the 1950s that was initially intended to go after hooded KKK members.
By Christopher Mathias 04/21/2018 11:59 pm ET
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NEWNAN, Ga. — A heavily militarized police force of some 400 officers aggressively patrolled a small neo-Nazi rally in this city 40 miles southwest of Atlanta on Saturday and arrested about 10 counterprotesters, many for the crime of wearing a mask.

Police officers arrived before the rally began and approached a group of about 50 anti-fascist protesters. They demanded the protesters remove their masks or face arrest. The officers — who wore bulletproof vests and helmets, and carried semi-automatic rifles — cornered the anti-fascist protesters, then grabbed those who were still masked, tossing them to the ground and handcuffing them.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/georgia-neo-nazi-rally-police-militarized-arrests_us_5adbf0f6e4b075b631e65f49

[dameatball]

1. I'm not at all anti-police, but sometimes they just make situations worse. Boneheads!

[workinclasszero]

2. My dad and uncles fought the Nazis

and the Japanese fascists in WW2 and now we have cops training machine guns on them for protesting nazis in America!!!!

[winetourdriver01]

3. Get used to it

It's only beginning

[workinclasszero]

5. The stormtroopers of the 1%

No billionaires were harmed in this protest, rest easy Amerika.

[ret5hd]

4. "...and now we have nazis training machine guns on them for protesting nazis..."

Fixed it. You're welcome.

[workinclasszero]

6. Yep

What you said.

[ret5hd]

8. I had a feeling you wouldn't mind.

[ProudLib72]

7. I believe the ACLU needs to get involved if they aren't already

These "cops" and the person who sent them need to serve time and never be allowed to touch a firearm ever again.

[workinclasszero]

9. "Cops" is right

Looks like an occupying army to me.

[Wednesdays]

10. K&R nt