JUST IN: James Alex Fields Jr, 20, of Ohio being held on suspicion of killing a person

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JUST IN: James Alex Fields Jr, 20, of Ohio being held on suspicion of killing a person by ramming car into Charlottesville, Virginia, crowd




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[Dawson Leery]

1. James Alex Fields Jr.(R-Ohio)

[dhol82]

2. Damn. He sure looked like a fat old guy in that photo

Guess he's a fat young guy.
Mom's basement, anybody?

[Hoyt]

4. Klansmen and Nazis all look alike.

[ProudLib72]

6. Reminds me of Spencer

Could just be the hair, though.

[Warren DeMontague]

19. Was gonna say, he goes to the same barber.

[sweetloukillbot]

27. I've heard that cut refered to as a "fashie" or a "Hitler Youth"...

[WhoIsNumberNone]

3. His parents must be so proud...

[SunSeeker]

5. Yes, I'm sure he's just a chip off the old James Alex Fields, Sr. nt

[Honeycombe8]

17. He's always been a good boy. A few of the typical teen issues, but other than that, a good boy.

I just don't understand it. He must have been influenced by those other people, or provoked.

I'm guessing what his parents will say.

[BigmanPigman]

21. His mom told him to be careful at the rally. Is mom proud of her "Proud Boy"?

[GeoWilliam750]

30. Apparently his father was killed by a drunk driver when JA Fields was a child

And his mother is paraplegic

[bora13]

7. the alt right has a new knight

the knight who says die

[NastyRiffraff]

8. Isn't he lovely?

With those dead eyes. He's a Klanner from central casting.

[Honeycombe8]

18. This is what a Nazi looks like. We should put him in a zoo & charge for people to view him.

"And here we see a modern American Nazi in his natural habitat. Notice the banged up car, the guns we provide him to keep him busy (we don't provide bullets). The Confederate Flag. He especially loves his red Make America Great hat. Please step back from the exhibit, ma'am. He's dangerous."

[SergeStorms]

29. And now a hero......

to these ultra-right-wing pieces of garbage. Statues will be erected to HIM in red states throughout America.

I'm so pissed off about this I could (and definitely will later) scream.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?

[Botany]

9. Good luck in prison son

n/t

[SergeStorms]

28. He'll get a slap on the wrist.

Don't forget who's in the White House, and who's in charge of the Justice Department. Those two will bring pressure to bear on anyone trying or sentencing this despicable piece of trash. I sincerely doubt he'll do more than a year, for what amounts to vehicular murder. The little white supremacist will get a private attorney, courtesy of his Nazi pals, and the wonderful pleas and sweetheart deals afforded to well healed white people, will be showered upon him.
I really, REALLY hope I'm wrong, but I've become too cynical and jaded by the racist pigs currently residing and scheming at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

[Mc Mike]

10. Seems like a Homeland Security type of issue.

[C Moon]

11. 20, and he has a brand new car like that?

[flibbitygiblets]

13. Probably Mom & Dad's car. His parents, we know nothing about them, but chances are

one learns to hate at home. Regardless, his parents are about to find out what it's like to be hated by millions of people for no other reason than lineage. May they find the wisdom and courage to explain it to others.

[Codeine]

14. That's a 2010.

Purchased used from some other dude who got a ton of internet grief when an old database tagged him as the current owner.

[C Moon]

23. Whoops! :D Thanks!

[RussBLib]

12. your life is over, idiot

was it worth it?

[Honeycombe8]

15. WTH? This is exactly the type of terrorism done in Europe! No terrorism charge?

No 1st degree murder?

It's good to be a white male. No wonder they feel entitled.

[Codeine]

16. Those charges generally require a grand jury.

Give it a minute to progress.

[LudwigPastorius]

20. At the moment, if found guilty, he faces max 40 years for 2nd degree murder.

However, Virginia passed an antiterrorism law after 2001 that would make him eligible for life. Politically motivated murder certainly seems to fit any reasonable definition of terrorism.

Let's hope, if he's found guilty, that he gets the sentence he would richly deserve.

[christx30]

22. The right is blaming the anti-racism protestors.

It's outrageous. "If they weren't there protesting, they wouldn't have gotten hit by the car."
People that protest deserve to be killed!? Sickening.

[vlyons]

32. The white supreacists came to the event

wearing helmets and carrying sticks, bats, guns, and pepper spray. They came for a brawl. They incited a riot.

[keithbvadu2]

24. Trump offered to pay the legal fees for his followers accused of violence.

During the campaign season, Trump offered to pay the legal fees for his followers accused of violence.

Of course it was just more of Trump's lies but it got out his message encouraging violence.

D'ya suppose he will offer to pay the driver's legal fees?

https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=trump+offers+to+pay+legal+fees+for+violence+in+the+workplace&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-004

[SunSeeker]

25. His mom just defended Trump, insisting Trump is not a white supremacist.

Fields' mother, Samantha Bloom, told The Associated Press on Saturday night that she knew her son was attending a rally in Virginia but didn't know it was a white nationalist rally.

"I thought it had something to do with Trump. Trump's not a white supremacist," Bloom told the AP.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charlottesville-rally-turns-deadly-one-killed-after-car-strikes-crowd-n792116

[not fooled]

26. Well, that

explains a lot.

If mom doesn't get it about dump, no wonder she can't see it in her son.

[pnwmom]

31. Also, for the record, he is a registered Republican and former military.

In case you hear from anyone, as I have, that he is a "liberal" and they know that from his Facebook page.

I couldn't find a FB page but I did find the other info.

https://www.mediaite.com/online/james-alex-fields-jr-identified-as-driver-who-crashed-into-counter-protestors/

According to EverPedia, Fields Jr. is a “resident of Maumee, Ohio​. He is registered to vote in Lucas County, Ohio​ and put his party affiliation as Republican]​In addition, James is registered as the owner of a Gray 2010 Dodge Challenger​ that ran into protesters at the Unite the Right​ rally.​” He also is reported to have served in in the US military. From August 18th to December 11th, 2015, James was listed as an Active Duty Service Member in the United States Army​.

[The_Casual_Observer]

33. That bastard was sent down there to kill as many Antifa

As he could. The only pity I have for the human shit ball is that he didn't snuff himself out. We now have to waste time with that garbage.

[muriel_volestrangler]

34. Locking - duplicate thread

of https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141842389 . Please continue discussion there. Thanks.