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octoberlib

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4. If somebody's attacking you it's unlawful to defend yourself?

Reply to Lee-Lee (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 10, 2017, 06:43 AM

Oct 2017

Is that what this is about? Or are they trying to say he started it?

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Charlottesville magistrate issues warrant for black victim of parking garage beating [View all] n2doc Oct 2017 OP

WTF shenmue Oct 2017 #1

His blood got all over a white supremacist beating him, how dare him. ck4829 Oct 2017 #2

I want to see this "other video" Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #3

If somebody's attacking you it's unlawful to defend yourself? octoberlib Oct 2017 #4

Didn't click, but from the quoted text, that's what it sounds like... Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #23

I don't know what they are saying but Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #25

Thanks for the info! octoberlib Oct 2017 #27

Apparently maxrandb Oct 2017 #28

I agree. cwydro Oct 2017 #7

From WaPo bathroommonkey76 Oct 2017 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Jake Stern Oct 2017 #5

Don't like, but let's wait this out. Reportedly other video shows Deandre Harris Hortensis Oct 2017 #6

There were a lot of video and stills being shot. Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #11

Stopping him is one thing, but beating him in retribution is another. Not Ruth Oct 2017 #40

Horseshit! maxrandb Oct 2017 #30

Our founders knew universal education was critical to democracy, Hortensis Oct 2017 #32

Some people would say the same about abortion providers mythology Oct 2017 #45

And those " some people" maxrandb Oct 2017 #50

A punch in the face at the very least. MindPilot Oct 2017 #49

Betcha he'll spend more time in prison than the Nazis that beat him dalton99a Oct 2017 #8

Can we donate to his legal fund? catrose Oct 2017 #9

What is the name of the magistrate? Not Ruth Oct 2017 #10

"Cracker magistrate." Nice. Bonx Oct 2017 #13

How do you know this? n/t Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #14

How do I know what? Bonx Oct 2017 #15

That the magistrate is a cracker. Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #16

I don't. I was quoting the OP. And commenting on his quote. Bonx Oct 2017 #17

I see. Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #18

RE: "Not "nice". Correct. Bonx Oct 2017 #20

"Cracker magistrate. Bet he has a hood at home" Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #19

If it isn't obvious to you I can't help. n/t n2doc Oct 2017 #21

So it's obvious to you. Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #24

I hear that allegation quite often LanternWaste Oct 2017 #26

You found just the right words. It really is obnoxious seeing people attempting to be injured. Judi Lynn Oct 2017 #44

"The magistrate had no choice. " -- WTF??? ATL Ebony Oct 2017 #31

Yep. Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #33

That's not actually how it works Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #34

Yes, Lee-Lee Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #35

Yep- you better be honest in what you do or it will backfire Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #36

A false warrant can also open you up to big civil liability. n/t Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #38

In other words, there's no evidence to back up your bigoted term mythology Oct 2017 #46

Congrats n2doc Oct 2017 #47

Did you miss the story in the OP? n/t kcr Oct 2017 #41

No. I heard and read about locally as well. n/t Yonnie3 Oct 2017 #42

Oh, I see. n/t kcr Oct 2017 #43

WTF? raven mad Oct 2017 #22

If you watch carfully the old beared kkk bastard with the confederate flag charged those guys The_Casual_Observer Oct 2017 #29

"A magistrate, not the police department, issued the warrant" Weekend Warrior Oct 2017 #37

It's not Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #39

That whole paragraph leaves a lot to be desired. nt. Weekend Warrior Oct 2017 #48