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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Sat Aug 12, 2017, 01:20 PM Aug 2017

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State of emergency declared amid violence at Charlottesville's 'Unite the Right' rally [View all]

Source: CNN

Protesters have been arrested at the site of Saturday's "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, state police say. The unspecified number of arrests began shortly after police made a declaration of unlawful assembly at Emancipation Park, the state police said on Twitter.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has declared a state of emergency "to aid state response to violence" ahead of Saturday's "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, according to a post on his Twitter account.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/12/us/charlottesville-white-nationalists-rally/index.html

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State of emergency declared amid violence at Charlottesville's 'Unite the Right' rally [View all] workinclasszero Aug 2017 OP

Are they arresting the ignorant nazi racists, or those protesting Trump's legions? Hoyt Aug 2017 #1

Not sure anyone's being arrested yet workinclasszero Aug 2017 #2

Thank goodness McAuliffe's governor. sandensea Aug 2017 #3

A lone democrat holding back the nazi mob God bless him workinclasszero Aug 2017 #5

LOL Botany Aug 2017 #4

Whiny Donny finally twitted, certainly took his time question everything Aug 2017 #6

Pretty fancy words xxqqqzme Aug 2017 #8

Yup workinclasszero Aug 2017 #9

Indeed. There were always hate groups in the fringe question everything Aug 2017 #11

No metion of Racists, no mention of Nazis. Fake views n/t Tom Rinaldo Aug 2017 #10

Post removed Post removed Aug 2017 #7

Both sides are not the same. I'm sick and tired of this narrative. MrsCoffee Aug 2017 #12

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