'Blood On Your Hands': Charlottesville City Council Meeting Devolves Into Chaos As Protesters Takeover
The people of Charlottesville are not happy that white nationalists
came into their town and they want the city council to do something the
next time they hold a rally within the city limits. The council meeting
on Monday was intense, with residents excoriating the elected body for
not acting quickly enough to stop the violence that sent many to the
hospital and left one person, Heather Heyer, dead, after being run over
by a white nationalist.Extremist white nationalist and left wing groups clashed on August 12, with the former holding a rally in the city to protest the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue.
During the three-hour comment period, protesters became increasingly unruly, forcing the meeting to close. A banner that read “blood on your hands” was held behind the city council members, as the situation quickly became chaotic. Not happy with the mayor’s response to the violence, the demonstrators demanded Mayor Michael Singer resign. Police had to step in during the meeting (via NBC 29/WVIR):
Read entire article and see videos here: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/08/23/blood-on-your-hands-charlottesville-city-council-meeting-devolves-into-chaos-as-protesters-takeover-n2372255?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=
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