Splitting off from the other thread, let's talk about what happened on tax day.
Just so we're clear, I'm more interested in uncovering the truth of what happened than promoting either side. I keep hearing wild rumors, and would like to sort the wheat from the chaff. So to begin with, if you have any evidence, I'd love to see it.
Does the nature of the right wing's violent intent at this event as allegedly spawned by the presence of Antifa invalidate the individual Antifa in question's fear for her safety or the validity of her desire for self-defence? Also, does alleged firecracker-throwing from Antifa give the system carte blanche to ignore violence when it affects Antifa protesters?
You seem to be taking it for granted that the protesters (who apparently weren't all right-wingers) had violent intent to begin with. Is that the case, or am I missing something?
And again, how much of that video did you watch?
I feel so much better you aren't jumping to conclusions Parakweet.
Apart from the conclusion that she was holding the bottle by its neck like a weapon. You can't see it from that photo because it is obscured by her body. It is actually hard to see who is holding the bottle or how they are holding it. It actually looks like it was knocked loose by the impact.
But sorry paragon carry on
How about video footage taken from another angle? Would that satisfy you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E360n02nZK0Or if you'd like a more comprehensive analysis, I found
a Snopes article. It's possible that she may not have been actually getting ready to throw it (she claims she was just cleaning up some trash), but all the visual evidence says she was holding it.
Also, I'd like you to keep the unfounded accusations to a minimum, please.
Lana, I give not a single fuck about Nazis and alt-righters getting shit tossed at them.
These people are the scum of the fucking Earth!
OK then, let's play your game. Let's paint the protesters in the worst possible light. For the sake of argument, I'm going to pretend that every single protester was a card-carrying white supremacist. Would that justify attacking them?