http://www.cbsnews.com/news/charlottesville-car-attack-james-alex-fields-previously-accused-of-assaulting-mother/
>CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The driver charged with killing a woman protesting a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville was previously accused of beating his mother and threatening her with a knife, according to police records released Monday.
>Samantha Bloom, who is disabled and uses a wheelchair, repeatedly called police about her son, James Alex Fields Jr., in 2010 and 2011, telling officers he was on medication to control his temper, transcripts from 911 calls show.
>Authorities say 20-year-old Fields drove his silver Dodge Challenger into a crowd of counter-protesters Saturday in Charlottesville in an act of domestic terrorism. Nineteen people were wounded in addition to the woman killed, 32-year-old Heather Heyer. A Virginia State Police helicopter deployed in a large-scale police response to the violence then crashed into the woods outside of town and both troopers on board died.
>The records the Florence Police Department in Kentucky show the man's mother had called police in 2011. Records show Fields' mother told police he stood behind her wielding a 12-inch knife. Records show that Fields was arrested and put in juvenile detention.
>In another incident in 2010, Bloom said that Fields smacked her in the head and locked her in the bathroom after she told him to stop playing video games.
>Bloom told the AP late Saturday that she knew her son was going to Virginia from Ohio for a political rally Saturday, but she had no idea it involved white supremacists.
>"I just told him to be careful," she said, adding she warned him that if there were protests "to make sure he's doing it peacefully."
>Sources tell CBS News' Andres Triay and Pat Milton that FBI and DOJ investigators will examine any possible connections or communications Fields may have had with others before he allegedly drove his car into the crowd.
>Investigators are delving into his background, possible affiliations with groups espousing violence, any social media postings as well any electronic communications he may have had. Officials will also trace his path to Virginia from his home in Ohio, particularly the 24 hours prior to the attack, the sources said.
>Fields was fascinated with Nazism, idolized Adolf Hitler, and had been singled out in the 9th grade by officials at the Randall K. Cooper high school in Union, Kentucky, for his "deeply held, radical" convictions on race, his former high school teacher Derek Weimer said Sunday.
>Fields also confided that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was younger and had been prescribed an anti-psychotic medication, Weimer said.
>Fields later enlisted in the Army and reported for basic training in 2015 but was released from active duty four months later because of what military described only as "a failure to meet training standards."
>Fields had been photographed hours before Saturday's attack with a shield bearing the emblem of Vanguard America, one of the hate groups that took part in the "take America back" campaign to protest the removal of the Confederate statue. The group on Sunday denied any association with the suspect.
>Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas told a news conference Monday that a hotline was being set up to enable people to report assaults and other criminal activity that may have occurred at Saturday's rally.
>He also said "alt-right" rally attendees had failed to follow an agreed-upon plan on entering Emancipation Park. The attendees were gathering to protest plans to remove a Confederate statue.
>The event also drew counter-protesters -- and Thomas said the crowds became more aggressive and "mutually engaged combatants" became more violent.
>When asked whether he had any regrets, he said: "Absolutely I have regrets. We lost three lives this weekend."
>The mayor of Charlottesville, political leaders of all political stripes and activists and community organizers around the country planned rallies, vigils and education campaigns to combat the hate groups. They also urged President Trump to forcefully denounce the organizations, some of which specifically cited Mr. Trump's election after a campaign of racially charged rhetoric as validation of their beliefs.
>Mr. Trump's initial failure on Saturday to denounce the groups by name, and his blaming of the violence on "many sides," prompted criticism from fellow Republicans as well as Democrats.
>Under pressure to speak out more forcefully, Mr. Trump condemned Ku Klux Klan members, neo-Nazis and white supremacists who take part in violence as "criminals and thugs" and declared that "racism is evil."
>Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced late Saturday that federal authorities would pursue a civil rights investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
>Fields appeared in court via video monitor Monday and was denied bond after the public defender's office said it couldn't represent him and the judge was forced to find a local attorney to fill in.
>>168356
So he had schizophrenia. Shit, these have been a really complicated few days. Even though his Nazi beliefs are vile I sort of feel bad for him. He is so young and similar to ISIL strategy he was exploited by these White Nationalists.
>>168369
he is an innocent victim in all this, SJWs spit their vitriol and hate then act surprised when it drives someone over the edge
>>168374
He was a good boy, he dindu nuffin
>>168356
>Fields also confided that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was younger and had been prescribed an anti-psychotic medication
Another crime we can lay at the feet of the pharmaceutical industry.
>>168374
You don't get to commit vehicular manslaughter, commit acts of domestic terrorism, espouse Nazi views, and call for the extermination of entire groups of people and then blame it on the Left for hurting your feelings.
The Left's tolerance ends where your genocidal beliefs begin, you daft cunt. Get the fuck out and stay gone, you're not welcome in this country or any other country.
Fucking piece of shit Nazi.
>>168374
He was driving the car, not the SJW boogeyman
>>168393
Well fucking said! Thank you, we need more like you that has the courage to call it like it is. To fucking long has this been going on, now I see people actually out, calling shit out and fighting back. Some actual hope against assholes, cause if our politicans won't protect us, we must ourselves. Even with new politicans, we are still going to have persist the future we want. One that our families can be safe in, free from bigotry. Anon may have trolls, but hell they pull through when it matters.
>>168395
antifa set fire to cars
>>168381
>>168393
>>168395
>>168399
he had schizophrenia then was bombarded every day by propaganda demanding he be treated like a subhuman because he is not "diverse" enough
it is like you chained a dog in your yard and beat it then wonder why it bit you
if everyone is equal then you are just as equally capable of hate as the neonazis, you are the "haters" of your demographic group, right? you are not actually good people, you cheer when terrorists bomb something, you preach about "inclusion" but you never wanted "inclusion" for people like him, le creepy white male, right? that's what you think, so occasionally your behavior pushes someone over the edge, it's your fault
I'm not taking sides, just saying
>>168422
You are fucking delusional and have a victim complex.
>>168355
where wuz daddy when growing up?
>>168374
>>168422
Oh, so NOW the 'dindu nuffin' card is fair play, eh? Your kind love railing about irresponsible blacks and liberals, yet you're damn quick to shirk the blame when your side screws up.
And yes, you sure convinced us of your impartiality by implying the existence of SJWs justified the actions of a neo-Nazi murderer. If the jackboot fits...
>>168405
So do sports fans. That makes them vandals, not murderers, and that doesn't change the fact that the vast majority of these movements are non-violent. I have yet to see a single case where an ANTIFA or BLM activist attempted deliberate murder, premeditated or otherwise. I can tell you right now that white nationalists and the radical right are FAR more accomplished at this, with dozens of cases in the last year alone.
And before someone list the Dallas shooting, know that the perpetrator didn't agree with the BLM's moderate policies either. Hate crime is hate crime, no matter who's the target.
Kek. It was literally committed by a fat, violent, mentally ill, video game playing manchild retard. He's like an Alt-right stereotype.
>>168374
Most people who disagree with them don't usually drive over people in an act of terrorism.
>>168422
>if everyone is equal then you are just as equally capable of hate as the neonazis, you are the "haters" of your demographic group, right? you are not actually good people, you cheer when terrorists bomb something, you preach about "inclusion" but you never wanted "inclusion" for people like him, le creepy white male, right? that's what you think, so occasionally your behavior pushes someone over the edge, it's your fault
Noone here is defending Islamic terrorists and a large percentage of the white male voting bloc is left wing so I don't see what you're babbling about.
>>168399
You can't kill hate with hate. Stop feeding our trolls and we will stop feeding yours. Fuck all of you
>>168630
You can't kill hate with hate. Yes, but that's not going to stop people being angry. The tolerance for altright shennigans is gone. Now you have angry, passionate people. Confronting it irl not hiding or being silent. Many people gave Trump a chance, prez of all people. Now we know he won't change and the government isn't going to fight bigotry. We have to protect ourselves and others that can't protect themselves.
Defend them all you want, in actuality it will serve noone but white nationalists.
Thank you to Anon who is seeing this for what it is.
>>168662
Trump condemned both sides. It's fine to think that both those with racist and provocative views, and that those who came in and escalated the situation to violence are both to blame.
>>168439
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_shooting_of_Dallas_police_officers
>>168676
No, white nationalism has no place here. It will be fought against, if the government can't protest us against white nationalism, then we are going to fight it. Tolerance for this is gone.
>>168422
that's going a bit hard on schizophrenics... what happened is a combination of bad parenting, poor mental health, and right wing extremists groups taking advantage of the fact that the dude never had a father. they filled that hole for him, and it drove him to kill. or he drove, whatever.
>>168683
Fucking amen dude.
Can't stand this false equivalence bullshit, as if wanting to commit genocide against *name an ethnicity* and wanting to stop the people that want to commit genocide are somehow the same thing.
Now is the time to be going full-blown Liberty Prime on these fascists.
>>168690
Hell yes.
>>168683
wow, you're really serious about forcing people to pay for your welfare checks and institutionally discriminating against white males, I guess there is only 1 way to stop you
>>168694
Yes. White people have so much discrimination... Give me a break.
>>168694
Everyone look at the Nazi, look at him and laugh.
>>168422
>it was the left wing media that incited him to violence!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrnIVVWtAag
>>168682
I literally just explained why Micah Johnson wasn't affiliated with BLM in any way; as a matter of fact, he hated their guts for what he saw as softness on police violence against blacks. He had more in common with black nationalist groups, which are infinitely more unreasonable and radical yet somehow get completely ignored by /pol/ (horseshoe theory, perhaps?).
Thus, his decision to attack during a BLM demonstration was due to cover, not because he wanted to make a statement for an organisation that had failed him. Even if he did, what makes you think they wouldn't have condemned his actions just as harshly?
>>168799
/pol/ believes that BLM is a black nationalist group or a front for them.
>>168690
You're acting like these fucks are a big deal. They aren't. They're a fringe group that everyone hates. This event shows that they have NO representation on either side of politics, and even the more extreme conservatives are condemning the white nationalist group. This might not last forever, because a critical inequality is obvious in the rhetoric: Nobody ever blames BLM or Antifa.
What the left and other antifa supporters won't admit, is they have a hate group that's just as bad as the white nationalists. They're more in tune with Mao than Hitler, but they're just as evil. They absolutely, without a doubt, want to destroy western culture and the white race, because they honestly think all whites are fundamentally Nazis deep inside. Antifa has popularized neo-nazis by giving them free advertisment and a beautiful recruitment campaign. "Loom at what antifa is doing, saying! Look at how poorly BLM is treating these innocent whites! We must defend our race!". By acting out the white nationalist's worst fears, you legitimize their platform and draw support for them.
These people aren't ISIS. They aren't funded by holding oil production and buying shit from Russia. They're basically just trolls who need to create supporters and enemies in order to survive., We need to ignore them publicly, but cause trouble for their cause whenever and wherever it can be done silently and without evidence. The whole "march against these whole 200 Nazis" thing has got to stop. It's just creating a panic and escalating everything. If it continues, they'll eventually gain actual support.
its seems one can get away with anything in america with the right excuse
>>168938
You just outed yourself as retarded. Many in Antifa and BLM literally call for the fall of the white race. They'll call us a scourge, a disease, and "problematic". That's fucked up. People who encourage genocide and such extreme racism by any means against ANY race are exactly as bad as white nationalists are. My understanding that simple concept does not make me a white nationalist, it makes me an advocate of true equal rights.
>>168422
You're retarded. People on the left don't cheer for terrorists, and were very glad when Obama killed Bin Laden. People on the left, outside of small pockets of SJW wierdos, aren't anti-white. No matter your politics, hating neo-nazis is your duty as a fucking American, just like any other ideology that thinks some people are less deserving of freedom than others.
>>168676
>Trump condemned both sides
>One side had a few bad eggs
>The other side was made entirely up of literal Nazis
>Trump says they're equally at fault
>Trump says both sides have good people
>Trump puts Robert E Lee on the same historical value as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
Trump was arguing that treating people like shit for no reason is just as bad as treating people like shit because they're bad people.
>>168936
>Strawmanning this hard
Antifa is literally made up of majority white males. They're mostly anti-political anarchists, and originated in the hardcore punk skinhead scene. Nazis stole the skinhead culture from them. Antifa has existed and beat the shit out of Nazis at punk concerts for years, but with the increased profile of Nazis since the election, they've decided to expand their reach beyond their stomping ground. They aren't even liberals, most of them are fucking anarchists and didn't vote because they hate the Clintons.
BLM isn't a hate group, it's just a badly run joke of a social movement fueled by twitter drama. They decided to not have leaders, which allowed people with radical political positions to spew their vile, and nobody in the organization could discredit and oppose their views. This is what happens whenever you take a movement, give it a vague goal, and leave nobody in charge. BLM isn't a left wing version of white nationalism, BLM is a left wing version of Gamergate. The only difference is that BLM is talking about something substantially more important, which is why it's sad that the movement is a total fiasco.
>>168978
>You just outed yourself as retarded. Many in Antifa and BLM literally call for the fall of the white race. They'll call us a scourge, a disease, and "problematic". That's fucked up. People who encourage genocide and such extreme racism by any means against ANY race are exactly as bad as white nationalists are. My understanding that simple concept does not make me a white nationalist, it makes me an advocate of true equal rights.
Why are you equating white nationalism with genocide and extreme racism (which has no consistent definition) ??
It is simply nationalism within a racial context.
If you are under the mistaken belief that nationalism is inherently more dangerous than globalism and internationalism, I would urge you to remember that the former has existed for thousands of years showing an ability to co exist with others when it wants to, the latter by contrast can ONLY SUCCEED through the conquest and assimilation of other groups and their territories.
Internationalism and globalism lends itself to conflict. Nationalism? Not so much.
Reference: Switzerland vs recent EU.US misadventures in the middle east and north Africa and the disastrous history of communism.
>>168993
BLM is racial tribalism and an affront to attempts to create a post racial society.
That the left so often cannot see this evidences their collective insincerity and intellectual incompetence.
If identity politics are the order of the day, and the left have made their feelings clear on this matter, then why can't whites operate as an interest group?
>>169016
Nationalism is fine. Being white and nationalistic is fine. White nationalism isn't really about being white and nationalistic though. It's about being white and racist, and very loud about it. Their ideas are very similar to Islamic extremists, in that they believe their culture to be correct, and they're willing to go all out to protect and expand it even at the grief of others.
>>169016
>If you are under the mistaken belief that nationalism is inherently more dangerous than globalism and internationalism,
The platform of racial nationalists always necessitates some mechanism of ethnic cleansing or relegating citizens outside of that race to the status of second-class citizens at best.
>I would urge you to remember that the former has existed for thousands of years showing an ability to co exist with others when it wants to, the latter by contrast can ONLY SUCCEED through the conquest and assimilation of other groups and their territories.
Internationalism and globalism are incredibly broad concepts. They describe such a wide range of policy positions that they're basically useless boogeyman terms. International trade is something that has existed since the inception of the nation-state.
>>168690
Show me one clip of an alt right leader calling for violence or genocide. You talk about a false equivalency? How about your blatant lies. You paint a movement as an absolute monster and necessitate fighting, while completely misrepresenting everything it stands for.
>>169061
You're argument is cause it's not on tape it's not real. Why would a white nationalist member call for genocide to get arrested. That's a ineffective tactic and it serves them no purpose, right now they are on a recruiting campaign. And jeeze I wonder for what?
Literally they want white people to be the sole power and say fuck equality. However it won't work because you're fucking with people's friends, families, etc. Hell Anon has been in action and has been kicking ass already.
>>168987
>BLM isn't a hate group, it's just a badly run joke of a social movement fueled by twitter drama. They decided to not have leaders, which allowed people with radical political positions to spew their vile, and nobody in the organization could discredit and oppose their views. This is what happens whenever you take a movement, give it a vague goal, and leave nobody in charge. BLM isn't a left wing version of white nationalism, BLM is a left wing version of Gamergate. The only difference is that BLM is talking about something substantially more important, which is why it's sad that the movement is a total fiasco.
Well what are the NAACP? I mean I get what you're saying the newer movement has less focus, but certainly the older wing can at least descern the shit heads from the good guys. Or is it that sense it's completely on social media it is bogged by social media drama. Effectively slowing the movement down while it fixes itself? And is that not the anarchy democracy V kingship problem?
>>168393
Each time you throw around that word you minimize the deaths of all 6 million jews who were killed in The Holocaust.
>When we apply a Nazi comparison to someone or something that does not fit that comparison, then Nazism and the Holocaust lose their power to shock us. And they must never lose that power. If they do, which is quickly happening right now, when something diabolical does come along again in this world, we have no way to identify it, let alone stop it, because we’ve cried Nazi wolf so often that the comparison has lost its power to persuade http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-marshall-crotty/comparing-trump-to-hitler_b_9334668.html
Learn more about what nazis actually are here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazism
>Nazis were more Aryan supremacists than white supremacists and killed many white people who did not fit their criteria of "master race" like the gays, the disabled, the mentally retarded, and the jews for example.
Learn more about what Nazis considered Aryan here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan_race#Nazism
>>169107
>gee, these guys waving torches and wearing swastikas and chanting 'sieg heil' couldn't POSSIBLY be Nazis!
I understand your point about abusing the name, but come the fuck on. These people genuinely believe in a National Socialist America, and so did the guy who decided to ram his car into innocent people (and prove the horseshoe theory once again). And do you actually expect them to have any recognition of race more complex than a Pantone slip?
>>169119
>These people genuinely believe in a National Socialist America
Proof? No, seriously. This has honestly bothered me the both out of this shitfest from both sides. People keep calling them nazis and I think they called themselves nazis, but I still haven't read or heard anything about them being socialists. If they aren't, why the fuck are people calling them nazis? Call them what they are, idiots playing identity politics. It's important to highlight that part either way as the amount of other groups playing that shit needs to stop.
>>169129
Anon, National Socialism, or 'Nazism', has always been a right-wing ideology espousing corporatism (big corporations running everything under government supervision). Corporatism is not 'socialist' in the slightest, and if anything is the ideal that Republican politicians/sponsors want to work towards.
But moving away from economics, the fact remains that the protestors also want white nationalism in the US, another central tenet of Nazism, and they identify their inspiration as such. It's identity politics, yes, but it's the kind that motivates mass shootings, not Twitter feuds. If we don't stand against it, we risk legitimising intolerant extremism in our politics, and that has horrific implications for everyone considering our government is more right-wing than it has been in decades.
>>169133
>Socialism
>right wing
top lele
>>169134
>what is a misnomer
Granted, the economic position of Nazism is most accurately described as 'third positionist', but that still is a far cry from left-wing socialism. Indeed, the core concept of 'socialism' itself doesn't lean either way, as it only describes state ownership of the means of production with no regard to the politics of the government that practises it.
Thus, Nazism and other far-right wing movements are far better defined by their nationalism, racism, and jingoism, which the alt-right protestors at Charlottesville openly embraced in the name of Nazism. If it quacks like a duck and flies like a duck...
>>169140
By that definition Franklin D. Roosevelt was a hardcore Fascist National Socialist.
>>169145
Same could be said about Teddy, for barring lands from business.