Yvette Felarca Charged

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>Fil-Am teacher in Berkeley charged for punching a neo-Nazi
>INQUIRER.net US Bureau / 12:55 AM August 15, 2017

>Teacher Yvette Felarca.

>SACRAMENTO— A Filipina American schoolteacher in Berkeley, California faced assault charges in court Thursday, Aug. 10, for punching a neo-Nazi, but she says assault charges against her should be dropped.

>Yvette Felarca was seen on video punching a neo-Nazi demonstrator repeatedly during a June 2016 fight at the state capitol in Sacramento.

>Her group, By Any Means Necessary, was protesting a rally by a white nationalist group.

>Prosecutors charged Felarca with one count of felony assault and two misdemeanor counts of inciting and participating in a riot, according to KPIX 5.

>“Standing up against fascism and the rise of Nazism and fascism in this country is not a crime. We have the right to defend ourselves,” she declared as her defense.

>Berkeley, California teacher Yvette Felarca at a protest. BAMN

>Her attorney, Shanta Driver, blames police for not intervening earlier to keep the peace. Driver said what’s shown in the video is “partial and incomplete.”

>Felarca is scheduled to teach at her Berkeley Middle School at the end of the month. She cannot be fired unless she is convicted of a felony.

Any of you guys head of this? Didn't know this happened. Sorry if this is old news.