Two major things happening in Charlottesville right now: - Public review of Unite the Right investigation - Cantwell bond appeal hearing
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However, the arguments used for the first denial ars still valid: he has no ties to the community, he bragged about the offense, he boasted about committing more violence, and has used derogatory language towards his victims.
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The question is not whether what he did was a crime. It's been decided that that is a jury question.
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In the meanwhile, literally nobody is happy about the independent review. The cops and city officials are livid. Activists are infuriated that our efforts were still ignored, called "noise."
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I'm not there, but Council chambers are supposedly packed. We'll see how things go. Charlottesville community members have a reputation now.
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UPDATE: Reports from the courthouse say that bond condition is set at $25,000 with an ankle monitor, conditional upon having a real residence, which it sounds like is up in the air for a bit.
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