Jason Kessler, organizer of the Unite the Right rally where Heather Heyer died, and who within the past 24 said that violence is justified in order to protect "sovereignty of your people," has sued the city to repeat the rally on its anniversary.
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In this post, Jason advocates that "self-defense" is a permissible use of violence for whatever he perceives to be an interruption of his "civil rights." Nazis often use this argument to justify disproportionate violence against peaceful demonstrators.https://twitter.com/EmilyGorcenski/status/971401343893147650 …
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Self-defense laws say that if someone punches you, you can punch back. It does not say that if people are blocking your access to a park that you can mace them, charge them with spears and shields, and beat the fuck out of them in mob violence.
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The full post of Jason's indicates that he believes himself capable of violence-proofing the event. He failed last time and his track record indicates that he has no capability of fulfilling this promise.pic.twitter.com/aSYiNuLsV5
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