'Powder keg' in Dayton: Ohio city braces for KKK rally

[DesertRat]

City leaders in Dayton, Ohio, called for calm ahead of a rally in the city this Saturday planned by a group linked to the Ku Klux Klan.

Mayor Nan Whaley (D) encouraged people to avoid Dayton’s downtown area Saturday as counterprotesters are expected to clash with the Honorable Sacred Knights of Indiana.

“The City Commission and I hope that May 25 can be remembered not as a day of hatred and bigotry, but as a day that our community demonstrated that we are united against hate. There are many ways to show this opposition, but for public safety we are encouraging people to avoid downtown during the rally on May 25,” she said in a video Tuesday.

“Extremists such as this hate group are not interested in a conversation and try to use these events to provoke responses from the crowd. Our goal for May 25 is to ensure that everyone in our community is safe and that we meet this attack on our values by celebrating what makes Dayton great."

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/444984-powder-keg-in-dayton-ohio-city-braces-for-kkk-rally

[TexasTowelie]

1. Dayton police requested assistance from Toledo

because of their prior experience with a Klan rally.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10713457

[still_one]

2. This isn't about free f**king speech, this is about incitement to violence

[backtoblue]

3. Exactly right

They bully local officials and terrorize the local citizens.

These are terrorist organizations who use the first amendment as a shield to their hate

[backtoblue]

4. Sweet jezez they're going to be armed as well

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theroot.com/dayton-ohio-fears-becoming-a-new-charlottesville-ahea-1834994500/amp

[Skidmore]

5. Trump's foot soldiers.

Mark my words. This is a test of the system. These groups are trying to take over.

[DesertRat]

7. I'm afraid you're right

[smirkymonkey]

12. Trump is responsible for this.

He has emboldened these people and they think they have government backing. This is bullshit. I do not see this ending well.

[Mc Mike]

6. Stay strong, Dayton. You are America and America is with you.

[spanone]

8. Just call it what it is....A TRUMP RALLY

[BSdetect]

9. Not The Onion?

[DesertRat]

10. Unfortunately, no. nt

[George II]

11. I hope there's no violence, but I'm afraid anything can happen with terrorists like these....

No doubt the city will be prepared for this and can keep control of the "event".

[lunatica]

13. Funny how all these hate groups love the government now

They were almost all formed because they hated the government. Now they give it a stiff arm salute.

[sheshe2]

14. Stay safe, Dayton.

[Buckeyeblue]

15. Take lots of pictures of these people.

Post them everywhere. If they want to show up and hold a rally, let the entire world know who and what they are.

[SunSeeker]

16. Sick fucking white supremacist terrorists.