White nationalist shot at protesters after Richard Spencer speech in Florida, police say

[Eugene]

Source: Los Angeles Times

White nationalist shot at protesters after Richard Spencer speech in Florida, police say

By Matt Pearce
OCTOBER 20, 2017, 11:50 AM

Three supporters of the prominent white nationalist Richard Spencer have been charged with attempted murder after police said one of the men, egged on by his friends, shot at protesters “with the intent to kill” following Spencer’s speech at the University of Florida on Thursday.

It was the most serious instance of violence reported in connection to Spencer’s appearance at the university.

The event was heavily protested but mostly went off without violence, until three men in a silver Jeep pulled up to a bus stop around 5:20 p.m. Thursday after Spencer had ended his speech. They had just come from the speech and were recorded on video giving interviews to media outlets, defending Spencer’s appearance.

"One of the passengers began yelling Hail Hitler and other chants" at the people at the bus stop, according to arrest reports released by the Gainesville Police Department. "An argument ensued,” and one of the people at the bus stop, whose name was redacted, “used a baton to hit the rear window of [the] vehicle.”

Tyler Eugene Tenbrink, 28, of Richmond, Texas, got out of the Jeep and pulled out a gun, police said.

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Read more: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-richard-spencer-speech-20171020-story.html

[lagomorph777]

1. Terror organization.

1st Amendment does not apply to terror groups.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. I told you they want us all dead.

[muntrv]

3. Still think it's lone wolf, Trumpistas?

[workinclasszero]

4. Nothing to see here folks

A nazi rally brings wanton threats and armed stormtroopers looking to kill democrats, leftists, anyone to the left of Hitler.

Who could have seen that coming huh? The girl who was murdered in Cville for opposing these fascist pigs was just an accident huh?

[Initech]

5. They're terrorists. "And some, I assume, are very good people."

[Vogon_Glory]

6. Assuming the booking pix are of the shooters, I'd say

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that they're all very white, but they don't look so bright.

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Edit: to paraphrase Donnie's appalling remark, by the looks on their faces, they don't look like they knew what they were getting into.

[Initech]

7. Well, 3 less Trump voters is a good thing!

[malaise]

8. LOCK THEN UP!

Get thee to the greatest page

[NastyRiffraff]

9. Is anyone surprised at this?

Here's one of them "explaining" why they "don't want violence"

William Fears also told the Gainesville Sun: “It’s always been socially acceptable to punch a Nazi, to attack people if they have right-wing political leanings. Us coming in and saying we’re taking over your town, we’re starting to push back, we’re starting to want to intimidate back. We want to show our teeth a little bit because, you know, we’re not to be taken lightly. We don’t want violence; we don’t want harm. But at the end of the day, we’re not opposed to defending ourselves.”

He said they're "saying we're taking over your town," but they don't want violence. Right.

[Gothmog]

10. Three Richard Spencer Supporters Arrested for Attempted Murder of Protesters in Gainesville

Deplorables and sick and demented people. Trump's base is full of nazis and white supremacists http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/10/20/richard_spencer_supporters_arrested_for_attempted_murder_in_gainesville.html

Three supporters of white supremacist Richard Spencer have been arrested for the attempted murder of protesters near a Thursday event in Gainesville, Florida, city police announced in a statement. Colton Fears, William Fears, and Tyler Tenbrink were apprehended at 9 p.m. Thursday; William Fears is 30 years old and the others are 28. All three are residents of Texas. From the Gainesville PD statement:

Shortly before 5:30pm, it was reported that a silver Jeep stopped to argue with a group of protesters and began threatening, offering Nazi salutes and shouting chants about Hitler to the group that was near the bus stop. During the altercation, Tenbrink produced a handgun while the Fears brothers encouraged him to shoot at the victims. Tenbrink fired a single shot at the group which thankfully missed the group and struck a nearby building.

Individual arrest reports say that one of the protesters involved in the altercation struck the Jeep with a baton before the shot was fired.

Spencer’s event on the University of Florida campus began at roughly 2:45 p.m. Spencer, who infamously celebrated Donald Trump’s election at a Washington “alt-right” event by giving a speech rife with references to Nazi slogans, also spoke at the Aug. 12 Charlottesville, Virginia, alt-right rally after which protester Heather Heyer was killed by a white supremacist who is accused of intentionally running her over with a car.

[EarthFirst]

11. Yep! Keep giving me the "Their free speech is your free speech" bullshit...

Fuck that!

Shut these Nazi mother fuckers down!

I cannot even believe I need to say this...

[rockfordfile]

12. Get rid of these guys. Republican Nazis are the number 1 threat to our country.