White supremacists stir up opposition on the Los Angeles City Hall lawn (two hurt)

[cali]

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April 17, 2010 | 2:09 pm
As hundreds of demonstrators surrounded Los Angeles City Hall and shouted "Nazis go home," about 40 white supremacists stood and waved swastika flags at a rally closely monitored by the Los Angeles Police Department.

"We are tired of you clogging up our streets," shouted one white supremacist of the National Socialist Movement. Another group member repeatedly denounced illegal aliens, saying, "If the city supports illegal aliens and criminals, that is treason."

Word of the group's rally, which was held behind a cordon of yellow police tape, attracted a variety of groups staging counter-demonstrations. At least two people were badly beaten in the ramp-up to the rally and one woman collapsed for unknown reasons.

"Why would we choose Los Angeles for a rally?" one of the socialist movement members asked. "Because it's the front line," he said."It is the belly of the beast."

About 50 feet away, police in riot gear separated neo-Nazi protesters from the hundreds of angry counter-protesters.

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/04/white-supremacists-preach-message-on-lawn-of-los-angeles-city-hall.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+%28L.A.+Now%29

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/04/lapd-enters-tactical-alert-as-white-supremacist-rally-prepares-to-start.html

OK, this story illustrates why I loath and fear mobs. take a look at the pics in the 2nd link and note in the story in the first link, that it's doubtful that one of the guys who got beat up was even a white supremacist. (not that I'd approve the actions of those doing the beating even if he were).

[bluestateguy]

1. In a period of strained municipal budgets, city police should not be protecting Nazis

It is a waste of taxpayer resources for police to be guarding and protecting Nazi thugs.

[cali]

3. wtf? that's just insane.

it's for safety purposes. people get hurt when groups clash or have the potential to clash, and as is pointed out in the story, genius, one of the people beaten was probably not even a part of the white supremacist group.]

sheesh.

[uppityperson]

4. So you propose a group be disallowed police protection? Ah.

[provis99]

2. I wonder what they'd say if the illegal immigrants were all white.

Would they complain if America was being flooded with white British and Canadian illegal aliens?

[leftofcool]

5. Yes

Same things were said about the Irish during the Diaspora and their journey to here.