In a disgusting display of racial hatred, a group of white supremacists from Arkansas (?) crashed a Holocaust memorial service that survivors, their families, government officials and the general public were attending in the Boston area. It was to note the liberation of all the Nazi death camps as German armies were surrendering and the war was ending in Europe sixty years ago on Sunday.
Members of the so-called White Revolution clashed with an angry crowd, and the police were hard-pressed to keep people from tearing other people apart. Two people were arrested, and at least one police officer was injured in the line of duty after scuffles broke out where there was a limited police presence.
The Governor of Massachusetts was there and said "Today of all days, to have white supremacists come here from Arkansas, is most disappointing. I wish they'd go back home where the came from and bury themselves under the rocks that they crawled out from."
The presence of neo-Nazis and other groups at Holocaust commemorations around the world is very disappointing. They show up where they’re not wanted and make people hate their despicable cause even more.
Here's the story.
1 comment:
Item 1: No one's disagreeing with the point about them having rights to protest. That's a very good point to make.
But showing up to an event that is already emotionally charged..they deliberately chose this ONE day out of the 365 available to come because they wanted a hostile audience there to increase the likeliness of violence that would pull attention away from the anniversary.
Under that definition, this was a case of incitement to riot, which is a crime and is NOT covered under the Constitution's protection of speech.
Item 2: According to news reports, they were escorted in by riot police. This indicates that the group had filed a permit. The city therefore didn't stagger the events so they wouldn't be in the same place at the same time, which is poor oversight on the government's part.
The local government has the final say on when marches and protests are held, unless there is a court order in place that supercedes the local government.
So, it's still poor planning, inappropriate timing and utter disrespect to the victims of Nazi hatred that is now being carried forward by another generation.
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