Yesterday, the FBI announced the
arrest of four men who took part in the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" march.
They were arrested on federal counts of conspiracy to riot and rioting.
Boiling down the 24-page criminal
complaint, here is what’s notable.
1. The FBI used the internet postings
of the men and their hate group to develop the conspiracy element. The charge
is that the four men—all from California—intended to cross state lines to riot,
not “march.”
2. By prosecuting these men, the FBI
is effectively taking on a shadowy hate group called RAM (see photo). RAM
stands for “Rise Above Movement.” It is described as a “militant” variant of a
white supremacy group.
3. The FBI used open source evidence—stuff
you can find on the Internet.
4. RAM promotes a “clean” life style
that emphasizes physical fitness with the objective of using male brute
strength to commit violence against Jews, immigrants, blacks, and women (see
violent head-butting of a female protester, top).
5. Some of the defendants were also
caught on video at Berkeley committing violence against protesters there.
To read the complaint yourself, click
here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4952958-Charlottesville-Complaint.html#document/p1
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