Charlottesville Speech

Charlottesville Firstly, I believe that everyone is entitled to their own beliefs and opinions, but when you resort to violence to silence and condemn others for their beliefs that is going way too far. Many people hide behind the right to free speech, but there is a fine line between what is protected under free speech and what is breaking the law. Nobody has a right to impede on the rights of others just because they have opposing viewpoints. The events that took place in Charlottesville were absolutely appalling and there is no excuse for behaving that way.
James Alex Fields, a white supremacist, drove his car into a crowd of protesters and killed one woman and injured at least nineteen others. There was panic in the streets as medics tried to revive one woman and help the other injured. Fields completely crossed the line by driving his car into a crowd of protestors solely because they held different views and beliefs than him. Those people had a right to their opinions and ideas just like Fields, but he chose to resort to violence to try and silence them. The family of the woman who was killed by Fields spoke …show more content…
The video began with a group of people marching and chanting “Jews will not replace us” and “blood and soil” and they approach an opposing group of protesters who were chanting “black lives matter” and “no Nazis, no KKK, and no fascist USA.” Things began to escalate very quickly and protestors were arrested, pepper sprayed, and tear gassed. Fights broke out between the alt-right groups and the police and other protestors. The government was forced to declare a state of emergency and shutdown the protests in Emancipation park. President Trump stated “we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides.” White nationalist David Duke tweeted shortly after President Trumps statement thanking him for siding with the white nationalist