12-07-2018, 10:41 PM
Unite The Right White-Nationalist Extremist found Guilty of Murder
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A jury convicted James Alex Fields Jr., 21, of first-degree murder today. Good.
He was accused of driving his car into a crowd of counter-protestors during a Unite The Right rally in Virginia rally in August 2017, killing Heather Heyer, 32, and injuring dozens of counter-protesters as they were singing and laughing while crossing the street.
Jurors rejected defense lawyers' claims that Fields acted in self-defense. It was a ludicrous claim and the jury demonstrated simple common sense, in my opinion. Video shows Fields intentionally driving into the crowd, backing up, and revving it up again.
Fields was found guilty of nine other charges including malicious wounding as well. He has also been separately indicted on federal hate crime charges, which carries the death penalty.
A jury convicted James Alex Fields Jr., 21, of first-degree murder today. Good.
He was accused of driving his car into a crowd of counter-protestors during a Unite The Right rally in Virginia rally in August 2017, killing Heather Heyer, 32, and injuring dozens of counter-protesters as they were singing and laughing while crossing the street.
Jurors rejected defense lawyers' claims that Fields acted in self-defense. It was a ludicrous claim and the jury demonstrated simple common sense, in my opinion. Video shows Fields intentionally driving into the crowd, backing up, and revving it up again.
Fields was found guilty of nine other charges including malicious wounding as well. He has also been separately indicted on federal hate crime charges, which carries the death penalty.