The thing about our justice system is that it’s supposed to be impartial. All should be treated evenly and impartially. What kind of precedent does this set?
Charlottesville man fined $1 after assault on white nationalist in 2017
A man convicted of assaulting a white nationalist two days after a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville last year was fined $1 on Tuesday.
Jason Kessler, a white nationalist and organizer of the Unite the Right rally, fled a press conference on Aug. 13, 2017, two days after 32-year-old counterprotester Heather Heyer was allegedly run down by another white nationalist, after he was swarmed by an angry crowd.
After Kessler fled, Jeffrey Winder of Charlottesville was charged with assault and battery, and prosecutors said he could be seen striking Kessler in a video. Winder was found guilty in Charlottesville General District Court in February, as the Daily Progress reported, and found guilty again Tuesday in Charlottesville Circuit Court after an appeal.
Though Winder could have received up to 12 months in jail and $2,500 in fines from a jury, he received a $1 fine.
No matter what you think of Kessler, who’s a racist scumbag, this decision allowed a person (who’s a known and violent member of Antifa) to get away with assault and battery with less than a slap on the wrist. A decision like this will enable more violent Democratic Party voters to assault people they disagree with and think they can get away with it with less of a fine than a parking ticket. This is excusing violence.
