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• A Brief History of Vehicular Violence

  Last week, we talked about one particular incident of vehicular violence on protesters. But where does the tactic come from? Who is doing it? And why? Sources:Miller, Vincent, and Keith J. Hayward. “‘I DID MY BIT’: TERRORISM, TARDE AND THE VEHICLE RAMMING ATTACK AS AN IMITATIVE EVENT.” The British Journal of Criminology, vol. 59, no. 1, 2019, pp. 1–23. JSTOR, https://www.jstor.org/stable/26780645. Accessed 16 June 2025.Brian Michael Jenkins and Bruce R. Butterworth, Smashing into Crowds: An Analysis of Vehicle Ramming Attacks. San Jose, CA: Mineta Transportation Institute, 2019https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/default/files/SP-1119-Vehicle-Ramming-Attacks.pdfBrian Michael Jenkins and Bruce R. Butterworth, Metal Against Marchers. San Jose, CA: Mineta Transportation Institute, 2020https://transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/default/files/SP1020-Metal-Against-Marchers.pdfGabriel Nowacki & Cezary Krysiuk & Damian Szafranek, 2025. "Vehicle Ramming as a Form of Terrorist Attack Threatening Public Safety," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(1), pages 707-722.Simon Perry, Badi Hasisi & Gali Perry (2018) Who is the Lone Terrorist? A Study of Vehicle-Borne Attackers in Israel and the West Bank, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism,41:11, 899-913, DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2017.1348101Pierce, Kelvin. Sins of My Father, Growing Up with America's Most Dangerous White Supremacist. Independently Published, 2020https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/Vehicle_Incident_Prevention_and_Mitigation_Security_Guide_508_20240418.pdfhttps://www.al.com/news/2025/06/stand-your-ground-on-steroids-debate-emerges-over-drivers-hitting-protesters-in-alabama.htmlhttps://local21news.com/news/local/adams-county-community-reacts-to-sheriffs-controversial-facebook-post-about-protestorshttps://www.iihs.org/research-areas/fatality-statistics/detail/pedestrianshttps://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2331https://cwa-union.org/news/strike-line-remembering-gerry-horganhttps://sfist.com/2025/03/10/truck-seems-to-drive-into-striking-vta-workers-on-picket-line-one-hospitalized/https://komonews.com/amp/news/local/king-county-detective-on-leave-after-alleged-all-lives-splatter-facebook-post https://www.abc12.com/news/crime/flint-man-who-hit-striking-uaw-members-pleads-guilty/article_b007099a-bf9a-11ee-9de4-0bfd68db8786.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/1929/06/16/archives/federal-arms-barred-secretary-good-warns-governor-on-use-of.htmlhttps://money.cnn.com/2017/08/15/media/daily-caller-fox-news-video-car-crashing-liberal-protesters/index.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/world/europe/uk-van-attack-london-mosque.htmlhttps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/alek-minassian-toronto-van-attack-incels-891678/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-17/man-arrested-hit-and-run-no-kings-protester-riversidehttps://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14915697/united-states-v-henry/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Murder on Fourth Street

  With vehicular attacks on protests on the rise and elected officials encouraging the tactic, old conspiracy theories about one vehicular attack in particular are circulating once again. This is the story of what actually happened on Fourth Street in downtown Charlottesville on August 12, 2017.Sources:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/08/us/la-immigration-protests-photos-map.htmlhttps://files.integrityfirstforamerica.org/14228/1641845853-dillon-hopper-deposition-as-played-at-trial.pdfhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/us/politics/florida-desantis-protests-warning.htmlhttps://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6168921/sines-v-kessler/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7299259/united-states-v-fields/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Stand Back and Stand By

  Last week, five Proud Boys announced a $100 million lawsuit against the government over their treatment during the January 6th prosecutions. Sources:https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70474277/tarrio-v-united-states-of-america/https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/ex-soldiers-acceptance-trump-pardon-didnt-constitute-confession-guilt-court-2021-09-23/ https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/proud-boys-leaders-sue-u-s-over-jan-6-prosecutions-90f9f4ce https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/jury-convicts-four-leaders-proud-boys-seditious-conspiracy-related-us-capitol-breach https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/05/enrique-tarrio-prison-sentencing-proud-boys-00114104 https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/proud-boys-leaders-sentenced-prison-roles-jan-6-capitol-breach https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y93jgdvqjo https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-prosecutors-decline-to-charge-ex-proud-boys-leader-after-us-capitol-arrest/3872280/ https://www.salon.com/2020/12/15/how-did-a-proud-boys-leader-with-a-felony-record-get-into-the-white-house/ https://apnews.com/article/ashli-babbitt-wrongful-death-settlement-capitol-riot-9f2e60f9dce01237a1e78271cff82f6a https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/us/politics/trump-tarrio-proud-boys-pardon.html https://web.archive.org/web/20170423005743/http://officialproudboys.com/news/the-kids-are-alt-knights/ https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/new-fight-club-ready-street-violence/ https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/fraternal-order-alt-knights-foak/ https://www.flmd.uscourts.gov/local-rules/rule-204-discipline- https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2025/05/2025_11-MAY-Chapter-3-RRTFB-5-29-2025.pdf https://www.justice.gov/pardon/frequently-asked-questionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• Disney's Villain

  After losing his job, an ex-Disney employee tried to get his former employer's attention by hacking in and making strange updates to company files.Sources:https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69534211/united-states-v-scheuer/https://www.eeoc.gov/what-you-can-expect-after-you-file-chargehttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/us/disney-worker-prison-hacking.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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• State Created Danger

  In April 2025, the Supreme Court declined to hear a case filed by a pair of white supremacists who felt the police had violated their civil rights by refusing to help them put on a rally in Charlottesville in August of 2017. Their lawsuit was a joke, but unfortunately for all of us, the punchline is that the police don't actually have to help anyone.Sources:https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/neo-nazi-lawyer-represents-baltimore-suit-over-wrongful-arrest-and-19-year-imprisonment/https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/leaked-emails-name-shadow-lawyer-charlottesville-case/https://www.hunton.com/media/publication/34613_final-report-ada-compliant-ready.pdfhttps://www.courthousenews.com/attorney-accused-of-neo-nazi-ties-argues-for-new-shot-at-libel-case/https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/21-5952.htmlhttps://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/20-1241.htmlhttps://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/24-891.htmlhttps://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2016/03/city-council-members-call-to-remove-robert-e-lee-statuehttps://legacylis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0752https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter18/section15.2-1812/https://www.danielshular.com/charlottesvillehttps://angrywhitemen.org/2021/12/22/neo-nazi-activist-wants-to-desensitize-white-people-to-hitler-and-holocaust-denial/#more-54777https://valawyersweekly.com/2023/05/11/unite-the-right-attendees-suit-vs-officials-dismissed/https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/white-nationalist-organization-forms-racist-antisemitic-political-party/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/students-horrified-about-coach-with-white-nationalist-ties-school-says/2018/01/10/81617f88-f5a4-11e7-b34a-b85626af34ef_story.htmlhttp://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/fcas/fcas_docs/2013JUL/3001010882012002SCIV.pdfhttps://www.oyez.org/cases/2004/04-278https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-4th-circuit/1709128.htmlhttps://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-4th-circuit/1336802.html Julia Steiner, Beware of the Dangers of the State-Created Danger Doctrine: A Look at the Ninth Circuit's Approach, 79 U. Mia. L. Rev. 573 (2025)https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67454526/warren-balogh-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16058534/conte-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/9471/robert-turner-v-al-thomas-jr/https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16044736/kessler-v-city-of-charlottesville/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/66692843/jason-kessler-v-city-of-charlottesville/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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