[BretLudwig]

Philadelphia "Anti-Racists" Set-Up, Busted, At Klan Rally That Never Was

Opinion;

EXPOSED: Jared Shultz, 29, Thomas Keenan, 23, Jason Robbins, 29, James
McGovern, Jr., 59

"Four anti-fascists from the Philadelphia, PA area were arrested at what
was supposed to be a Ku Klux Klan rally in Center City Philadelphia. Jared
Schultz, Tom Keenan, Jason Robbins - all of Philadelphia Anti-Racist
Action - and a comrade from the Progressive Labor Party - were all
arrested and charged with a series of trumped up misdemeanors in a
situation that - for all practical purposes - was straight up entrapment.
(No, it wasn't. Had they allowed the poser "neo-Nazi's" have their say and
move on, there would have been no issue. It is a well established FACT that
so-called "anti-racists" are consumed with self righteous insolence;
justifying aberrant behavior at the smallest incitement. The so-called
antiracist movement is coming under more and more scrutiny from law
enforcement and they don't understand "why." -- Ed.)

Rumors spread through Philadelphia starting Friday July 20th that the Ku
Klux Klan was supposed to show up for an 11AM rally on Monday at Love
Park. While anti-fascists were present in the area starting at 10:30AM, no
racists showed up for the rally until noon when two men wearing what
appeared to be neo-Nazi t-shirts showed up in the area.

Anti-fascists approached the men, confirmed they were neo-Nazis and told
them to leave. Words were exchanged between the Klansmen and the
anti-fascists, and then the neo-Nazis said they were leaving. The
anti-fascists then followed behind them to make sure that they kept their
promise.



Strangely, Civil Affairs cops remained on the other side of the park the
entire time and made no efforts to follow the group even when they were
out of their sight. The boneheads got into an SUV around the corner and
were driven away. As they attempted to drive off, conveniently blocked by
traffic, a verbal confrontation ensued with the anti-fascists lasting
several minutes before a window of the SUV was smashed. The driver €“ who
could have flashed his badge at anytime to disperse the crowd - then
ordered the four defendants against the wall.

While the arresting officer was a Philadelphia Police Department
detective, the SUV was, according to paperwork received by the arrestees,
the vehicle an an FBI Special Agent, also present during the arrests. What
an FBI agent was doing escorting neo-Nazis away from the park remains a
total mystery. After the arrests, all four of the anti-fascists were
transported to the 9th Police Precinct where they remained for
approximately 27 hours awaiting notice of their charges and bail amounts.

Initially, the arrestees were informed that for some odd reason, Internal
Affairs was investigating their case and that they would be facing 10
charges - 4 felonies and 6 misdemeanors. In the end, however, all of the
felonies were dropped, leaving the arrestees with 8 misdemeanor charges of
varying degrees upon being bailed out. The fact that the charges were
dropped so quickly proves just how trumped up these charges are. However
there's still a lot at stake for The Love Park 4. Currently, the three
defendants from Anti-Racist Action are continuing to fight their charges.
The fourth defendant from Progressive Labor Party took a plea bargain
offered by the prosecution late last year.

Almost 18 months since their arrests, the 3 remaining defendants have not
seen an actual court date. Between continuances filed by both sides, and
the sitting judge being on vacation, Schultz, Keenan and Robbins have been
to court multiple times all with no result. On November 24, 2008, the
defendants expect to actually have their first day in court. Their lawyers
will be arguing several motions they filed and will have the opportunity to
cross examine some of the prosecution's witnesses.

The three ARA members are still facing the same 8 charges - Possession of
an Instrument of Crime With Intent, Criminal Conspiracy Engaging with
Possession of Instrument of Crime with Intent, Institutional
Vandalism/Illegal Possession, Reckless Endangering Another Person,
Resisting Arrest, Criminal Mischief, Harassment - Subject Other to
Physical Contact, and Disorderly Conduct/Grading."

http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=6236

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