Neo-Nazi march interrupted by riot in downtown Phoenix - 2

PHOENIX -- Two people were arrested and more than a hundred protesters were separated by police Saturday in downtown Phoenix.

Dane Edward Rossman, 23, and Bryan Wayne Reavely, 24, were arrested for throwing rocks at police officers at the National Socialist Movement march, according to Sgt. Tommy Thompson with the Phoenix Police Department.

They have been charged with five counts and four counts of aggravated assault respectively, Thompson said.

A riot started Saturday afternoon when the National Socialist Movement began its march in support of Arizona's controversial immigration law.

"This is not what America stands for," said one of the protesters.

"They are not welcome in my country," said another.

ABC15 crews at the march near Jefferson and 8th streets said two dozen neo-Nazis clashed with more than a hundred people who opposed the group.

Police used tear gas to move protesters when rocks were thrown and yelling began between the two groups. Police said several officers and marchers received minor injuries from the rocks and pepper spray.

"You don't have to like us but you can't throw things," said march organizer JT Ready.

At one point, protesters placed newspaper stands in the street in front of the marchers, according to Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson. He said officers escorted the marchers to the federal courthouse and after several members of the group of marchers made statements, they returned to 12th Avenue and Adams Street, again escorted by police.

"Whether we agree with them or not we have to protect the marchers," Thompson said.

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[psych420]

It says a lot more if you just don't show up. Neo nazis want to make the news. They don't care what you have to say anyway. What are you going to do change their minds? Nothing is more pathetic than a bunch of neo nazis walking down the street alone with no one around. Ignore them. They are desperate people who just want attention. Don't look at them, don't acknowledge them, let them feel like they don't exist. Then their march will be exactly what their message is----pointless.

[Antisyncretism]

from what I've seen of counter protestors in various situations they are the more violent.

Don't get me wrong racism and Nazism is wrong, but violent counter protestors are stupid.

[315furniture]

cops = nazi 

[P4cK1NxY0uRx4ss]

I don't support neo nazis, but Hitler formed a well organized glorious army that displayed them selves to be the best there is and made themselves look decent at all times. I believe that is highly respectable. What they did to the Jews was wrong, but either way they could have been in a war without the genocide and then it would have just been another army, their pride is what makes people hate them so much, you look at how disciplined they were and see that they were damn near perfect and it

[lostsandGOD]

fucking naizs need cops to save there asses lol what a joke bring that shit were i live no cop will get in the way of that shit trust me on that one were gun happy

[silversunny]

freedom of speech is not freedom of hate speech

[dexterdhog]

@hardstyle905 Yeah I mean Liberal as in the latter (good point though, Liberal can mean many things), laissez-faire capitalism (which is Liberal), plurality of interests & political opinions catered for by large government. I think "The End of History" more or less nailed what is happening. Not exactly utopia but yeah

And yep the increasing influence of big business = corporatism, which is a cornerstone of fascism. I'd say China is closer to a fascist model than the West though

[hardstyle905]

@dexterdhog I mean exactly what I said. Big government oppressing its people. "Nanny state" is a weaker form of it, but fascism nonetheless. With corporations, banks, and government oppressing the people and debt being higher than ever before in history, I don't know how you can be talking about "liberal" (in the classic sense). If by "liberal" you mean leftist & big government, then I agree.

[dexterdhog]

@hardstyle905 What do you mean by Fascism? Fascist parties are marginal in the UK & will never get voted in. If you want to describe the UK Tory party as Fascist then ok... but I think that's pretty hysterical. What do you define Fascism as?

Look at America during the McCarthy era... far more oppressive than it is now, people being denounced & blacklisted for being un-american, executions, etc... yet did it all end up with another Hitler? Nope, America got more and more liberal

[hardstyle905]

@psych420 What I hate even more than neo-Nazis is neocons or "liberals" such as yourself, who are nothing more than fascists in disguise. You're the worst kind of scum because you're sneaky and treacherous. Nazis at least are not scared to show everybody their true faces.

[hardstyle905]

@dexterdhog I don't know what you're talking about. Fascism is on the rise everywhere in the West. Seeing that you're from the UK, your country is among the "leaders" headed straight for it. If a woman gets detained without trial for exercising her freedom of speech rights, you know it can't be long till the next Hitler. Which is exactly what happened to Emma West. But don't worry. The USA is 1st place with laws like Patriot Act, NDAA, ACTA. Why can't humans learn from history?

[dexterdhog]

@jawsh2 Not a leftist myself but only pseudo-intellectuals (over)use the term "Orwellian" in that context. And really being a pro-nazi racist yourself, it's a bit rich of you to chastise the left for their violent history - yours is just as bad. Fascism fell, Marxism-Leninism fell, Violent Islamism is under siege, what does that tell you? Moderate, Liberal Democracy is the end of history, it conquers everything. Get with the winning team or... carry on impotently rattling your chains