'I'm DISGUSTED': Megyn Kelly GOES OFF on Despicable ABC News Moderators (WATCH)
TIME Mag Issues 'One of the Greatest Corrections in History' After Their Trump...
WATCH: Smug Dem Congresswoman Gets SMACKED DOWN by Moms Who've Lost Children to...
It’s 9/11, and the Debate Proved How Divided We Are
Tim Walz Tries to Reassure Us He and Kamala Aren't Coming for Our...
BET Host Marc Lamont Hill Jokes About Trump's 'Wild' Kamala Claim, but Trump...
OOF: CNN's Post-Debate Poll Shows BIG Debate Win for Trump on the Economy
Elon Musk Has the BEST Reaction to Taylor Swift’s Election Endorsement (LOL) (UPDATE)
Mike Lee Sets the Record Straight on Illegals Voting in U.S. Elections
Rep. Andy Biggs Explains How Dems Have Altered Reality to Gaslight About Lowering...
Feckless Hillary Clinton Swings and Misses During Political Twitter Back and Forth
OUCH! Harris Dodged 'Are People Better Off Than 4 Years Ago' Question but...
Widow of Firefighter Publicly Calls Out Biden for 'Flippant Remark' About Attending 9/11...
CNN Fact-Checker's Tally of Trump vs. Harris Lies During the Debate Is Another...
SAVAGE! Megyn Kelly Takes CNN 'Hack' APART for Smugly DEFENDING ABC Moderators Fact-Checki...

The photo NPR used of 'right-wing extremists' ramming protesters actually resulted in the protesters getting arrested, not the driver

SHOT. . .

NPR has an article up on an epidemic of alleged “right-wing extremists” using their vehicles to ram protesters:

https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1274713491153326081

Advertisement

CHASER. . .

The photo NPR is using for its article is from Louisville and is was the protesters who were arrested, not the driver:

From the Courier-Journal where we find out that the woman was attacked and one of the protesters aimed a gun at her:

According to a police incident report, around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, a group of protesters blocked the intersection of Liberty and Sixth streets and would not let the driver, operating a Buick LeSabre, pass.

The driver, whose name was redacted in the report, told police that protesters surrounded her car and “a verbal altercation occurred after which the protesters began to reach into her car, scratching her vehicle window … and assaulting her, pulling her hair (pulling out a dreadlock).” Police say the driver sustained a minor injury.

The report goes on to say that the driver told police that after seeing one of the protesters with a handgun, she was “in fear for her life and drove away from the crowd.” She subsequently hit one of the protesters running toward the vehicle.

Advertisement

Update (5:10 p.m.): Video added:

And there hasn’t been any information released about the driver, so she could be a “right-wing extremist” with a dreadlock:

As for NPR’s story, their reporting doesn’t back up their tweet:

Right-wing extremists are turning cars into weapons, with reports of at least 50 vehicle-ramming incidents since protests against police violence erupted nationwide in late May.

At least 18 are categorized as deliberate attacks; another two dozen are unclear as to motivation or are still under investigation, according to a count released Friday by Ari Weil, a terrorism researcher at the University of Chicago’s Chicago Project on Security and Threats. Weil has tracked vehicle-ramming attacks, or VRAs, since protests began.

The 20 people facing prosecution in the rammings include a state leader of the Virginia Ku Klux Klan, as well as a California man who was charged with attempted murder after antagonizing protesters and then driving into them, striking a teenage girl. Video footage of some attacks shows drivers yelling at or threatening Black Lives Matter protesters before hitting the gas.

Advertisement

So, other than the KKK guy, they don’t really know the political leaning for most of the incidents. Other than that, well done and a great use of taxpayer funds.

***

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Twitchy Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement