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Police in Berwyn, Illinois, responded to an altercation involving white nationalist Nick Fuentes and Marla Rose, a woman who reportedly confronted him at his home after his address was doxxed.

Rose claims Fuentes sprayed her with a liquid, took her phone, and pushed her. She posted and later deleted a video of the incident and has since faced online harassment, including “swatting.”

Both Rose and Fuentes are currently refusing to cooperate with police, leaving the investigation stalled.

Fuentes and far-right commentators defended his actions, citing self-defense.

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[–] lakemalcom10@lemm.ee 16 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I don't understand anyone here who says this lady is in the wrong. If he felt threatened or whatever then don't answer the door? Call the police? Instead he opens the door to attack. People saying "oh that was dumb she was asking for it", wow no.

[–] zarp86@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 hours ago

It is possible for two people in a situation to both make poor decisions.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 20 points 8 hours ago

I still don't understand the supposed tough guys that back this whiney little brat who cannot even get laid, all while labeling everyone and everything they don't like a "cuck".

Also, the same bunch looooove a whiney little brat born with a silver spoon in his mouth, never worked a day in his life, never was in the military, and spends two hours on hair and makeup every day....

I mean, what the actual fuck?

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 35 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

No such thing a self-defense for a walking rape threat.

Little bitey chihuahua trying to look tough.

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

This take is dumb...

I'm all for finding these people where they live but she went there alone and seems to have had a dumb plan. She didn't think she may confronted or possibly assaulted? And hey, the guy may have been within his rights

I hope more people show up next time, with a better plan

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

"Your house, my choice." while everyone takes turns taking a hot steamy dump on his doorstep?

[–] AfricanExpansionist@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 hours ago

I'm here for it!

[–] NeoToasty@kbin.melroy.org 62 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

And we're going to have a handful of these kind of cases in four years. Trump will pardon people like Nick and fucking christ I hate this timeline.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Pardon doesn't make his house go away.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 1 points 8 hours ago
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Nick is a white supremacist fascist asshole, but I'm not aware of him doing anything illegal that requires a pardon. Unless I missed something?

[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 hours ago

No, he's just a sad excuse for a sack of shit, let alone a human being. He's talked openly about wanting a child bride, amongst other despicable crap that's oozed out of the hole he calls a mouth.

I appaude this woman and any others that come for him and his ilk. Fuck Nick Fuentes.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 16 points 13 hours ago

Not unless he has no trespassing signs up. Even then, I think it's still legal to knock on someone's door.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 15 points 13 hours ago (5 children)

I am confused as to why Rose would not cooperate with police. It's certainly her right, but I don't understand the choice. Maybe it's "Oh fuck I did not want this attention, just go away"?

[–] Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 8 hours ago

Why would you expect the police to come down on Rose's side of things? They are much more likely to side with the Neo-Nazis, based on history.

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 52 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Non-zero chance there's lots of Fuentes fans amongst that group. She's probably already getting a bunch of death threats virtually, why would you want that in person as well. Especially when you know that as things are dragged out through the legal system it's not going to end up mattering anyway because that flavor of person doesn't appear to have legal culpability for anything.

Doesn't bode well for the future.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, in general I am not hearing nearly enough about the high numbers of MAGA people in the police and the military. I'm not sure most folks have considered the gravity of that tendency.

I have seen arguments like "well let's see Trump try X or Y; I'm sure the military would step in". But like, what? If the military steps in it certainly won't be to stop Trump. Quite the opposite.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Military actually leaned Biden in 2020:

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/08/31/as-trumps-popularity-slips-in-latest-military-times-poll-more-troops-say-theyll-vote-for-biden/

Not sure how things stand in 2024 but I can't imagine Trump shitting on a bunch of generals who called him a fascist would help much.

Military veterans seem to support Trump more though, not sure why specifically. And lots of vets in the police. So that might be a different story.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 hours ago

I'd argue he is aware of this, though, which is probably why he is looking towards purging various groups of ideological mismatches.

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 17 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Can you imagine the slander she'd receive on a national level if this went to trial in the next few years? It could be legitimately dangerous to her safety, even if she was found to be completely in the right.

[–] Shapillon@lemmy.world 21 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Well, she already got swatted.

[–] growsomethinggood@reddthat.com 10 points 12 hours ago

Exactly, I don't blame her for not wanting to escalate on that

[–] Carmakazi@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

Watch "Don't Talk to the Police"

[–] RavenFellBlade@sh.itjust.works 7 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

How long do you think before he just vanishes?

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I'm honestly surprised it's taking this long. I was expecting same-day justice, delivered straight to his face.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

I'm surprised the altercation wasn't just a woman assassinating him

[–] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago

Rumors he also really likes manly men

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Oh wow I didn't know he was still alive. That's great.

[–] Pieisawesome@lemmy.world -5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

I dont think either of these people are in the right.

Why would you go to this guys home and knock on the door? By yourself? What’s the expected outcome that will happen?

I can’t think of any realistic positive outcome for either party.

They both win stupid prizes

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz -3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Yeah, doing that alone is incredibly stupid. She's probably luck not to have been shot.