Nazis and Gang Bangers Don't Mix
Nazis gather to protest against inner-city gangs. What could possibly go wrong?
A crowd protesting a white supremacists' march Saturday turned violent, throwing baseball-sized rocks at police, vandalizing vehicles and stores, and setting fire to a neighborhood bar, authorities said. . .
At least two dozen members of the National Socialist Movement, which calls itself "America's Nazi Party," had gathered at a [Toledo] park to march under police protection. Organizers said they were demonstrating against black gangs they said were harassing white residents.
The violence broke out about one-quarter of a mile away along the planned march route shortly before it was to begin. One group of men pounded on a convenience store, and others overturned vehicles. There was a report of a shooting, but police had not found a victim, Police Chief Mike Navarre said. . .
[The mayor] blamed the rioting on gangs taking advantage of a volatile situation. He declared a state of emergency, set an 8 p.m. curfew through the weekend, and asked the Highway Patrol for help.