A white supremacist group could receive special treatment from Washington, D.C.'s metro station for its upcoming "White Civil Rights Rally" on Saturday, August 12.
"We have groups clearly at odds with each other," Metro Chairman Jack Evans told NBC Washington. "We'd like to keep the groups separate. We don't want incidents on Metro."
Metro is considering providing three separate trains during the day of the rally for all associated who could be in potential danger.
It would be nice for Black Lives Matter to receive similar treatment (although BLM is not a hate group).
According to The Washington Post, Metro spokesman Dan Stessel said he could neither confirm nor deny the claim that several train cars would be reserved for Unite the Right supporters.
Courts granted Metro the ability to deny 'issue-oriented' ads on buses and trains, and because of this, Jackie Jeter, president of Metro's largest union, ATU (Amalgamated Transit Union) Local 689, said the union does not provide any type of "special accommodation to hate groups and hate speech."
"We find it hypocritical for (Metro General Manager and CEO) Mr. (Paul) Wiedefeld to make these unprecedented special accommodations for a hate group."
Also, Jeter said 80 percent of the union are people of color.
Doubt it.
Metro released this statement in response to Jeter's claim:
"As we do for all events of this nature, Metro is working collaboratively with law enforcement to ensure safe travel for our customers and employees. Transit Police are engaged in ongoing discussions with MPD, the lead agency for the Aug. 12 event, as well as Virginia State Police and others as to how to keep everyone safe on that day. While details of the plan are security sensitive at this stage, I can tell you that it has *not* been finalized."
It's 2018, and we are still fighting KKK affiliated groups. Tired.
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