I agree it’s lack of empathy like the male commentator on the video said. I had seen the vice video, and this neoNazi guy always seemed to me to believe in his own mind that his side was doing nothing to wrong, which is ridiculous. He seems to not understand that just belonging to a white supremicist group is putting yourself in the offense of violence, even if you never lift a weapon yourself.
I do think a lot of these Nazi people feel on the defense in life, which is a problem. I think that’s true for all bullies, and so they will resort to violence to try to gain control, and to feel powerful. This is important, because we need to figure out what draws people to these groups.
I hope this video circulates. Not to make fun of this guy, but because we should promote that our police force is still on the side of law and order and we arrest people who make threats or commit violent acts.
In the video the guy is trying to turn himself in and not get hurt. I’m not going to make fun of it, I’m glad he’s trying to cooperate. I’m pretty sure he states he has guns, because it’s the law to let law enforcement know. I would hope that he can learn some empathy through experiences like this and stop being a part of crazy bat shit hateful white supremacists groups. Not likely I know.
In the Vice video he’s maced seemingly unprovoked, except that just the prevalence of troops of neoNazis is obviously provoking. If it’s true someone just randomly came up and maced him, it’s just going to further reinforce in the minds of guys like this that the people against the neoNazis are the violent ones, and so the Nazis need to be strong and on the defense. It’s a vicious circle. Much like the terrorists problem coming from the Middle East. I don’t know what’s the best way to fix it. These white supremacists groups are terrorists.