Remember: CBS News has a left-wing bias:

Boston Police Commissioner says bottles filled with urine were thrown at officers during protest https://t.co/srYfo8OheR pic.twitter.com/a9B52iZ1sa — CBS News (@CBSNews) August 19, 2017

It can be argued that picking up a rock and throwing it is a spontaneous act, though spontaneous or not, throwing a rock at the police, or anyone else, is still assault. But throwing a bottle filled with urine is a premeditated act; those containers must be prepared in advance. The “Antifa” scumbags are having these “demonstrations” with the intent of violence.

What about the “AltRight”? From The Pirate’s Cove:

NY Times Finally Manages To Work Firearms Into The Charlottesville Narrative By William Teach August 19, 2017 – 7:13 am It’s taken the editorial board of the NY Times almost a week to finally realize “hey, people were carrying guns at the rally!!!!!”, and they’ve decided to be Offended, just as you think: The Gunmen at ‘Free Speech’ Rallies Even before violence erupted in Charlottesville, Va., last weekend, city residents and the police anxiously watched the arrival of self-styled militias — swaggering gangs of armed civilians in combat fatigues — standing guard over the protest by white supremacists and other racist agitators against the removal of a Confederate statue. Who were these men, counterprotesters asked as the riflemen took up watchful positions around the protest site. Police? National Guard? The Virginia National Guard had to send out an alert that its members wore a distinctive “MP” patch. This was so people could tell government-sanctioned protectors from unauthorized militias that have been posingas law-and-order squads at right-wing rallies. Would those be the government-sanctioned protectors who, for whatever reason, backed off when conflict arose? In brandishing weapons in Charlottesville, the militiamen added an edge of intimidation to a protest that was ostensibly called as an exercise in free speech. By flaunting their right to bear arms, they made a stark statement in a looming public confrontation. “You would have thought they were an army,” noted Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia, one of 45 states that allow the open carrying of rifles in public to some degree, most without a permit required. The limits of that freedom are being increasingly tested by jury-rigged militias at demonstrations, public meetings and other political flash points around the nation. These strutting vigilantes have become such a threatening presence that government should rein them in to allow for a truly free exchange of ideas. The Times is attempting to apply the Heckler’s Veto, in which their Rights, which the NYTEB acknowledges, should be taken away because violence may ensue. And, interestingly, they note the looming public confrontation. If Antifa and all the leftist comrades weren’t so damned violent, there wouldn’t be a problem. No shots were fired in the Charlottesville violence, but with more alt-right rallies planned the danger that these militia members’ loaded weapons might be used increases. The armed groups mostly back up right-wing protests, although there was one militia in Charlottesville claiming to protect peaceful counterdemonstrators at a church. (The protest also drew “antifa” — anti-fascist — counterprotesters on the political left, ready to brawl with fists and sticks against those on the other side.) “No shots were fired”, despite all the violence from Antifa, which the times even notes shows up ready commit felony assault. BTW, why no mention of making sure that Antifa doesn’t bring baseball bats, chains, tire irons, batteries in socks, etc? BTW, there were no shots fired.

There’s more at the original.

The New York Times, certainly a bastion of liberal thought, reports that no shots were fired.

This is what the left fear most: the alt-right demonstrators were disciplined, either before the fact, by having empty magazines, or during the demonstration, by not using weapons which were loaded; it’s possible that both were true, depending upon the armed individuals. The demonstrators showed perfect regard for the Second Amendment, bearing arms, yet not using them in an irresponsible or unlawful manner. Even in a situation in which they were harassed and attacked by the scumbag left, the right maintained discipline. Only one alt-right ‘demonstrator’ lost discipline, and he was armed with a car, not a rifle.

To have brought firearms to the rally was an act of premeditation, just as the Antifa scum bring bottles of urine was premeditated. But what was also premeditated by the “AltRight” demonstrators was that they would not fire their weapons, even when under attack by the counterdemonstrators.

And, apparently, Antifa knew that they would keep discipline. The left came armed with clubs, yet were still willing to attack men with guns; you do not do that unless you have a high degree of confidence that those firearms won’t be used. After all, just one man with an M16 and a loaded clip could have killed dozens.

BuzzFeed News reporter Blake Montgomery: “Most white supremacist and Nazi groups arrived armed like a paramilitary force — carrying shields, protective gear, rods and, yes, lots of guns, utilizing Virginia’s loose firearm laws. They used militarized defensive maneuvers, shouting commands at one another to ‘move forward’ or ‘retreat,’ and would form a line of shields or a phalanx — it’s like they watched ‘300’ a few times — to gain ground or shepherd someone through projectiles. It seemed that they had practiced for this.”

So, despite being armed with “lots of guns,” the alt-right used shields and protective gear to push their way through, with at least some semblance of training. Discipline!

This is a huge problem for the left: this demonstration destroyed their argument that the simple existence of firearms is such a danger that the legal possession of weapons by lawful, disciplined people cannot be tolerated.

The editors of the Times said:The limits of that freedom are being increasingly tested by jury-rigged militias at demonstrations, public meetings and other political flash points around the nation. These strutting vigilantes have become such a threatening presence that government should rein them in to allow for a truly free exchange of ideas.

Somehow, some way, the editors missed the fact that Antifa are also coming armed, though not with firearms. The “AltRight” came armed with rifles of various sorts, but never fired a single shot, a fact which the editors (grudgingly?) conceded. Antifa come armed with rocks and clubs and bottles of urine, and used those weapons. Just who should be “rein(ed) in to allow for a truly free exchange of ideas?”

Well, the answer is that nobody should be reined in, before the fact; as much as I despise them, the radical left have the same freedom of speech as anyone else. But when they actually use weapons, actually assault other people, they should be arrested and prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law. They should be convicted of felonies, imprisoned for the maximum sentence allowable under the law, and permanently disenfranchised upon release.