A group called the Anti-Racist Action Network decided to live up to its name and go after the neo-Nazis holding a march in my native state. Four neo-Nazis wound up in the hospital, and two ARANs were arrested.
While the NSM members were meeting, about 25 people from a Minnesota-based group called the Anti-Racist Action Network drove into the borough and an armed melee ensued between the two groups. They fought with weapons such as knives, pipes and wooden boards, state police said.
All but two of the combatants, who were not seriously hurt, scattered when troopers arrived.
State police arrested Joseph W. Alcoff, 29, of Syracuse, N.Y., and Thomas T. Keenan, 25, of Franklin Township, and charged them both with third-degree inciting a riot.
Both are members of the Anti-Racist Action Network and both were transferred to the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly in lieu of $50,000 bail each, according to state police.
Authorities said the incident remains under investigation and do not rule out further arrests and charges.
Four of the Nazis suffered undisclosed injuries as a result of the fight and were transported to local hospitals.
Looks like these guys took the Yourish.com mantra—“Anti-Semites of the world, just die already”—a bit too seriously. (We’re not supposed to help them along; just leave it up to The Big Guy.)
What is more ridiculous than the American Neo-Nazi? We had a, um, Maryland Nazi who set up shop in town a few years back (“William White”). Now he’s in prison for threatening judges and the like. Thing of it is, if you take three of these guys at random, you come up with a self-described “Commander,” a follower, and an FBI informant. Too much!