At approximately 11:30 AM, before the Unite the Right rally was even scheduled to begin, police declared everyone present an unlawful assembly and begin to push both the white supremacists and protesters away from Emancipation Park. Conflicting and contradictory orders were issued as police attempted to clear the street of people, and even many of the officers didn't appear to know where they should be or where they should go. Despite all of the melees and the use of gas and mace, there were no attempts by police to intervene prior to this.
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