# Charlottesville assailant to be held

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlottesville-assailant-to-be-held/823140>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 18, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlottesville-assailant-to-be-held/823140 "2018-10-18T13:47:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![ohiomstr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/82dd89/32.png) [@ohiomstr2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ohiomstr2)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlottesville-assailant-to-be-held/823140/1 "2018-10-18T13:47:09Z")

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From the news this morning (sorry but the MSN NEWS app won’t let me copy a link, they cite the LA Times) that Cole Evan White, charged with inciting a riot and “causing violence”, has been ordered held in jail pending trial. Phillip Kearny, the federal prosecutor in the case, stated that White is considered a flight risk because he has flown to Scotland and Ireland to make contact with a group in each of these nations Mr White’s attorney argued that his client is not a flight risk because Mr White is a young man who lives with his family and is not a flight risk.

Leaving aside the moral and political aspects of this case, my question is this: Where is this young man getting the money to do all this travelling?

I certainly cannot hop on a plane to Scotland whenever I want, much less travel to Charlottsville.

So who is sponsoring these folks (and to be fair, antifa activists) in all this travelling.

It might be interesting to follow the money here.

[Aside: It majorly sucks that this kids name is not Walter :)]

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlottesville-assailant-to-be-held/823140/2 "2018-10-18T15:31:53Z")

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There are flights near me direct to Scotland and Ireland for less than $130 on budget airlines. Overseas travel just doesn’t have to be that expensive.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlottesville-assailant-to-be-held/823140/3 "2018-10-18T15:51:38Z")

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He’s probably funded by donations from his local white supremacist group (“Rise Above”), or the larger Unite the Right movement.

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**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlottesville-assailant-to-be-held/823140/4 "2018-10-18T15:56:12Z")

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I just did a quick search and found a flight from LAX to DUBlin for $787. Not chump change, but not a deal breaker if I have a credit card. I’m sure better prices are possible with better research.