U.S. Politics
Rioters Torch a Home with a Child Inside

Barry Nussbaum:Â Did you know that the chief of the Richmond, Virginia, Police Department told reporters that Antifa rioters set fire to a multi-family home with a child inside and then blocked access for the firefighters to get through to save the child? Richmond Police Chief William Smiths broke down in tears. The chief said that on Sunday, the rioters set fire to a multi-family home with a child inside, and then they blocked access.” Richmond Police Chief William Smith said, “One incident that is particularly poignant, that truly illustrates the seriousness of the issues we’re facing.” and he went on to describe protesters intentionally set fire to an occupied building on Broad Street. It was not the only occupied building that they set on fire that night. And then they prohibited us from getting on the scene. We had to force our way through the crowds to make a clear path for the fire department. The protesters intercepted the fire apparatus several blocks away, blocked the road with vehicles, and blocked the fire department’s access to the structure fire. Inside that home was a child.