Well said, you are what it is to be a decent, clear minded citizen. I grew up in Va with a Republican Pops and Democratic Mom, they were bosom buddies. They did their fare share of fussing, but it was never about party politics. Pop had weapons that we never saw and Mom was deathly afraid of anything that popped, even the sound of a balloon. Pop was the more liberal of the two, Mom was the strict disciplinarian type. I joined the military at 17 years old and the drill Sgt's used to yell at me about how squared away I was. I told them my Mom is meaner than a rattle snake and twice as fast 😂. I miss my parents because they would help most anyone regardless of party, race, religion, gender, immigrant, citizen because we all need a helping hand from time to time. So thank you for sharing and reminding us of what it truly means to be an American.

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Everyone coming across the southern boarder are given a free pass as they all say the magic word "asylum" when they are intercepted by Border Patrol. Yes others entered the US only after their asylum claim was full adjudicated. But our asylum process is broken when you can say "asylum" and never show up at your court hearing-only a few percentage do, since most all come for economic reasons, which is not grounds for asylum.

Agree on all of the above, and this is a nicely produced video, but some one should tell this lady that claiming that people were starving because they didn't know to cook undermines her credibility.

​@@jw70467 Maybe it was an expression that didn't translate well? Like if somebody said they were "...dying for a milkshake", you wouldn't think they were lying or dying, just that they really wanted a milkshake. Just a thought.

Absolutely.

What I want to know is how was he not arrested on the spot for criminal destruction of property and trespassing? Clearly he was there on his own and not in official business.

@@bikeguyhd1035 Rhatorical question? "Golden Rule." Town signs the cops pay check. At best, cop would issue a ticket with an error so it is dismissed. Fighting city hall can be too expensive and frustrating. First hand experiences I have.

@@bikeguyhd1035 The little nazi would probably claim qualified immunity; IE "I can do whatever I want."

And then investigate and consider charges against the rest of the council.

I'm hoping he didn't get it to pass

@@Yossarian921 it didn't pass.

That's clearly a conflict of interest and ole boatboy should be sued for it.

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Are you sure he wasnt a Bar-steward. He sounds like a complete Bar-steward!

Why? What hate crime did he commit? Was race involved in this in some way? Also, if this is taking place in the united states, we don't have "hate" laws here.

We do hate hate crimes laws looks it up step out of th 50s we r in 2024 like wtf

​@@matthewatwood8641we do have hate crime modifiers in the US. When the council man said "go back to your country" it's quite clear what this is all about.

@@seamripper0000 right or wrong, he has a right to say that. If that is true, and I don't really believe it is, any law like that that exists is unconstitutional and needs to be abolished. He should be held accountable for the actual crime he committed, not his thoughts and feelings. I'm not trying to defend the guy, he sounds like a real a******.

@@matthewatwood8641 His right to say what he likes does not protect him from having his words used as evidence of his motivations. Motivation behind the commission of a crime can play a large role in determining the severity of the crime. Increasing the severity of a criminal charge (in this case destruction of property and harassment) based on the offender's motivations (as evidenced by the things he said to the victims) does not infringe on anyone's rights. This is why hate crime laws are still on the books. The judiciary isn't stupid, but I wish they'd put half as much effort as I just did to explain how the law works.

Says the trumptard...

What does that mean? There are a lot of politicians, citizens, teachers, and more that don't know what's in the constitution.

​@@geraldstone8396exactly why it should be a requirement to learn the Constitution and Bill of Rights, instead of subverting and its destruction.

And that would change Democrats in what way?

Not just a class on them but the inspiration and principles of them.

They didn't lie. They make the public be their servants. They just use a slightly different word order to describe it.

are they rapist?

That's such a poor description of them. "Public Servants" my arse....... they are anything but. Nobody puts themselves forward in to a position of governance at any level unless they are in it for something themselves. From the lowliest Parish Councillor to the President of the United States, they all have their little Piggy snouts truffling away at the trough and the teat. If they can't earn something from a situation, they just make damned sure nobody else can by wielding their "Powers". Politicians make me sick.

It is a shame that those people or anyone else has to get help against our government officials. Sad commentary on us as a country.

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This is what I'm not understanding. How was this guy not arrested? He may be well connected or some undercover agent of some kind.

I'm sure your mind is supersized because you're from such a superior supersized town, right? LOL what a bigot you are

You think big cities are any better?

No place is all bad or all good. @@tritchie6272

Not small town, small minds. It's called corruption, and their restaurateur friends wanted the food trucks shut down.

@@tritchie6272 I think small towns can actually be worse, in my experience.

You don't need to go to government controlled schools to study something. Stop with the, "I'm not a lawyer", "I'm not a doctor" bs. School is not for smart people

You're right; thats called an ex post facto law and its unconstitutional. But who has the time and money to fight it in court? Remember this is government and they have all the time and money in the world to fight you.

@@lashlarue59the institute of justice does! And with more donations, they can fight more fights. Come on, you’re literally on their KZfaq page!

@@TGears314 I agree 100%, thanks why I support the IJ. But government-wise we are living in a grifter society, meaning all levels of government from bottom to top are corrupt to varying degrees. The IJ, ACU etc. just can't be everywhere fighting this stuff because governmental adherence to the law has mostly collapsed and it's been that way for a long time now. This case is just a small example of what's happening literally everywhere now. This is normal.

The Constitution specifically bans Ex Post Facto laws. No law can criminalize an act that has already happened before the new law took effect.

@bobgreenwald1338 in LA now we have rogue grills set up on the sidewalk under tents.

This is how it starts restaurants pay fees and license have inspections and have to pay tax's, clastic people break every law then cry about how they are discriminated against. America going down the drain one smelly dirty stinking food truck at a time.

They are referring to Brick & mortar businesses,

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The problem with corruption in Virginia is the number of Virginians who are convinced that it does not exist.

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WWG1WWGA You must be a woman or a child. Only women and children use emoji’s.

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It's not like they were even hiding it when they ran for office. How many times have we heard "I live here. I own a business here." as proof that they should be elected because they have skin in the game?

"The nature of power is such that even those who have not sought it, but have had it forced upon them, tend to acquire a taste for more." - Aldous Huxley (Brave New World)

And it's always the taxpayers that foot the bill when sued. These board members should pay out of their own pocket's.

Had a place do that to me when I was trying to get started. They blocked me so I canceled my contract to lease the building. A few towns over however they were more than happy to accommodate my request. So I restarted everything there, even bought a house there. Always remember if someone wants to hose you chances are somebody else down the road will probably welcome you

Same reason why a Cabelas or Bass Pro Shop will never open in my city - because the owner of a big local outdoors store is very influential in local politics and heads a committee that will do anything to stomp out competition. I hate it.

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Why wasn't he in jail? Right on the day? This is a hate crime 😮, he broke so many laws , hersment if I'm spelling that right,

@@Renee-wy1po Probably for the same reason this video was more heavy on emotion and very weak on actual laws being broken. They might get the guy for cutting the pipe but I doubt much more will come out of this. Without actual evidence and witnesses, most of this case seems to be just simple bullying (which alone is not against the law), and not a lot of laws being broken. Sure, the town council and that one councilman are A-holes but unless there is actual proof and evidence of wrongdoing other than "he said, she said", there isn't much that can be done. I think the Institute for Justice is more or less trying to scare and/or shame the town council and the rogue councilmember into behaving more than anything.

@@Renee-wy1po Small conservative town, everyone knows everyone. And all the white racists, don't want the black immigrants taking over.

Why no picture of Henry Nicholson?

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Why no picture of Henry Nicholson?

They need toShow his face. Where's a picture of Henry Nicholson?

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It is unfortunate that conflicts of interest permeate the political class at all levels. In many ways it resembles a Mafia-esque operation, doesn't it? Thank goodness for the works of the IJ and organizations like it.

It's pretty typical really

It's disgusting.

And that people vote for them

Used to live there and I’m not surprised.

If you really live there I’d be interested in more of the details because it seems clear to me there is more to this then just a tyrannical council member.

Sounds like there should be an _especially_ active campaign during the next election.

Please fill us in on some of the details here. Do you know this scumbag councilman personally? If so, I'm sure some of us here would have messages we'd like you to pass along.

@@andylifer5302I Do live Here with my family. We moved Here In 2022. We live about 3 Blocks From That Location And It’s Across The street- From The brand new library which is a favorite Of ours. There are 2 Sides to every story : but this side was not Being told in town council meetings……

So what are the citizens of your town going to do about it? If you don't stand up for these innocent people, you're approving of what the council did. All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.

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And you think it's different in the cities? How do you think things work in Chicago, New York and San Fransisco? A lot of the people that seek power are tyrants that don't care about the rules.

Two words. Sister wives... One more word. Inbreeding... One more. Nepotism...

*laughs hysterically* oh you wonder, do you?

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Because the police answer to the town council or their friends!

Color has nothing to do with it. The town police is only one man. You want to talk about color, who robbed the dollar general in parksley 3 times

We need to get foreigners out of the country

They’ve filed a federal lawsuit so here’s hoping corrupt Nicholson and the rest of the council members who back him get to “find out” in a very big way

I bet he's a president of a HOA too.

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It said he owned a restaurant, and told them their business would hurt the other restaurants

His is an appliance store. Possibly supplying the local brick and mortar restaurants?

@@aaronderossett3998 It said he had close connections to the restaurant industry, not that he owned one.

He owns Henry's Appliances in the same town and sells appliances to the town's restaurants. If he was not so narrow minded he could also be selling stuff to another, albeit wheeled, restaurant. Hope this couple gets some justice, Mr. Nicholson gets double slice of humble pie, and Theslet and Clemene expand to now own in addition to a brick and mortar and a food truck but now also an appliance store.

You’re a fool if you eat at that roach wagon.

It's good that they didn't think before opening themselves up to lawsuits and national public attention. I'd rather they openly screw themselves with blatant misconduct and corruption. It's much much harder to fight a city council full of shrewd and sly corrupt officials who know how to make your life hell without making it completely obvious by acting like unhinged lunatics when competition arrives.

@@Strideo1 Elected are protected from law suites, and tax $$ used to defend them anyway. Destruction of water line? $50 fine. The Judge is on the payroll too

They should sue him personally for treble damages. Cheers!

@@SourceAwryT They should. He would probably claim he has qualified immunity but there is no way shouting at local businesses, blocking delivery trucks, and cutting water lines are even remotely part of his duties as a city councilman. The only problem is if they didn't record his actions it would be their word against his. Regardless I'd love to see this guy in a deposition being hammered by a lawyer about his ridiculous actions.

@@Strideo1 It can be hard to find/hire a lawyer willing to take on city hall. The lawyer risks losing all his future cases. Repeating: the couple would expend lots of $ and still may not get justice.

Politicians are above nothing but the law, from my view. Cheers!

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What we have here is a racist AND an abusive government official.

All the Government witnesses would back the Councilman.

@@keithfreitas2983 And if caught on video they should share in the criminal charges.

He's a republican and is racist.

Less money for my buddy! Cant have that, thats how i got this cool gig man!

People should avoid his friend business.

Food trucks make an area trashy, like Tijuana.

There is a whole episode about this subject during an episode of The Tuttle Twins. (Tuttle Twins is a cartoon that teaches kids about laws and business and government politics, etc.)

@@SavageAudits They are very popular in Minneapolis and are appreciated for their excellent and diverse food choices. McDonalds and other fast food restaurants seem trashy to me.

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He's despicable.

​​@@Bdamazyn and probably a maga deplorable as well!!

I think you're being kind. Nicholson is a criminal.

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Unpleasant? He's a sociopath!

Where's footage of his screaming or cutting any line? I agree he has no right to cut power, but so far, this video only makes statements about it. I can say that happened all day long, but you gotta have evidence or admission. Word is that he admitted it to the council and others. This isn't how that couple should be treated and I hope they stay, get their business going again, and end up successful

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You need to get out of the house more ! Unless you meant people like him and not him personally, but that's not what you wrote and if you did mean HE is the worst ? You and most of the country would not have even heard of him and this city council had you not come across this video, yet there isn't a person on the planet by now that hasn't heard of the mushroom dick-tator. The mango Mussolini, man baby tRump !

One of the worst… too many like him unfortunately.

He’s par for the course.

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Small towns and big towns; corruption is everywhere.

Presumably a lot of her customers are other Haitian refugees. They might well be able to cook *with the ingredients they knew back in Haiti* but have no idea what to do with the ingredients available to them in Virginia.

You can start by interviewing every candidate before you vote for them. If they’re too busy to talk to you about a vote then they certainly won’t listen to you after they’re elected.

It happens because good people do nothing and the bad people are not held accountable. Maybe this law suit can turn that tide.

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Correct

I bet everything you see is racist.

And this is another reason why a small town like this will remain poor. The city council is mostly run by local business owners who make sure no one else can get a piece of the pie and thrive and create new opportunities in the town.

you mean like letitia james in ny?

@ronblack7870: With your incomplete thought, what is the point that you are attempting to convey?