Vancouver Island Soldiers of Odin Don't Appear At Discontent City in Nanaimo

Though they had threatened to remove the homeless camp in Nanaimo by force, it appears at this point that the Soldiers of Odin have not made good on their threat. Instead upwards of 1000 people arrived to show support for the people living in the tent city:

Hundreds of people and many RCMP gathered by Nanaimo's tent city. No sign of the Soldiers of Odin who posted Friday on social media they would "facilitate the removal" of tent city this afternoon. @CHEK_News pic.twitter.com/3yKZzyFh7m

— Kendall Hanson (@Kendall_Hanson) August 19, 2018

Here at an ‘emergency rally’ to defend Discontent City after threats posted on the Soldiers of Odin Vancouver Island Facebook page on Friday. Camp supporters have blocked the entrance… #Nanaimo pic.twitter.com/9XcztSW45G

— Nanaimo Bulletin (@NanaimoBulletin) August 19, 2018

Over a thousand people in downtown #Nanaimo right now protesting. There’s a hostile divide between citizens on whether #DisconTentCity should be removed. Heavy police presence. Soldiers Of Odin expected to attend but haven’t as of yet. @CTVNews pic.twitter.com/OMpNw2iQ0C

— Andrew Garland (@CTVNewsAndy) August 19, 2018

Still, not all who showed up were supportive:

Opponents of Discontent City in Nanaimo are also at the emergency rally that was planned after the Soldiers of Odin Vancouver Island chapter posted on social media that they would remove the encampment. pic.twitter.com/5XoGjlJHQw

— CHEK News (@CHEK_News) August 19, 2018

I would further note that since the SoO were likely aware that there would be a large group protesting their presence, it isn't beyond the realm of possibilities that they might carry out their proposed assault another time.

Incidentally, I'm not the only person to make the connection to child sex abuse conspiracies being used as a justification by the SoO:

I've been posting quite a bit about the fake "child sex camp" situation in a homeless encampment in Tucson, AZ. A Canadian chapter of the extremist group Soldiers of Odin has borrowed a chapter from the Tucson scheme as an excuse to go after a homeless camp. pic.twitter.com/pKi1cl9VY7

— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) August 18, 2018

UPDATE:

Crowds have dissipated and hostilities have simmered in downtown #Nanaimo at #DiscontentCity. RCMP are still separating both sides with several members. Soldiers Of Odin have still not shown. @CTVNewsVI pic.twitter.com/11lz9Uc2n3

— Andrew Garland (@CTVNewsAndy) August 19, 2018