Corbett Oregon "resident groups" stopping cars with checkpoints, forcing the Sheriff to stop them

[steve2470]

Deputies have contacted several groups of residents in Corbett who have set up checkpoints and are stopping cars. While we understand their intent is to keep the community safe, it is never legal to block a public roadway or force other citizens to stop.

Link to tweet

eta: it's east of Portland, and south of the Columbia River

[cilla4progress]

1. I think I may have seen a clip online

last night.

Chilling! Poor Oregon!

[Nevilledog]

2. That's because there's bullshit "Antifa is coming and they're causing the fires" crap online.

[regnaD kciN]

3. Most likely...

...and a preview of what to expect on 11/3 when Biden wins and Trump declares the vote a fraud and calls on his followers to stop the "leftist coup."

[crickets]

5. Coddling vigilantes can backfire more ways than one. Ouch.

I hope everyone gets out safely.

[regnaD kciN]

4. Corbett is at the west end of the Columbia Gorge...

I've traveled through there countless times on my way to photograph the waterfalls.

Never thought it would come to this.

[Grasswire2]

6. also see this sheriff's deputy caught on video adding "fuel" to the situation

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