Just so you know, Ammon Bundy's been arrested again

[jmowreader]

https://apnews.com/article/boise-ammon-bundy-arrests-us-news-idaho-9435f1e210772b4e9c4af4832f0f0c4b

And it gets better: he went to the Idaho Statehouse, where he’s already been trespassed, and got arrested. Then he bailed himself out of jail, went right back to the Statehouse, and got arrested again.

[Hoyt]

1. State and DOJ should have thrown all the Bundy Ranchers in jail years ago.

[jmowreader]

2. I know that as well as you do

Problem is, in the areas where that clan lives there are plenty of people who think they’re just wonderful, and you’ve got to build a jury out of them.

I sometimes wonder: if the Founding Fathers could have seen into the future, would the Constitution read the way it does?

[Hoyt]

7. Good point about the Founding Fathers. I kinda think the laughed their rears off

while signing that thing.

[soldierant]

26. A prosecutor can also request a change of venue, no?

It isn't just for defendants?

[DENVERPOPS]

27. He can be arrested on federal charges

would that move it to some other jurisdiction??????

This asshole and his friends are making an absolute mockery of the law, and have for years and years.

The are all laughing their asses off, which encourages others to do criminal acts also.....

When is this all gonna end?????????

[jmowreader]

39. He has been arrested on federal charges, and walked

Federal courts will try you as near to the scene of the crime as they can.

[summer_in_TX]

30. The way they always seem to get away with it puzzled me.

Aha. Thanks for the explanation!

[ribrepin]

35. I wonder how the good people of Emmett ID feel about this asshole after his stunt

last October.
Bundy, who appeared at the Friday night contest without a mask, refused to wear a mask or leave Caldwell High property. He may face criminal charges for trespassing, according to Caldwell Police Department spokesman Joey Hoadley.

“A small group of visitors refused to follow the safety requirements, including wearing face coverings, and were denied admittance to the game,” district spokeswoman Allison Westfall wrote in an email to parents that was also provided to the Idaho Statesman. “They were told they could watch from Brothers Park. Instead, they continued to loiter on the property and became disruptive.”

“Canyon County dispatch began receiving multiple calls from unidentified callers threatening acts of violence at the game stemming from the dispute over masks,” Hoadley clarified Saturday morning, “at which time the decision was made to cancel the game for the safety of students and fans.”

Bundy was told before the game was stopped that he could cost Emmett a win and potentially a playoff spot.

Some angry parents confronted Bundy as they left the stadium. He was asked if the game stoppage involved him, and he said he thought it did.
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article246192555.html

I know I would be furious if that maskhole cost my kids a chance of the playoffs. Emmett was winning 35 to zip when the game was stopped.

[PatSeg]

42. And this fool probably thinks he is some kind

of hero on a mission, fighting for liberty and willing to suffer the consequences of his illegal actions. In his pitiful little brain, he is a martyr for the cause, but his persistent behavior suggests that he is mentally deranged.

[NH Ethylene]

51. You don't mess with parents and their kids and their kids' sports.

He may find future jury pools to be a little less friendly if he is not careful.

[luckone]

3. +IKR So tired of these same trespassing assholes

[Ford_Prefect]

4. Someone needs to look into who's funding his actions and helping him coordinate them.

He's far from the lone ranger type he pretends to be, and someone ELSE is paying his bills and bail. Likely Koch who have big investments in the movement for selling off federal and state lands.

[Tumbulu]

6. But the bail amounts are so low, it might not be

much of a funding stream.

Just discouraging, the whole matter.

[SergeStorms]

22. After multiple arrests..

they should deny bail. If he can't behave himself and keeps having contempt for the law, they should deny bail until his trial. I get a feeling the judicial system in that area is tilting slightly Bundy's way.

[DENVERPOPS]

43. How about

the judge giving him a million dollar cash bail ????

Then, when he jumps bail, he loses the million bucks.

I'm sure who ever is funding him might get tired of that after awhile.

[Ford_Prefect]

24. Its whatever he's been running on since the trial. He has connections to an ALEC front group

which puts him in the Koch shadow. He's been a very busy boi over the last year organizing a rather large group of followers and sympathizers. He is potentially a dangerous fellow and has plans to expand his influence.

His followers have shown up armed to protest at the judge's home and other places. They ARE dangerous. If this wasn't in Idaho I suspect it would be more seriously resisted by law enforcement and the Feds.

More at the Southern Poverty Law Center:

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/09/25/ammon-bundy-launches-new-antigovernment-organization-takes-coronavirus-restrictions

[summer_in_TX]

31. Surprised he wasn't with the rest of them at the Capitol.

He seems like a natural for a little insurrection!

[Ford_Prefect]

36. I agree except that he's more sly than that. Ammon likes to have others do his work.

He gets them riled up and lets them loose like Trump does. He's just not as obvious a psychopath.

What he has set up is the idea that he's somehow a victim of government oppression. His followers have been lead up the garden path in a manner similar to the MAGA crowd but they have always been headed there. The whole Sovereign Citizen movement is a fake cause got up and paid for by the same fools who brought us the John Birch Society.

[summer_in_TX]

37. Charles Koch and his fellow travelers, I suppose?

I'm not usually consumed with fantasies about the destruction of a terrorist organization like that, but confess to having some about those enemies of America.

[DBoon]

48. like something called the "sagebrush rebellion" in the 1980s?

A cute folksy name for a front group of corporations drooling over Federal lands

[Ford_Prefect]

52. Yes. Now under ALEC's rubric it fronts for multinational extraction companies (mining, oil & gas).

Ammon is building a new group to coordinate actions across the country:

Antigovernment extremist Ammon Bundy, known for his participation in multiple armed standoffs against the U.S. government, has a new venture. The group appears to be aimed in part at what Bundy considers government restrictions on personal liberties.

People’s Rights seeks to build a nationwide network of right-wing, often antigovernment activists that can be called upon to quickly mobilize against perceived threats, according to the group’s website and the descriptions by its national and regional leaders.

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The group’s message, which has been shared across social media platforms, is that the U.S. government poses a great threat to the freedom and liberties of “the people,” who need to be armed and ready to fend off these supposed tyrannical forces. The group has already staged several protests at government meetings, shutting down at least one proceeding.

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For Bundy, whose prior acts of extremism have been grounded in his belief that the government is tyrannical, the need to fight it is already here. People’s Rights is his newest vehicle to do so.

People’s Rights has approximately 22,000 followers on social media. The group hasn’t been linked to specific violent incidents, but Bundy’s history and the organization’s rise in the midst of an increase in right-wing backlash to public health policies as well as uncertainty during a pandemic may feed fears that could erupt.

While Ammon has his own version of Sovereign Citizens thinking he is known to be connected to GOP leaders and legislators in several western states as well as ALEC. Whether we call them Brown Shirts or "Brown Hats" it seems clear he's getting tacit support for his actions and his attitude. It is also very clear that he believes he is connected and protected. He may be right, as well as Right Wing.

Whatever the immediate outcome in Idaho will be, it seems he's off the FBI/DOJ radar for now.

[Tumbulu]

5. He just gets released again and again and nothing happens.

And the bail amounts are ridiculously low.

No wonder he thinks that he is immune from any and all consequences.

Wow, so discouraging.

[kacekwl]

8. So he's like Ottis the drunk.

Just locks himself up and lets himself out. He should be denied bail at this point and be locked up under the jail. This guy and his whinny group of snowflakes really get my blood up.

[Elwood P Dowd]

11. And Ottis didn't break any laws except for RCWUI

Riding a cow while under the influence.

[jmowreader]

17. Andy let him sleep in jail so he wouldn't break any laws

You know you have no crime when you have two cells in the county and one of them is reserved for the town drunk.

[kacekwl]

38. Fantastic !

[Ford_Prefect]

28. His group are a lot more dangerous than some in the press make out.

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. Put this federal land resource freeloader in jail.

He hates this country, as we stand today.

[TexasBushwhacker]

12. I am so sick of that family n/t

[DesertRat]

13. Twitter video

Link to tweet

[jmowreader]

16. You see that little hand truck they had him on?

They bought it just for him. The first time they had to haul him off, they had to use cargo straps to secure him to an office chair.

[DesertRat]

18. Wow!

[George II]

14. What happened to the "three strikes and you're out" thing? Hasn't he had something like 9 strikes?

[VarryOn]

20. Someone in-and_out of out jail like this ain't going to get better. Nt

[Ferrets are Cool]

34. Wrong race for that to kick in

[brush]

15. There's a little something going on with the brain on that boy.

How many times does it take for him to be on the wrong side of history to finally get that he's not something special?

[Evolve Dammit]

19. Not enough deterrent to make a difference in behavior. Isn't that the point of "criminal justice"?

He has found his hobby. Defying government restrictions of all types for contributions. Another grifter subsidized rancher. High Plains Grifter. Hopefully some judge will apply a meaningful sentence at some point.

[Purrfessor]

21. Ammon "No bin Snackin" arrested? Awesome.

[Thunderbeast]

23. Federal agents in Oregon and Nevada blew it.

Federal Marshalls overstepped legal authority, and prosecutors went to trial full of hubris. The Bundys walked and were emboldened.

[FailureToCommunicate]

25. The Bundys get away with repeatedly flaunting laws because of the color of their

skin.

[BobTheSubgenius]

33. Wouldn't surprise me to see him denied bail after that stunt.

Man, do I despise this family.

[TigressDem]

40. Any relation to TED?

Just in case anyone thought it was a serious question.

[jmowreader]

41. No.

Ted Bundy was born Theodore Cowell and was later adopted by a Johnny Bundy, who had married his mom.

Cliven Bundy started out with that name.

[Trueblue Texan]

44. clearly, the man is genius. That is all.

[Dreampuff]

45. At least The Oath Keepers will have something to do

Recently read an article stating that the Oath Keepers got much of their Fame because of that crazy man. They were originally started by someone from Boston and these are the kind of causes they get high on. It also said they claimed to have tens of thousands of followers, but in reality it's only about five thousand. Sorry, I kind of ended up changing the subject. But let's watch because they might intervene for him.

[The Jungle 1]

46. It is called jury nullification.

Bundy goes on trial and all it takes is one person on the jury to agree with his wild interpretations of law and he walks.
The thing to remember is that we can do the same thing if they say make abortion illegal. It is why Prohibition failed.
Jury nullification is the citizens final word. All law can be nullified by juries. This is why plea deals are popular with prosecutors.
The trials of the treasonous terrorists who attacked our capital will be interesting. It only takes one repuke on the jury.

[PJMcK]

47. There's an expression that comes to mind

One definition of insanity is to do the same things over and over while expecting different results.

[Martin68]

49. Loud-mouthed crackpot. Maybe he's just trying to stay on the news.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

50. This idiot likes being locked up

[RANDYWILDMAN]

53. The epitome of privilege....

Over and over again. I would bet he would stop if he was tazed and beaten and arrested immediately

[spooky3]

54. Exhibit A of white male Q privilege nt