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(The) Federal Magistrate Judge...agreed to release Blomgren from custody once his father arrives in Portland to return with him to North Carolina in Blomgren's vehicle. (He) will be on electronic monitoring and home detention, pending trial.
Blomgren...drove...from North Carolina several days after the leaders seized...the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge...(He) left his two sons with his elderly parents...(He) needs to return to North Carolina to help his 17-year-old son who has autism because Blomgren is the only one who can calm him down, said his court-appointed lawyer...
But Blomgren's autistic son has managed to manage without him under the care of his elderly grandparents for the better part of a month, and apparently Blomgren's father isn't too elderly to travel from North Carolina to get him. And dare I hope that Blomgren will receive his ankle bracelet BEFORE leaving Oregon custody?
Blomgren told authorities that the occupation leaders never booby-trapped the wildlife sanctuary but talked about using IEDs, or improvised explosive devices, when planning for a worst-case scenario and using at least two drones to spy on the FBI, the prosecutor said.
The seismic tremor you just felt was the result of a collective orgasm going through the entire Oregon federal system.
During the end of the standoff, one of the holdouts kept accusing the Feds of planning to bombard them with enough additional charges to keep them in jail permanently. It sure sounds like she was right, which makes Blomgren's release that much more mysterious. But if his statement about their discussing IEDs and drones gives the Feds a way to bombard them into prison permanently with the ULTIMATE domestic terrorism charges...Now, THAT makes sense!
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Omaha Steve
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NCjack
(10,297 posts)FBI wants some insider info. And, why should some NC dude help a bunch of guys in NV steal some govt land?
old guy
(3,299 posts)If not, I think it is a mistake to turn him loose. He bought his ticket; he should take his chances.
PeoViejo
(2,178 posts)that were supposed to heed the call? Only a few dozen show up.
Well, Hate Media doesn't seem very effective, after all.
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(45,008 posts)(F)rom a written statement from Ryan Bundy: My rights are being violated...My right to life is being violated. All of my First Amendment rights are being violated. My right to freedom of religion is being violated. My Second Amendment rights are being violated. I never waived that right.
Just so were clear, Ryan Bundy is currently incarcerated. And while its true that prisoners dont forfeit all of the civil liberties while theyre wards of the state, jails tend to frown on prisoners having access to firearms.
Bundy doesnt have to waive his Second Amendment rights in order for the corrections department to disarm him. Hes convinced his Second Amendment rights are being violated, which is true. Thats what happens to people in jail.
Inmates bearing arms? Well, it would be a brilliant way for the private prison industry to bust the correction officers' union. Besides, what could possibly go wrong?
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