Morton County Sheriff demands ACE Hardware stop selling heaters to protesters

[Qanisqineq]

Sheriff’s Dept Demands ACE Hardware Stop Selling Heating Supplies To Water Protectors, ACE Complies

http://www.activistpost.com/2016/11/sheriffs-dept-demands-ace-hardware-stop-selling-heating-supplies-water-protectors-ace-complies.html

As part of the Morton County Sheriff’s Department’s effort to quash the movement camped in opposition to construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, national chain ACE hardware stores have been instructed by law enforcement not to sell any incendiary devices — that includes propane tanks Standing Rock Sioux water protectors partially rely on for heat in the bitter winter conditions.

In other words, law enforcement has effectively quashed the sale of potentially life-saving supplies to those encamped at Standing Rock as bitter winter conditions grip the Oceti Sakowin and other camps

I am so pissed at what is going on here (I live in Mandan which is in Morton County in ND).

[LanternWaste]

1. Two incompatible allegations are being made. One says the SD requested

Two incompatible allegations are being made. One (local LEO and ACE corporate) writes the Sheriff's Dept. requested, the other writes the SD demanded.

[PoliticAverse]

2. "national chain ACE hardware stores" - ACE is a co-op not a chain of stores.

Stores are individually owned and the store owners own the ACE co-op.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retailers%27_cooperative

http://www.acehardware.com/corp/index.jsp?page=faq

Has this request/demand been made of any other hardware stores in the area?

[mopinko]

3. i did not know that.

no wonder there are so many wonderful little ace stores that sell exactly what you need. so many little things that i know a certain ace will have.
very interesting.

[PoliticAverse]

5. "True Value" is another member-owned hardware store co-op most people have heard of...

and "Do It Best" is another one.

[TwilightZone]

4. Ace is indicating that there is no ban and that the stores have them available.

http://newsroom.acehardware.com/ace-hardware-statement-on-north-dakota-protest-and-product-sales/

[Qanisqineq]

6. Thats strange

Because people are talking about iit here. My husband heard it at work, too. I just used what I could find online.

[Coyotl]

7. So now what, you need an ID and a Republican Party card to warm your home in ND?

How the hell does an idea like this work? --- "So what if a few people die, we can't let them have heat if we disagree with them."

[Historic NY]

8. Isn't this Federal Land?

if so why is the sheriff even involved.