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Rex

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5. A lot of folks get nervous when you bring up how there are a different set of laws

Fri Jan 22, 2016, 05:15 PM

Jan 2016

for armed, angry, white GOPers armed to the teeth and batshit crazy. Compared to any other group, that gets roughed up and treated like dirt by cops in riot gear.

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The Bundy Takeover of the Malheur Refuge. [View all] Aerows Jan 2016 OP

I am completely puzzled as to what LEO is trying to accomplish here. Rex Jan 2016 #1

It's mindboggling, Rex Aerows Jan 2016 #3

A lot of folks get nervous when you bring up how there are a different set of laws Rex Jan 2016 #5

There is a major financial motivation here Aerows Jan 2016 #19

+1 daleanime Jan 2016 #26

You really have something there. mountain grammy Jan 2016 #58

+1 Punx Jan 2016 #64

Exactly! The Koch empire and similar would love it privatized, then they can take it all over. RKP5637 Jan 2016 #86

That appears to be Aerows Jan 2016 #106

And the president awoke_in_2003 Jan 2016 #129

Frankly, there's no other explanation than CanonRay Jan 2016 #31

I'm interested to hear what response Aerows Jan 2016 #48

I plan to post the reponse(s) I get from them. n/t CanonRay Jan 2016 #117

Did that myself. charliea Jan 2016 #60

Huge +1! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #75

Great rant! CanonRay Jan 2016 #116

I did, too. I am beyond furious with this insanity. nruthie Jan 2016 #65

You folks are the only ones Aerows Jan 2016 #66

They go after the soft targets to exercise authority! Black people, brown people, OWS, LGBT and RKP5637 Jan 2016 #78

I was just thankful Aerows Jan 2016 #80

There's something going on, far far more than we are being told. It's weird and concerning. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2016 #84

I don't know about what it is Aerows Jan 2016 #85

What's also strange is how it's ignored by MSM. OWS beatings were non-stop coverage. This, gets RKP5637 Jan 2016 #88

So, are they saying that if we want to successfully demonstrate, we can carry guns and we will never world wide wally Jan 2016 #2

I have no idea what the message is Aerows Jan 2016 #4

If it happened at an anti-war demonstration or civil rights march, BillZBubb Jan 2016 #6

This is Oklahoma City...not Waco. Fairgo Jan 2016 #27

You scared me, man. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #82

Sorry Elmer Fairgo Jan 2016 #93

Righteous rant... flying rabbit Jan 2016 #111

No it means that there is an effort 2pooped2pop Jan 2016 #7

Agreed...exactly! countryjake Jan 2016 #23

That is the only conclusion Aerows Jan 2016 #47

This is a very interesting question. It seems they have essentially taken themselves hostage, enough Jan 2016 #8

Every day I scan Latest Threads hoping for good news about this situation. cheapdate Jan 2016 #9

There has to be something more to this Aerows Jan 2016 #17

I feel the same way. Very angry. cheapdate Jan 2016 #24

We call it the Manybar Hotel. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2016 #62

I grew up in Jefferson Parish Aerows Jan 2016 #68

??? Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2016 #72

Jefferson Parish in Louisiana Aerows Jan 2016 #74

Oh okay. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2016 #81

OMG Aerows Jan 2016 #83

Glad I made you laugh!!! We all need to laugh at least once a day. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2016 #87

Used to get Harry Lee dolls as Mardi Gras throws Fairgo Jan 2016 #112

Next stop there hots and a cot. Lordquinton Jan 2016 #96

Yep, three hots and a cot. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2016 #114

I do the same thing. old guy Jan 2016 #30

It makes sense in the context Aerows Jan 2016 #38

You could very well be right. old guy Jan 2016 #39

What else are normal human beings Aerows Jan 2016 #53

same here - but... SoLeftIAmRight Jan 2016 #50

And get supplies. Aerows Jan 2016 #73

There is something going on and the citizens are not being told. They may have and I missed RKP5637 Jan 2016 #92

I get the same impression that there is more connection and protection going on behind the scenes. Ford_Prefect Jan 2016 #10

Has to be. Aerows Jan 2016 #15

If I were a gambling man atreides1 Jan 2016 #67

Quite likely! Aerows Jan 2016 #98

unfortunately Marty McGraw Jan 2016 #71

there is no standoff. they come and go as they please do what they want with the blessing of msongs Jan 2016 #11

You are right. Aerows Jan 2016 #13

Be generous Protalker Jan 2016 #12

I'm pretty sure Aerows Jan 2016 #14

Regular or unleaded? Mendocino Jan 2016 #20

Could it be they want to avoid a militant synnergy? Gregorian Jan 2016 #16

If they want to avoid a militant surge Aerows Jan 2016 #18

The Koch brothers? nt elias49 Jan 2016 #42

Usual suspects. n/t Aerows Jan 2016 #45

Yes passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #37

But pp, they aren't Aerows Jan 2016 #40

A few wackos have joined them, passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #46

No one would be allowed to act with impunity Aerows Jan 2016 #51

I just updated my post, in case you'd like to see what I added passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #55

Misread pp's post. Aerows Jan 2016 #77

Please don't go there passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #100

Sorry pp n/t Aerows Jan 2016 #102

Hey, if you are looking for a fight, I'm outta here passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #104

This message was self-deleted by its author Aerows Jan 2016 #109

I did not call you a conspiracy theorist. passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #113

Apologies Aerows Jan 2016 #123

It's OK, thanks for the PM and apology passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #130

Here is something else from Ryan passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #61

Wait a second Aerows Jan 2016 #90

Perhaps I didn't include enough here passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #95

This message was self-deleted by its author Aerows Jan 2016 #97

I did not call you a conspiracy theorist...but this whole concept of big money passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #99

I stand corrected on this passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #101

And all of the artifacts stored at the refuge. Aerows Jan 2016 #124

They'tr poor, but they can sure as hell afford their gunz! lastlib Jan 2016 #57

So, when their allies Bettie Jan 2016 #89

While it is not fair that POC with guns and liberal activists without guns are treated differently passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #91

No action Bettie Jan 2016 #108

I don't believe that can or will happen passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #115

These people don't accept that the courts have Bettie Jan 2016 #119

I enjoy that even the govenor of the state has said WTF to the feds inaction Johonny Jan 2016 #21

Unfortunately, this is federal land Aerows Jan 2016 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #22

So they are okay with people pointing guns at them Aerows Jan 2016 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #33

It's rather disheartening, isn't it? Aerows Jan 2016 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #43

But most of them don't own land in Washington State MiniMe Jan 2016 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #35

They are trying to prevent another Waco, which has been a rallying cry for the nutball set ever stevenleser Jan 2016 #32

By attempting to prevent another Waco in this way Aerows Jan 2016 #34

I agree, but there is no easy answer. nt stevenleser Jan 2016 #49

Sure there is. Aerows Jan 2016 #63

The opposite is also true Major Nikon Jan 2016 #118

Maybe let them come in dribs and drabs, elias49 Jan 2016 #41

Here is my problem with that Aerows Jan 2016 #44

Middle of March is the deadline HassleCat Jan 2016 #52

And by then Aerows Jan 2016 #56

I'm sure hoping it doesn't go that long. But if it does - MH1 Jan 2016 #110

First, it was supposed to be winter. Now it's going to be spring? By then, they will have... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #128

I agree...something is drastically wrong. SoapBox Jan 2016 #54

Thanks for posting Omaha Steve Jan 2016 #59

I just thought this was worth discussing. Aerows Jan 2016 #70

Not only that but now they are bulldozing Native American sites and looting. blackspade Jan 2016 #69

I agree whole heartedly. Wish we had names. glinda Jan 2016 #76

Agree with everything, ESPECIALLY the last sentence! Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #79

I've been saying this for a while. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #94

I sure makes you wonder. livingonearth Jan 2016 #103

More from Oregon Live passiveporcupine Jan 2016 #105

I do not think they have help nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #107

If you were a law enforcement official, bona fide, the real deal, what would you propose? underahedgerow Jan 2016 #120

Cut off their water supply, food and electricity. Road blocks so nobody can go in or out. Rex Jan 2016 #122

I'll take a stab at it. Aerows Jan 2016 #125

At what risk though? Do you want good, decent law enforcement people to be put at genuine underahedgerow Jan 2016 #133

I am concerned that Aerows Jan 2016 #135

You are spot on, letting them build into an army puts LEO at MORE risk no less. Rex Jan 2016 #137

So the risk of letting them do what they want is less a risk than them building up into an army? Rex Jan 2016 #136

Certainly wouldn't be capitulation. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2016 #127

The one thing I DON'T think I'd do is turn off the electricity. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2016 #134

Please edit out the word Oregon from the OP. Thanks from everyone in Oregon. #BundyTeaParty L. Coyote Jan 2016 #121

Done Aerows Jan 2016 #126

Thanks. L. Coyote Jan 2016 #131

TeaParty drinks Kool-aid libodem Jan 2016 #132