Comments | ontd_political: Bundy brothers, 5 other Malheur wildlife refuge occupiers not guilty of conspiracy, firearm charges

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Bundy brothers, 5 other Malheur wildlife refuge occupiers not guilty of conspiracy, firearm charges

Oct 27, 2016 20:20

Seven people involved in the anti-federal government occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge have been found not guilty of conspiring to impede federal workers from doing their jobs, including Ammon and Ryan Bundy ( Read more... )

race / racism, court/federal court, white people, guns, oregon

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zukpager305 October 28 2016, 05:37:16 UTC

Wow. Just wow. And it will embolden them to do something far worse next time.

namey October 28 2016, 05:47:58 UTC

/ragequit

butt_or_skotch October 28 2016, 06:03:20 UTC

This isn't surprising, unfortunately.

soleiltropiques October 28 2016, 16:08:52 UTC

White privilege really is a huge huge huge thing. This is so disgusting.

I'll just leave this here, to contrast the way in which two standoffs were/are being dealt with:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/27/north-dakota-access-pipeline-protest-arrests-pepper-spray

The way indigenous (UNARMED AND NONVIOLENT, unlike the a**holes above) protesters against the Dakota pipeline are being treated is nothing short of shameful.

meegs73 October 28 2016, 21:01:00 UTC

It's so anger-inducing :(

soleiltropiques October 31 2016, 03:50:10 UTC

It really really is ( ... )

meegs73 November 3 2016, 06:14:31 UTC

Thanks for this.

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halfshellvenus October 28 2016, 17:20:09 UTC

Saw this in today's paper.

HOW.

If these had been black or middle-eastern-looking guys, they'd be in jail for years on end.

They should have been convicted of SOMETHING for this-- criminal trespass and illegal possession of firearms in a public place, if nothing else.

And their mouthy, privileged lawyer... needs a smackdown. Ugh.

sentinelsoul October 28 2016, 20:50:42 UTC

If they were non-white or appeared to be they would have been shot dead and never made it to trial. =/

I know it would set a horrible precedent, but I'm starting to think those members of the jury should be charged with willful ignorance or some such thing because how in the ever-loving hell could they not see that this was absolutely a committed crime and that these idiots were 100% guilty?

halfshellvenus October 28 2016, 21:58:02 UTC

Yes-- I think there would have been an armed shootout the first day of the incident, had the perpetrators not been white.

I wonder if the trial outcome was damaged by overreaching. As in, going for the heaviest possible charge-- whether or not it really fit-- instead of charges that unquestionably matched the crime. Because this WAS a crime.

And assholes like the Bundys do not deserve to just walk away from their messes. :(