Oregon judge plans to bill Ammon Bundy up to $70,000 a day for security costs to county

[kpete]

Oregon judge plans to bill Ammon Bundy up to $70,000 a day for security costs to county

An Oregon judge says he will bill Ammon Bundy up to $70,000 a day to reimburse Harney County for security costs related to the ongoing occupation of a wildlife refuge.

Local schools reopened Monday for the first time since Bundy and other militants seized a visitors center Jan. 2 at the Malheur National Wildlife Preserve and demanded the transfer of federally owned land to the county, reported KTVZ-TV.

Bundy and other militants used a backhoe owned by the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife to remove fences separating federal land from property owned by a local rancher.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/oregon-judge-plans-to-bill-ammon-bundy-up-to-70000-a-day-for-security-costs-to-county/

[MohRokTah]

1. Because billing a Bundy worked so well in Nevada.

[Megahurtz]

8. Didn't they ever

seize the Bundy's personal land since they refused to pay?

[MohRokTah]

10. To date, no assets seized, no money received, and no consequences for any actions. eom

[Megahurtz]

15. I don't understand why not,

this makes are government look very weak.

[MohRokTah]

16. Because the federal government bows to the whims of heavily armed white rightwing terrorists. eom

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. There are so many press people up there and Bundy is playing to them

Their presence will only encourage him to grandstand and he is itching to have a fight.
doing the opposite of what he wants seems to be the best step.

The charges are piling up, and the truth will out down the road when these yeehawdists finally leave.

[gratuitous]

2. Bill those deadbeats all you want

They aren't going to be paying. They're proud of being deadbeats.

But hey, what's the big deal, anyway? Bundy's demented supporters swaggering around, intimidating citizens, tearing up public property, going through the computers at the resource center, and waving their guns around. Just a bunch of patriotic (but not really) law-abiding (really not really) citizen freeloaders exercising their constitutional (as long as you don't, you know, actually read the constitution) rights.

[BeyondGeography]

3. They won't pay a dime, which is why making fun of them hurts more

They have apparently received some unwanted gifts, such as sex toys, as seen in a Facebook video posted by Jon Ritzheimer, an Arizona veteran who is taking part in the occupation.

“It was really mind-blowing to me that people would actually spend their money (on this),” Ritzheimer said. “This box right here, $17.90 (for shipping). They spend and waste their money on all this hateful stuff to send out here to us and buy this ridiculous stuff. This one was really funny — a ‘bag of dicks.’ Rather than going out and doing good, they just spend all their money on hate and hate.”

He then angrily shoved all the unwanted gifts off a table and onto the floor.

[0rganism]

13. what's amazing is they still get deliveries

since the USPS/UPS/FEDEX probably aren't going in there, i guess their packages are being hauled in by terrorists and sympathizers. that seems completely unacceptable to me, but i guess the FBI wants a lengthy standoff for some reason.

[Shrike47]

4. Judges can't fine people who aren't convicted of anything. No arrests, no fines.

[hedda_foil]

5. If Ammon doesn't have the cash, will be have to pay in cows?

[Megahurtz]

6. They will need to

seize Bundy's personal land to get it. Isn't it about time they hold the Bundys and crowd accountable?

[SamKnause]

7. That's a joke.

The entire situation is because this family and their accomplices

think they are above the law.

Not only above it, they think they can interpret and enforce the law as they see fit.

[Takket]

9. bill them for what?

everything I've seen indicates that this group has been given free reign and the authorities are letting them hold the building and come and go as they please. so what exactly are they charging them for?

[niyad]

11. love one of the images in the comments "many defender of the oregon cowliphate cuckoo's nest.

[global1]

12. So As Of Today By My Calculation They Are Up To Owing $700,000.....nt

[JEB]

14. These criminal thugs will use the bill in lieu of toilet paper.