Militants In Oregon Say They'll Leave If Local Community Asks

[drm604]

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Source: NPR

Anti-federalist militants continue to hold the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore., as law enforcement officials keep their distance. But they say they're willing to leave if local residents ask them to, Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.

Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/04/461950205/gunmen-hold-federal-building-in-oregon-as-convicted-ranchers-seek-pardon

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It sounds like they're looking for a graceful way out of this.

Edited to add: I'm starting to wonder about this story. No one else seems to be reporting this, and CNN just showed a video of the local sheriff asking them to leave. So they have their request from the locals and apparently aren't leaving.

[Laurian]

1. My guess is they've found out how they're being mocked.

Guys like these have very fragile egos and I'm sure they never expected to be ridiculed so mercilessly.

[FreeState]

17. Especially seeing their Cult slapped them in the press today n/r

[pinboy3niner]

37. "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah. I never should have left Nevada...

People are laughing, making fun of us.
Please send ticket for the next homebound Greyhound bus."

With apologies to Allan Sherman.

[LiberalElite]

40. .

[AwakeAtLast]

52. That, unfortunately, makes them dangerous.

Bruised egos, beginning to face reality, armed to the teeth - not a good combination.

[GGJohn]

2. ...

[Tess49]

3. I thought the community had already told them to get lost. Did they not hear that?

Plus, they are locked in there without socks, beer, and cheetos. Naturally, they are looking for a way out.

[drm604]

7. My guess is that they did hear that,

so they're using it as a way out of the mess they've gotten themselves into.

[underthematrix]

28. Yep. Totally agree. This is their face saving move

[sakabatou]

13. Me too

They must be deaf then.

[uppityperson]

4. "Leave"? You mean surrender and be arrested?

[drm604]

10. I don't mean anything.

I'm just linking to the article.

I would hope that they'll be arrested. I suppose it's possible that they got some kind of deal for a slap on the wrist or immunity in exchange for them leaving.

[uppityperson]

11. Sorry, I didn't mean you, drm604, but talking to the idiots who will leave

I was unclear, didn't mean you, you.

[drm604]

15. I knew that you didn't mean me. I'm not sure why I said that.

I apologize.

[uppityperson]

16. No worries. I'm dealing with a sick cat and a job interview tomorrow

my mind is going many different directions, but I do have warm socks and snacks! Those bozos in OR are something else. I wonder if they are hoping to just walk away from this? I hope they don't get to.

[drm604]

18. I'm wondering if they've made some kind of deal

where they get a slap on the wrist if they leave peacefully.

[passiveporcupine]

35. I"m wondering if they have embarrassed themselves so badly with this fool move

That this will be the end of their efforts to keep this People vs BLM and Government alive.

I think this ballooned out of control and they just got scared and now are embarrassed too.

I hope anyway. I'd still love to see them get a little jail time out of this. Teach them a lesson. But I bet it won't happen.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

38. Haven't you read the social media?

... they need winter socks, more cheezy poofs and winter camo clothes.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

44. Get about 100 people to set up a nice potluck or pig roast right outside the buiding.

With a sign - no felons allowed. Fuckem!

[progressoid]

23. Exactly. n/t

[1StrongBlackMan]

45. Exactly ...

you don't get to burgle and just say never mind when the authorities arrive ... no matter how well armed you are.

[Feeling the Bern]

5. Someone needs to write The Ballad of the Wounded Ego

About a war that only one side arrived to fight and the other side collectively yawned and got on with their lives.

[63splitwindow]

6. They're praying that request gets there quick too!

[passiveporcupine]

36. Snacks?

[longship]

8. So sad!

[Bernin]

9. Guess

the novelty of being holed up in a cabin in single digit temperatures wore off quick.
Not to mention how on earth would they watch the playoffs...

[Midnight Writer]

25. I'm wondering how long before there is an outbreak of sodomy

Seriously, don't these guys have jobs, families, responsibilities?

They are willing to stay there for years?

OK by me. Corral all these nut jobs in one place while the rest of us get on with our lives.

[JDPriestly]

31. Portland had terrible weather today. Ice, cold, miserable. So maybe God is freezing them out.

[mpcamb]

50. Good time to turn off the bldg's heat. Save a few tax payer dollars.

Leave the water on for toilet flushes.

[starroute]

34. There's satellite TV

I found a reference to it in a page for the sanctuary welcoming volunteers.

Probably no widescreen, though.

[1StrongBlackMan]

46. And no beer, chicken wings, or pizza ... That'll NEVER do. eom.

[jalan48]

12. They're looking for a way to save face.

Reality has set in and there has been no big popular uprising to support them. They're basically fucked and they know it. They need to be arrested and jailed.

[Midnight Writer]

26. And their gun rights should be revoked

They have pointed guns at law enforcement officers and used their guns to threaten violence.

Please recall that just last year a couple from the Cliven Bundy stand off went on to shoot and kill a couple of police officers as they ate lunch.

These people cannot be trusted as responsible gun owners.

They have now officially used firearms in the commission of a crime.

[davidpdx]

53. If they are convicted of a felony, then they would not be allowed to have guns

We'll have to wait and see what charges the FBI has come up with.

[63splitwindow]

14. They deserve less respect than their famous namesake ever got...

[Botany]

19. My guess is the temps in the 20s w/wind and three inches of snow tomorrow might have ..

... something to do w/their leaving.

http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:_97720.1.99999

Still arrest their asses and charge 'em with crimes and make 'em pay for the
police and stuff.

[2naSalit]

20. LOLOLOL!!!

Surprised the goat squad hasn't arrived yet! So in honor of the goat squad...

[tandot]

21. cold feet?

Nobody mailed them socks yet?

[trueblue2007]

22. THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ALREADY SAID ...... WE HATE YOUR GUTS. Go away.

[bl968]

24. Not so fast..

The only place they should be allowed to go after they leave is to their arraignment.

[underthematrix]

29. yep. but i would do 3am raids on them in their homes.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

48. Then you'll have dead police officers. Make them put down there weapons as they leave the bldg

and then escort them (in shackles) into the waiting paddy-wagon. Confiscate their guns - they won't need them where they're going.

Then when they get out of jail - they are convicted felons and can't own a firearm. That would make me so happy + I'd probably split a gut laughing!

[msongs]

27. odd how OWS people were beaten and dragged away by cops yet these guys? zzzz nt

[lastone]

30. Yeah, good point

The double standards in the good ole us of a can be disgusting.

[1StrongBlackMan]

47. OWS didn't have gunz. eom.

[Liberty Belle]

32. How long til they turn on each other? Anybody see the Hateful 8 yet?

Movie about a bunch of evil people holed up in a Wyoming cabin in winter who turn on each other out of greed. Very gratuitously violent.

[Kennah]

33. Just wondering what day their subsidy checks arrive n/t

[IronLionZion]

39. I think all wingnuts should hole themselves up in snowy mountain cabins

I can't be the only one enjoying this.

[LiberalElite]

41. They moved themselves in there without an invitation

they can just move themselves out. At night if necessary so no one sees they're embarrassed. Go the back roads and avoid the cameras. DON"T GO BIG GO QUIETLY.
Edit: Snark notwithstanding, they should not be allowed to get away with this.

[Vinca]

42. It must be getting cold and uncomfortable.

A "patriot" can only take so much.

[tk2kewl]

43. put down your guns, surrender and go to jail

[jwirr]

49. Well, well. They know they made a big mistake and now they

want the local community to help them leave without losing face.

[OregonBlue]

51. The locals are pissed. Even these idiots must be able to figure out that Oregon is not

Idaho.