The Latest: Sheriff to meet armed group , ask them to leave

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

BURNS, Ore. (AP) — The latest on an armed group that took over federal buildings at an Oregon wildlife refuge (all times local):

3:25 p.m.

An Oregon sheriff will meet with a small, armed group that has been occupying a national wildlife refuge and ask them to leave peacefully.

The Harney County Sheriff's Department said in a statement that Sheriff David Ward would meet with the individuals Thursday afternoon.

FULL story at link.



Harney County Sheriff David Ward arrives to a community meeting at the Harney County fairgrounds Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Burns, Ore. With the takeover entering its fourth day Wednesday, authorities had not removed the group of roughly 20 people from the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon's high desert country. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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[Kingofalldems]

1. Ask them to leave?

Every single one should be arrested.

[randys1]

2. Like I said on the other thread, hopefully they can have some beers and prime rib sandwiches

Now if that were BLM

you would see this




and this

[MsLeopard]

5. +1,000,000 ^^This

Yes, the double standard astounds even the most cynical....

[padfun]

3. The Sheriff wants them to leave, but

they will still get arrested by the FBI later. If they don't arrest them, we will see more of this, and I think they know that now.

[silverweb]

4. Makes sense.

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]One of the Bundy gang's premises is that the local sheriff is the only legitimate law in any given area.

If they don't shoot him for being a "traitor" to their nonsensical views, it just might work. I wish the sheriff a safe and positive outcome.

[Gregorian]

6. If they had all been black this would have happened in the first ten minutes.

However, I'm not minimizing the difficulty of a an armed group that size. Just making a note.

[OxQQme]

7. Sheriff Ward say's "Come on you guys, cut it out." eom

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

8. Hillary's Attorney General!

[bullwinkle428]

9. Let's face it - hoping for arrests is a pipe dream at this point.