Gov. Brown slams federal response to armed occupation near Burns
Source: KVAL Eugene Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (KATU) -- Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday strongly criticized the federal government's response to the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns.
"The situation is absolutely intolerable and it must be resolved immediately," Brown said. "The very fabric of this community is being ripped apart."
Read more: http://kval.com/politics/gov-brown-slams-federal-response-to-armed-occupation-near-burns
More links, including AP by way of TPM:
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/01/kate_brown_oregon_should_help.html
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/20/gov-brown-scolds-feds-malheur-occupation-response/79073588/
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/oregon-governor-angry-feds-standoff
OutNow
(862 posts)Time for the criminals to be arrested. Bye Bye
jalan48
(13,798 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,163 posts)No supplies in, no electricity, no internet, no water, no leaving and re-entering, no nothing.
F them. Let's see how tough these grifters are.
niyad
(112,435 posts)destroy a lot of equipment, costing many thousands to replace or repair.
bluedigger
(17,077 posts)The place is going to need a big rehab at this point anyway.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)the longer this goes on the more it costs.
niyad
(112,435 posts)Babel_17
(5,400 posts)Federal law enforcement has shown all the proper restraint, and then some.
cui bono
(19,926 posts)At the very least, stop more from entering and stop them from leaving.
But seriously, they need to be arrested.
They sent armored vehicles into Ferguson ffs.
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mercuryblues
(14,491 posts)leave. Just stop by that SUV for your handcuffs and Miranda rights.
msongs
(67,198 posts)SCVDem
(5,103 posts)Skunks. Angry, really pissed off skunks.
It smells like,.....victory!
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)I also live in Oregon, and support my Governor's statement. Thankfully someone is speaking
out for law & order on Federal lands. Weird that it takes a progressive Democrat to ask for
law enforcement to do it's fucking job.
PSPS
(13,514 posts)Already in LBN: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141320077
Babel_17
(5,400 posts)I quick searched under "Kate Brown" and didn't see anything. Using "Gov. Brown" would have shown the earlier thread, it seems.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)Don't sweat it.
The more the merrier.
Kennah
(14,116 posts)niyad
(112,435 posts)but it certainly appears that they are coddling this bunch of hate-filled thugs. the community wants these thugs and vandals gone.
malthaussen
(17,066 posts)... is what happens if a black President and black Attorney General loose the dogs of war against white folk. There is no way the fascists would not make political capital of such an incident. Setting aside bigotry, I have to assume the threat assessment is somewhat different from what it is when the protesters are mostly unarmed and peaceful, such as OWS or Ferguson (or any protest you might care to name). You or I might think that the insurgents are cowardly blowhards who will fold at the first sign of pressure, but neither of us takes the heat if it turns into a shooting war. If that happens, it's a public relations nightmare, however justified law enforcement might be, and however crazy the criminals are.
Nevertheless, as has been pointed out many times already, if there were a 13 year-old black kid with a squirt gun in there, they'd all be dead already.
-- Mal
niyad
(112,435 posts)answer that doesn't destroy malheur itself.
Blanks
(4,835 posts)At her disposal. Call them up and seek federal reimbursement.
It's the best possible way to prevent a whole lot of stink surrounding federal overreach.