Breaking Oregon Militia Occupies Federal Building

[August]

Originally Posted by Platapus

It is my understanding that there are state and federal agents on that site also.

Whatever one may think of these bozo's this was still a political protest. Of course they should pay for any damage they do to the place but maybe forcing them to pay for the governments over reaction should be seen as a tax upon free speech.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by August

Whatever one may think of these bozo's this was still a political protest. Of course they should pay for any damage they do to the place but maybe forcing them to pay for the governments over reaction should be seen as a tax upon free speech.

I think it is going to be a moot point as

1. They ain't got no money
2. They don't pay the bills they already have levied against them.

So yeah, it is futile.

[Oberon]

Well, surely they've got charges of B&E, trespass and possibly seditious conspiracy sitting on file ready to be put towards them whenever the local law enforcement feel like it.

[August]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Well, surely they've got charges of B&E, trespass and possibly seditious conspiracy sitting on file ready to be put towards them whenever the local law enforcement feel like it.

The first two for sure but the last only if the government wants to turn them into martyrs for the very thing that they're protesting. Now i'm sure that with all the undercover FBI agents who have infiltrated their encampment any such treasonous talk will have been documented and reported but unless it's egregious I doubt that they would pursue it. We'll see though. One can't overestimate the governments capacity for stupidity.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by August

The first two for sure but the last only if the government wants to turn them into martyrs for the very thing that they're protesting. Now i'm sure that with all the undercover FBI agents who have infiltrated their encampment any such treasonous talk will have been documented and reported but unless it's egregious I doubt that they would pursue it. We'll see though. One can't overestimate the governments capacity for stupidity.

True, it would be best to let the last one slide, and just hope that the abject failure of this uprising discourages any other such couch militia from trying a stunt like it. At least this time it was in the middle of nowhere and an empty building, last thing the US needs is another McVeigh being encouraged.

But, that being said, it's election year this year, and I dare say if Bernie gets in then there'll be all kinds of angry talk, same with Hillary really.
And I wouldn't be at all surprised if Cruz or Trump gets in if someone on the left did something stupid too. Polarisation breeds radicalisation.

[August]

Originally Posted by Oberon

True, it would be best to let the last one slide, and just hope that the abject failure of this uprising discourages any other such couch militia from trying a stunt like it. At least this time it was in the middle of nowhere and an empty building, last thing the US needs is another McVeigh being encouraged.

When you think about it the governments response isn't all that much different than the way they treated the Occupy movement a few years ago. Who knows, maybe the Feds actually learned something after Waco and Ruby Ridge.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by August

When you think about it the governments response isn't all that much different than the way they treated the Occupy movement a few years ago. Who knows, maybe the Feds actually learned something after Waco and Ruby Ridge.

We can only hope. Sadly, I suspect it won't be long before we have an answer.