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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFeds invade Oregon. Dressed in camo & no ID of any kind. A guy was walking home from work at 2AM.
Suddenly a dark unmarked van pulled up. 5 guys jumped out and took him into custody. They took him to a building, marinaded him and questioned him for about 2 hrs. Never said if or what he was charged with & s soon as he asked for an attorney they let him go. He STILL has no idea what it was all about.
I'm telling you, I'm very worried. First thing that came to my mind is those folks I always considered nuts because they claimed to need their guns for fear the gov't was coming. I still think they're nuts, but this secretive fed. invasion of one of our cities sounds like a real overstep of our gov't!
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)you will be picked up and possibly disappear forever. He does the stuff of dictators.
napi21
(45,806 posts)on fed. buildings, but it doesn't make sense to send a lot of undercover agents to stop spray painting!
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)He is surrounded by sycophants and enablers.
wcmagumba
(2,893 posts)of your neighborhood hardware store....graffiti gestapo...
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)a fire was set inside the building and it was/has been defaced with grafitti.
The surrounding area was subject to vandalism, looting and burning.
That federal building has been the nightly focal point of an element of the protestors for 50+ days. So there are a small number of @$$hats bent on destruction in the mix .
CanonRay
(14,144 posts)Then no election because of a "crisis"
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)people that will do/enforce what he wants.
moose65
(3,169 posts)What the heck does that even mean??
ChazII
(6,207 posts)but they read him his Miranda rights?
coti
(4,612 posts)JohnnyLib2
(11,212 posts)Nevilledog
(51,286 posts)Pretty sure they meant mirandized.
Sanity Claws
(21,866 posts)I thought it meant they drugged him.
Drugs as marinade.
napi21
(45,806 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Reported on since. Last Saturday a protester was shot in the head. State and local governments are on this.
Its our job as voters to make sure this kind of stuff cant ever happen. 109 days to our next chance to do it right.
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)...complete with video evidence.
Apparently, the federal police are empowered to protect federal property, but these arrests are happening nowhere near such property. It seems they're just driving around and grabbing anyone who they think "looks like a protester."
It seems it's Trump/Barr's way of showing "recalcitrant" states and municipalities that the federal government can do whatever it wants within their borders, with or without permission.
Not sure whether the proper reaction is or .
bluestarone
(17,122 posts)THIS needs to be stopped. Get Oregon NG. out there NOW!
ChazII
(6,207 posts)do a report on this?
2naSalit
(86,943 posts)links to the videos to her tip line of sorts and asked that it be addressed.
ChazII
(6,207 posts)Faux News is where I first learned about Portland. When I read your first four words I panicked because I though you had sent an alert on my post. The stress of these past few months is getting to me. Thank you for contacting her.
2naSalit
(86,943 posts)I didn't even think about that! My apologies for the scare!
The first thing I thought of was sending her the info, and after seeing several OPs about it I decided that I should do just that.
ChazII
(6,207 posts)I was asked to serve on a jury.
2naSalit
(86,943 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)FM123
(10,054 posts)Cattledog
(5,921 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,853 posts)It's a well worn path.
lpbk2713
(42,774 posts)They don't worry about answering to anyone.
Wounded Bear
(58,778 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)something like this but someone does! We can't let DT get away with this crap!