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Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Thu January 21, 2016 12:01 am
by Strat
Simple Torture wrote:http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/blaine-cooper-oregon-battle-trumpets
lol. This keeps getting better and better!

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 3:24 am
by McParadigm
Shots and a death from a traffic stop over there.

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 3:24 am
by Simple Torture
Reports are sketchy right now, but apparently the head Bundy and a bunch of his cronnies got in a confrontation with the FBI; shots fired; one person dead: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/26/us/oregon ... index.html

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 3:24 am
by Simple Torture
Damn you, McP

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 3:26 am
by McParadigm
Meanwhile, the militia has been trying to convene their own justice system to attempt to arrest local officials.
Does Bundy think he might be Bane?

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 3:27 am
by McParadigm
Simple Torture wrote:Damn you, McP
Your decision to be informative was your undoing.

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 3:31 am
by Simple Torture
Can't wait for people to ask if Al Sharpton will come to town to defend innocent people killed by law enforcement.

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 3:41 am
by McParadigm
Simple Torture wrote:Can't wait for people to ask if Al Sharpton will come to town to defend innocent people killed by law enforcement.
A number of my South Dakota family members have been email forwarding about these chumps for weeks, hyping up their usual "armed populace as deterrent to government" bullshit.

I emailed them just now: here's what an armed populace achieves against an armed government.

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 3:45 am
by Simple Torture
If there's a movie about this, H. Jon Benjamin plays Ammon Bundy, right?

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Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 6:34 am
by simple schoolboy
McParadigm wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:Can't wait for people to ask if Al Sharpton will come to town to defend innocent people killed by law enforcement.
A number of my South Dakota family members have been email forwarding about these chumps for weeks, hyping up their usual "armed populace as deterrent to government" bullshit.

I emailed them just now: here's what an armed populace achieves against an armed government.
The Mormons have a proud history of giving in to federal power. We should just be happy that this time they didnt butcher a wagon train before hand.

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 6:38 am
by simple schoolboy
Its also heartening to see that every once in a while, the feds learn something. No innocents were killed, and all it took was some patience. Unfortunately, when this incident can not be leveraged for an increased budget, the lesson may be promptly unlearned.

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 9:40 am
by Simple Torture
Not really shocked that the one guy who died was the most ridiculous of them all: the one who lost his foster kids over the occupation (who were, allegedly, his only source of income), who wrote a post-apocalyptic conspiracy novel in which militiamen lynched public officials and law enforcement, and who said publicly that he'd rather die than get arrested. Every life is precious yada yada yada but it really seemed like he went up there to die.

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 1:20 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
So did they get everybody out if there or are there still some people in there?

*edit - apparently there are still people in the building. Also, they are claiming the guy that was killed was cooperating and had his hands up when he was shot. Doubtful.

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 2:59 pm
by Simple Torture
Hands up; don't shoot?

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 5:52 pm
by stip
Militia Lives Matter

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 6:13 pm
by McParadigm
:shake:
An old friend wrote:Oh sure a buncha thugs tear up a city street in "a bs protest" and if the cops so much as fart the country wants them hung but if a officer shoots a peace full white protester for no good reason nobody cares
McParadigm wrote:Thanks for sharing, [name]. That was insightful. Just a few notes:

1. The word 'thugs' is just not catching on as a slang term for African Americans. Perhaps find a known racial slur to use instead.

2. I appreciate the support you show for Black Lives Matter protestors by including the pejorative term some might attach to their protests ("bs") in quotes. Distancing yourself from that dismissal of reasonable grievances is wise.

3. I'm not sure why you mention the size of police officer genitalia here, but I support your right to be interested in this subject. What I do not support is your apparent sexualizing of farts. That's just weird and I am judging you for it.

4. I cannot agree with you that nobody cares. I'm sure his former foster kids are dealing with some kind of emotion in response to this. The world will experience joy at the excess peace he was full of spilling out for all to share. Also, on a personal note, I find it pretty amusing.

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 6:17 pm
by LoathedVermin72
I never imagined McP as a Facebook warrior

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 6:18 pm
by McParadigm
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I never imagined McP as a Facebook warrior
I've never had a Facebook account. That exchange was forced upon me via group text.

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 6:25 pm
by LoathedVermin72
McParadigm wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I never imagined McP as a Facebook warrior
I've never had a Facebook account. That exchange was forced upon me via group text.
That sounds terrible

Re: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Stand-off

Posted: Wed January 27, 2016 6:29 pm
by McParadigm
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I never imagined McP as a Facebook warrior
I've never had a Facebook account. That exchange was forced upon me via group text.
That sounds terrible
I think I managed to get kicked off the conversation. So

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