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Six Men Are Charged After Woman Was Dragged From Idaho Town Hall (www.nytimes.com)

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[+] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 59 points 10 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

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[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 69 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also why hasn't Sheriff Bob been charged? The video clearly shows Sheriff Robert Norris grabbing her arm and pulling, I'm pretty sure that constitutes assault. He also threatened her with assault and with pepper spraying her (lol in an auditorium in close proximity to other people). I hope she is awarded with enough money from this to give Kootenay County reason to have second thought, maybe even a first one before assaulting people, kidnapping them, etc.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

In crimes where local law authorities are violating the law, the Feds often step in to exert their authority, so I'm sure AG Bondi will...oh never mind.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 63 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

The entire local GOP party pointed fingers at every other person involved when asked why and who hired them. Literally each member had a different answer, some saying the chair hired them, some saying the sheriff, some saying they had no idea. The Sheriff claimed he didnt hire them, but was specifically directing them to haul away the protestors.

They are charging them because it looks like no one "officially" hired them, and since no one will own them being the defacto security, they effectively assaulted and kidnapped these protestors.

Basically, these goons are getting tossed under the bus to protect the local GOP officials who wanted goons, but off the books goons. Way to get rolled, dummies.

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It should also be noted that Coeur d'Alene - a town of only 50,000 people - is known primarily for being the Neo-Nazi capital of the PNW. They're also host to quite a few other Christian nationalist groups, to the point that the local GOP is basically beholden to said groups.

Nobody should be surprised when it's revealed in court that these brown shirts have ties to white supremacy.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 13 points 10 months ago

Sheriff Dumbfuck: I didn't hire them but I did order them to do crimes

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 7 points 10 months ago

"These leopards would never eat my face! They wanted us here!"

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago

I hope they all cut a deal with the prosecutor and snitch on who hired them.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

In case someone said anything against the Israeli genocide or hurt a republicans feelings.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 55 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Here's the video. The one police guy nopes out almost immediately.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEXPhk3wdfY

Edit: I watched it more closely, the guy I thought was a police person was dragged out before her. The plot thickens.

[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I would have been absolutely throwing as many punches as I could. They need to try that shit with someone like me.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Its fine everybody, the sherriff is going to do an investigation of himself and get back to us. Nothing to see here. You can go about your business, citizens.

[–] postcapitalism@lemmy.today 3 points 10 months ago

And of course if the local government doesn’t investigate we can trust there will be federal oversight. - lol

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Hilarious how they throw the bootlickers under the bus to protect the POS sheriff.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The people probably should have stood up and not let them pass with her without some sort of identification.

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

In Idaho? The crowd probably kicked her as the goons dragged her by.