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| Jury acquits leaders of Oregon standoff of federal charges |
| 2016-10-28 |
| To Charger, FrankG and others who posted. Thanks. Between myself and other mods we managed to delete all the stories. Sorry about that. PORTLAND, Ore. – The leaders of an armed group who seized a national wildlife refuge in rural Oregon were acquitted Thursday in the 41-day standoff that brought new attention to a long-running dispute over control of federal lands in the U.S. West. A jury found brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy not guilty of possessing a firearm in a federal facility and conspiring to impede federal workers from their jobs at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, 300 miles southeast of Portland where the trial took place. Five co-defendants also were tried one or both of the charges. Despite the acquittal, the Bundys were expected to stand trial in Nevada early next year on charges stemming from another high-profile standoff with federal agents. Authorities rounding up cattle at their father Cliven Bundy's ranch in 2014 because of unpaid grazing fees released the animals as they faced armed protesters. The brothers are part of a Nevada ranching family embroiled in a lengthy fight over the use of public range, and their occupation drew an international spotlight to a uniquely American West dispute: federal restrictions on ranching, mining and logging to protect the environment. The U.S. government, which controls much of the land in the West, says it tries to balance industry, recreation and wildlife concerns to benefit all. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #9 Sadly, lost in all this is what happened to the Hammond family. . |
| Posted by: OregonGuy 2016-10-28 14:00 |
| #8 Lawyer was tazed because he demanded the judge release Bundys from jail. Fox news is reporting that they are still locked up. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2016-10-28 13:27 |
| #7 How long before just assassinating them like in Pakistan? If hillary wins? NLT 1400 EST JAN 2017 |
| Posted by: Nguard 2016-10-28 13:22 |
| #6 Defense lawyer tased in court. How long before just assassinating them like in Pakistan? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2016-10-28 12:09 |
| #5 Here's how British Broadcasting sees it. BBC link here. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-10-28 08:06 |
| #4 Even if the jury nullifies every time, the feds will see to it that the process itself will devastate the bundys and all associated with them. It would be interesting to find out what the outcome is for the informants as well. Wonder if there will be any cases of "snitches get stitches"? File under "Process as Punishment". |
| Posted by: Nguard 2016-10-28 07:26 |
| #3 The law the Regime tried to nail them with (impede federal workers) was a law used right after the civil war against resistance to Union agents in the South. Therefore that charge was a stretch. Possessing firearms in a federal facility, strategy by the defense would be interesting to find out about. This should strengthen counter legal activities regarding the unjustified murder of Robert Finicum. |
| Posted by: Spats Hatrack1496 2016-10-28 02:55 |
| #2 an actual win for Justice, but their next court appearance may not go so well. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-10-28 00:57 |
| #1 Case of jury nullification? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-10-28 00:16 |