All defendants in the Oregon standoff found not guilty

[babylonsister]

HUH???

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/all-defendants-in-the-oregon-standoff-found-not-guilty/#.WBKP7zcQ78U.facebook

All defendants in the Oregon standoff found not guilty
Reuters
27 Oct 2016 at 19:31 ET


A federal court jury on Wednesday acquitted anti-government militant leader Ammon Bundy and six followers of conspiracy charges stemming from their role in the armed takeover of a U.S. wildlife center in Oregon earlier this year.

Bundy and others, including his brother and co-defendant Ryan Bundy, cast the 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge as a legitimate and patriotic act of civil disobedience. Prosecutors called it a lawless scheme to seize federal property by force.

[canetoad]

1. WHAT??

How can this be?

[babylonsister]

2. Damned if I know; here's another link...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/oregon-standoff-refuge-not-guilty_us_5812858ce4b0990edc303679

Oregon Standoff Leaders Acquitted For Malheur Wildlife Refuge Takeover

[UTUSN]

3. I posted 3 or 4 times in the past two weeks about a pain in my gut over this happening. n/t

[underpants]

4. Guilty Verdicts had to be unanimous so one juror could have done this

Weren't there pictures of them WITH guns?

[Nye Bevan]

7. Wouldn't that be a mistrial?

I think this verdict means that all jurors voted to acquit.

[underpants]

12. Could be

[Travis_0004]

29. Yes it is

Not guilty requires all jurors to vote not guilty. Even even one did not agree, its a hung jury and a mistrial. At that point it can be retried. If most jurors vote guilty, a retrial is more likely. If most vote not guilty, its less likely.

[Yo_Mama]

24. They were hung on one charge, but voted to acquit on all others.

So this is the work of ALL the jurors.

[Mendocino]

5. White and armed occupation,

no sweat. Peaceful protest by Native Americans, send in the stormtroopers and their dogs.

[Runningdawg]

8. THIS 100%

From what I know, its been a hell of a day at Standing Rock. Pray for the warriors.

[dalton99]

9. Yep.

[sagetea]

10. UN-liscensed guard dogs at that!!!

The difference is one group had guns, one has feathers and sage smoke...they fear one when really they should fear the other.


Thank you, Mendocino, for mentioning Standing Rock!


Ho`

sage

[meadowlark5]

6. I guess we should expect more and probably from the thug gang of Bundys

Talk about no consequences. Permission for this to happen again. Not just by the Bundys but any militant nut.

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. Bad bad bad message being sent by this.

Very disconcerting.

[meadowlark5]

32. It is - no consequences

In fact, this probably emboldened them. And any militia groups like them.

[awoke_in_2003]

41. Yep...

now, the next time, LE will have to take the site by force, or these buffoons will walk again.

[malaise]

11. WTF?

[dixiegrrrrl]

25. did you see THIS bit????

the coda to the stunning verdict, undoubtedly a significant blow to federal prosecutors, was when Ammon Bundy's lawyer Marcus Mumford argued that his client, dressed in a gray suit and white dress shirt, should be allowed to walk out of the court, a free man.

U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown told him that there was a U.S. Marshal's hold on him from a pending federal indictment in Nevada.

"If there's a detainer, show me,'' Mumford stood, arguing before U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown.

Suddenly, a group of about six U.S. Marshals surrounded Mumford at his defense table and grabbed on to him.

"What are you doing?'' Mumford yelled, as he struggled and was taken down to the floor.

As deputy marshals yelled, "Stop resisting,'' the judge demanded, "Everybody out of the courtroom now!''

Mumford was taken into custody, a member of his legal team confirmed.

Ammon Bundy's lawyer J. Morgan Philpot, said afterwards on the courthouse steps that Mumford had been arrested and a taser had been used on him. That could not be independently confirmed.

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/10/oregon_standoff_verdicts_annou.html

[Lars39]

13. These goddam precious white snowflakes!

[SHRED]

14. Meanwhile..If you are a Native American

Developing: 100+ Militarized Police Raiding #NoDAPL Resistance Camp Blocking Pipeline’s Path


http://m.democracynow.org/web_exclusives/3051

[NightWatcher]

16. The water protectors are being shot at with rubber bullets

[geek tragedy]

17. must have been a jury of Trumpers nt

[Warren DeMontague]

19. Wow, they got lucky.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

21. "The defendants also were unanimously acquitted of illegal possession of firearms...

... in a federal facility."



Did the prosecutors give the defenders free reign to pick the jurors or something?!

[JonLP24]

27. They had an unusually large pool to pick jurors from

According to Wiki.

Judge Brown previously said the case would require an unusually large jury pool.[189]

She briefly addressed jury selection for the case, and noted it would require an unusually large pool.
http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns-oregon-standoff-bundy-militia-news-updates/malheur-refuge-occupiers-court-date-set-for-sept-7/

On August 3, about 1,500 potential jurors were summoned and asked to complete questionnaires that would be reviewed by the attorneys and parties involved in the September 7, 2016, trials.[192] Judge Brown previously said the case would require an unusually large jury pool.[189] The defense will focus on the argument that the federal government doesn't actually have jurisdiction of federal land, as they lost the right to own the land inside of Oregon once it became a stat
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Malheur_National_Wildlife_Refuge

[rug]

22. Jury nullification.

[babylonsister]

26. So is there any recourse that you know of? nt

[rug]

28. No, that's it.

An amazing verdict.

[babylonsister]

31. Thanks. This is incomprehensible to me. nt

[NBachers]

30. Oh, no

[Takket]

33. it is now a matter of judical precidence in this country........

that an armed citizen can seize and occupy a government facility at their will.

every homeless person in this country to take over government buildings and refuse to leave since it is legal now. no sense sleeping on the streets anymore.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

34. Yep. And screw any laws that prohibit guns on government grounds. n/t

[awoke_in_2003]

43. That doesn't work for the poor or minorities...

because the cops will either beat the hell out of them and charge them with assault on an officer (at best) or kill them outright.

[Takket]

37. how long until armed whites occupy buildings in predominately black neighborhoods to prevent

blacks from voting? this is now deemed an acceptable form of protest and perfectly legal.

[sorefeet]

38. How many millions of dollars

did this fiasco cost the American tax payer. Now will the Bundy boys be able to sue the Feds??? Will the family of the guy they shot get to sue. Will the tax payer be libel for millions more to a Bundy retirement fund.

[sheshe2]

39. If they were black????

They would have been shot and killed within minutes.

The Bundies....not so much. Now set free.

Amerika.







Yes, white men with privilege take what they want. Whether it be Bundy taking land for grazing with out paying for the right or Trump grabbing a P**sy at will. Because he can. I am so incredibly angry right now.

The men on the right believe their manhood gives them rights others do not deserve, 'cause they be white and a black man a person of color is less than a man.

They are wrong.

[Takket]

40. i would love to see...

a black, a muslim, a woman and a Latino person all get together with assault rifles and take over a government building just as a social experiment for their treatment to show the hypocrisy in the system.

unfortunately they would all be sentenced to life in prison, so its not worth the risk.

[sheshe2]

42. Takket.

They all would have been murdered at the site and never made it to court...let alone life in prison.

Painful.

[dalton99]

50. No truer words.

[jmowreader]

44. This country just died.

The last chance law and order has to survive will come in the Nevada trial. The sovereign citizens cannot win.

[progressoid]

45. Holy Fuck

[Jim Beard]

48. Who decides if it is a jury trial?

Why did they have to try all of them at the same time on the same charges? Surely not all of them committed the exact same crimes.

This all or none is now good.

[Travis_0004]

53. Everyone is allowed a jury trial

Its guaranteed in the 6th amendment. In a lot of cases the defense can waive it for a bench trial.

[roamer65]

49. Remember how they got Al Capone.

Income tax evasion.

Have patience and confidence. We the people aren't done with these scumbags yet.

[Hoyt]

51. White wing gun nuts will celebrate.

[burrowowl]

52. WTF!!!

Are they drinking KoolAde!
And at standing rock where the protesters have legitimate concerns:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028255948

[burrowowl]

54. Go her to take action

https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0056947&id=70131000001YoDCAA0&data=ef902dfa2138484724a782190f136df83a93b5a05a3b1daf8c74250e3386caf235a7272183a8feebe323a2b030e9522e&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sierraclub&utm_campaign=beyondoil&utm_content=DAPLurgent