Justice department to deploy mediators to Standing Rock to 'maintain the peace'

[Equinox Moon]

Source: The Guardian

Attorney general Loretta Lynch has weighed in on the protests against the Dakota Access pipeline, calling on all sides to avoid violence and announcing that the Justice Department is deploying conciliators from its community relations service to North Dakota.

The department is also offering assistance to local law enforcement from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (Cops), the division that led the departments police reform efforts following massive protests and unrest in 2014 in response to police killings of unarmed African Americans.

We recognize the strong feelings that exist about the Dakota Access pipeline feelings that in many instances arise from the complicated and painful history between the federal government and American Indians, Lynch said. We will remain committed to working with all stakeholders to enforce the law; to maintain the peace; and to reach a just solution to this challenging situation.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/02/dakota-access-pipeline-justice-department-mediators-standing-rock

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!!!! The Water Protectors are peaceful !!!!!

It is the security and cops that are not!

[still_one]

1. In one respect this is a good thing representatives from the Justice Department will

be there to witness any civil rights violation

but it will be short lived because this will change in a little over a month, and while there are violent acts and civil rights violations being hurled at the protesters now, under the next administration I can see a Kent State situation happening, only much worse.

We are so screwed because of this election

I wouldn't be surprised if peaceful protests will be ruled illegal when Scalia's seat is filled. We are relying on Kennedy and Roberts, and it is very uncertain what may happen.

[Equinox Moon]

2. It is inspiring the Vet-protectors are coming tomorrow!

[still_one]

3. Yes it is Moon, and I commend those Veterns big time for that.

[Plucketeer]

4. How nice

The executive branch has held off taking ANY real action until the VERY LAST second. Pipeline or not - we just can't seem to stop looking the other way as to how the REAL Americans get shafted. God blast America.

[Equinox Moon]

5. My hope is when she said "Rule of Law" will be enforced

that means TREATIES will be recognized and honored. The Water Protectors are on Treaty Land.

[Travis_0004]

10. They are on land owned by the army corp of engineers

That land has never been treaty land.

[Plucketeer]

12. It WAS their land

And they've refused taking payment for it all along. So the ACE thinks they own it - they just can't get those pesky Native Americans to cash the check! It's just as foreign trespassers have refused to recognize their rights since they stepped off the Mayflower.

[Travis_0004]

13. And if we go back even further it was Cheyenne land.

So the Sioux are trespassing there as well.

[Equinox Moon]

17. That is not the information provided by the Sioux

[Travis_0004]

18. History is written by the victors. I guess the Sioux can provide any information they want.

[Plucketeer]

19. And WHO moved the Cheyenne along?

[Equinox Moon]

16. That is not what I had learned

[barbtries]

6. how disingenuous is that

to pretend that the violence that has occurred there was from both sides.

i'm disgusted by that alone.

[Equinox Moon]

7. Vet-Protectors de-escalated armed DAPL security guy - peacefully!

Segment footage starts @1:30 min.

[hamsterjill]

15. So the water protectors are being set up by DAPL.

Not surprising, I guess, but I'm glad this has been made public.

[summerschild]

8. If Loretta Lynch really wishes to

reach a just solution to this challenging situation she just needs to get those off Indian land that are there to ruin their sacred places.

[malthaussen]

9. If she's worried about violence, why send more police to execute violence...

... on peaceful protesters? Note that "maintain law and order" takes precedence several times in her screed over "preserve the peace." Of course, she's the AG, that's her job.

-- Mal

[uppityperson]

11. Good, the law enforcement needs to be monitored

[Equinox Moon]

14. Spot On!