it’s disconcerting. It’s also disconcerting that almost 200 guys are being held on a million dollar bail and facing organized crime charges. I don’t remember the last time nine civilains were killed by police in 1 showdown in recent history.
The local cops, supported (and possibly DIRECTED) by the feds in the ATF, FBI and DOJ are involved in trying to cover something terrible up. I’ve never seen such a large number of “civilians” being held on bail so high that they can’t get out. Everything coming out on this “incident” has been coming from police and fed authorities. All of the bikers are, in essence, incommunicado and unable to address the public relations campaign being waged by the ATF and supporting police.
I’m stunned that apparently no habeas corpus hearings have been held to attempt to get at least some of the imprisoned bikers out of jail. Of course, the judge presiding over such hearings could well be the SAME JUDGE who set the 1 million dollar bail for EACH and every biker.
And it’s also somewhat discouraging that the ATF/Police public relations campaign seems to be having some effect in shaping the narrative. Even some FReepers (of the low information, gullible variant) are drinking the kool aid the government is handing out.