Posted on 09/14/2020 2:02:38 PM PDT by Zenyatta
Bands of armed Oregonians blocked roads and demanded identification from motorists after a small fire was ignited intentionally on Saturday, police said.
Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese said the blaze was started by an illegal firework and was put out quickly, according to a Saturday tweet from the department. Oregon has been plagued by wildfires in recent days, as 22 people on the West Coast have lost their lives and large portions of the state were covered by an orange hue, ABC News reported.
“We started receiving reports of local residents establishing roadblocks in East Multnomah County,” Reese said in the tweet.
“Deputies responded to reports some people were armed and asking for identification of the folks they stopped. We told people engaging in this behavior that roadways are open to all users, and their actions are illegal and they could be subject to citation or arrest.”
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The thing that really grates on me is that the DOJ is doing absolutely nothing to protect citizens against harassment for expressing their political beliefs. The things you cites are very real yet nothing is being done to stop it.
How can we have a functioning democracy when people are prevented from speaking freely and being attacked for expressing their views?
At this rate we are well on our way down the road towards extremist fascism.
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