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[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 59 points 2 months ago (9 children)

unless I missed it, why exactly did the sheriff have private security hired for a town hall?

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 63 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

The entire local GOP party pointed fingers at every other person involved when asked why and who hired them. Literally each member had a different answer, some saying the chair hired them, some saying the sheriff, some saying they had no idea. The Sheriff claimed he didnt hire them, but was specifically directing them to haul away the protestors.

They are charging them because it looks like no one "officially" hired them, and since no one will own them being the defacto security, they effectively assaulted and kidnapped these protestors.

Basically, these goons are getting tossed under the bus to protect the local GOP officials who wanted goons, but off the books goons. Way to get rolled, dummies.

[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It should also be noted that Coeur d'Alene - a town of only 50,000 people - is known primarily for being the Neo-Nazi capital of the PNW. They're also host to quite a few other Christian nationalist groups, to the point that the local GOP is basically beholden to said groups.

Nobody should be surprised when it's revealed in court that these brown shirts have ties to white supremacy.

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