Peaceful Protestors

[H82bogey]

http://www.inforum.com/news/4193348-video-deer-poaching-incident-could-lead-animal-cruelty-charges

This kind of crap makes me absolutely furious!!! I hope these people are caught and prosecuted to the fullest extend of the law. I wish something like this would go viral so that the rest of the world can see how many of these "Water Protectors" truly care for our environment.

 

[JayKay]

Yes, buncha big men there. Throw the book at them.

More of the "water protectors" working on removing the barricade at the bridge down there this past weekend, according to the local newspaper. Middle of the night, there were several protesters/protectors/trespassers/criminals (whatever you like to call them) cutting the concertina wire. The police were telling them to leave, and they wouldn't, so the LEO's ended up withdrawing.

Makes me crazy. These people aren't getting front page coverage anymore, so they have to stir up something to get back in the news. Break a few more laws. "Hi, we're still here. Protecting the water.".

Can't wait for flood season, even though it could end up affecting my residence.

 

[eyexer]

water em down

 

[snow]

1st classless assholes!

 

[dean nelson]

Yes, buncha big men there. Throw the book at them.

More of the "water protectors" working on removing the barricade at the bridge down there this past weekend, according to the local newspaper. Middle of the night, there were several protesters/protectors/trespassers/criminals (whatever you like to call them) cutting the concertina wire. The police were telling them to leave, and they wouldn't, so the LEO's ended up withdrawing.

Makes me crazy. These people aren't getting front page coverage anymore, so they have to stir up something to get back in the news. Break a few more laws. "Hi, we're still here. Protecting the water.".

Can't wait for flood season, even though it could end up affecting my residence.

The cops withdrawing was the right move. They have finally figured out that everytime they fight with the protesters it's gives the environmental wackos and their media sources something to write about which in turn brings in more people and support for the protest. Best to back away and play nice in the situations where that's possible and let the protest slowly wither on the vine and die and blow away in the warm January north dakota breeze. another bonus to not actively fighting them is it gives the protesters nothing else to fight but each other and that seems to be working very well at tearing them apart far better then law enforcement could!

 

[Obi-Wan]

The cops withdrawing was the right move. They have finally figured out that everytime they fight with the protesters it's gives the environmental wackos and their media sources something to write about which in turn brings in more people and support for the protest. Best to back away and play nice in the situations where that's possible and let the protest slowly wither on the vine and die and blow away in the warm January north dakota breeze. another bonus to not actively fighting them is it gives the protesters nothing else to fight but each other and that seems to be working very well at tearing them apart far better then law enforcement could!

The only down side of the LEO backing away is it will embolden the protesters and I think they will increase their little excursions. They have called out for help for Feb 14th ( I could be wrong on the date ) they are going to march to an take over the drill pad.

 

[johnr]

savages

 

[Davy Crockett]

Backing way from a battle is a sure way to not win it. Sad that they had this nipped in the bud at one time and then changed the verdict and now the pendulum is going to go the other direction. Do a search on Enbridge line 5 in Wisconsin Not sure If all easements were written the way line 5 or how many reservations have pipelines. I would have bet money that a better engineered pipeline for waterway crossings would make the black snake come alive, money can't buy everything.

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http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/01/bad_river_enbridge_line_5_ease.html

 

[dean nelson]

In this situation it was the definite right move the anti oil guys gained nothing and the cops came and lost nothing. And since nothing happened no news was made nobody got hit in the face by a bean bag so in the end there's no stories to report and one can almost hear the air leaking out of the situation. And as all of the air can be hear'd leaking out the their balloon as all of their infighting tears the camp apart over the next couple of months. I'm personally enjoying watching them implode myself.

 

[Obi-Wan]

In this situation it was the definite right move the anti oil guys gained nothing and the cops came and lost nothing. And since nothing happened no news was made nobody got hit in the face by a bean bag so in the end there's no stories to report and one can almost hear the air leaking out of the situation. And as all of the air can be hear'd leaking out the their balloon as all of their infighting tears the camp apart over the next couple of months. I'm personally enjoying watching them implode myself.

You are forgetting that they live stream most of their actions which are watched by thousands of people around the country. For them watching the cops back away is a win and will only bring more idiots to the protest as they think they have the upper hand. I was watching one live stream and at one time they had over 50,000 people around the world watching.

 

[dean nelson]

So long as it stays off the likes of CNN and NBC it's a win. These guys have not made story one in damn near a month now(other then the vikings game) and so the protest is slipping from the general consciousness of this country and is now often referred to in the past tense when it is brought up. I don't give a shit if a couple dozen hippies think they have managed to do anything so long as the rest of the country is ignoring them. they're no different than little children when they suddenly realize mom and dad are no longer paying attention to their little temper tantrum and that will get them really screaming and crying even more as they figure out their opinion just doesn't matter for most people. I watched the fight the other night and it was much to do about nothing. Pulling down some razor wire at 3am is not exactly an epic clash of titons.

 

[Davy Crockett]

 

[eyexer]

The only down side of the LEO backing away is it will embolden the protesters and I think they will increase their little excursions. They have called out for help for Feb 14th ( I could be wrong on the date ) they are going to march to an take over the drill pad.

good it'll be in the ground by then lol

 

[dean nelson]

94.5% is the most telling number on that list!

 

[Obi-Wan]

dean these protestors are not getting their info from the news they are getting it on social media. Were you asleep when the protest camps started growing? The national news were not covering this protest until the numbers at the camps were in the thousand. Go creep on the pages of some of the protesters and you will see one lie after another being spewed out and the minions gobbling it up as fact.

So long as it stays off the likes of CNN and NBC it's a win. These guys have not made story one in damn near a month now(other then the vikings game) and so the protest is slipping from the general consciousness of this country and is now often referred to in the past tense when it is brought up. I don't give a shit if a couple dozen hippies think they have managed to do anything so long as the rest of the country is ignoring them. they're no different than little children when they suddenly realize mom and dad are no longer paying attention to their little temper tantrum and that will get them really screaming and crying even more as they figure out their opinion just doesn't matter for most people. I watched the fight the other night and it was much to do about nothing. Pulling down some razor wire at 3am is not exactly an epic clash of titons.

 

[svnmag]

Dean does not sleep and I'd appreciate if you'd tone down your accusatory rhetoric. Dean closes his eyes and absorbs knowledge.

 

[dean nelson]

I would shudder to see what you see when you close your eyes.... probably something along the lines of Betty White getting molested by purple elephants well playing a tuba.

 

[dragoneyes]

Placed a post similar to the OP on this topic at Walleye Central,had over 2400 hits in 2 days. there were a lot of sportman that really didnt know what was going on, they had the same feeling as we do! If you would like to read this post it is in the General Topic after 2 members got into a pissing match they redirected it to the boneyard, upper left on page very interesting debate. Stay Warm dragoneyes.

 

[svnmag]

That would be strange.

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Dean

 

[Obi-Wan]

Dean does not sleep and I'd appreciate if you'd tone down your accusatory rhetoric. Dean closes his eyes and absorbs knowledge.

Are you saying dean is the chuck Norris of knowledge