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Teresa Borrenpohl later told the Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls Press that, as it happened, she didn’t know if it was an arrest or a kidnapping.
Well it's good to know that if you get kidnapped plenty of people will film it happening to put online after the fact.
The general public outnumber these fascist assholes. If you see someone possibly being kidnapped by unknown assailants you look at someone beside you and say "we need to help them" and you fucking interfere.
God damn, when the city cops say "bro, you went too far", you fuuuuuucked up.
when the city cops say “bro, you went too far”
Said after the fact, with no one being charged with a crime.
Fair
bro what is this, youtube? Fix your fucking title.
I dunno if it had been edited, but the current title matches the article.
I think we'd all like to assume that law enforcement wouldnt let their political opinions influence the performance of their sworn duties but time and again we see this sort of thing, and theres no real way to hold them to any account or standard of professionalism at all. They are a clear danger to everyone they come into contact with, and they even have state sponsored permission to lie and deceive in their interactions with you.
Not that I disagree law enforcement needs a lot of fixing, but in this case I have to clarify the facts.
This was not law enforcement, this was private security. Actual law enforcement pulled the private group's license because of this.
Actual law enforcement pulled the private group’s license because of this.
Long after she was already removed, the damage done, and with no one from the "security" company being charged with a crime.
An interesting note though; It was the ~~town~~ county sheriff that made first contact with her and he ordered the private security to remove her.
The sheriff so far is facing no punishment.
County sheriff, not town sheriff.
The unmarked security force were from a private security firm called LEAR Asset Management, the Press reported, but Sheriff Norris “claimed no knowledge of the security personnel or who hired them.”
Wait, so the sheriff, admits that he just watched three unidentified men assault a woman in front of him, and that he has no knowledge of who they are or who hired them, and he took no action at all. If he knows nothing about them or who hired them, how would he know that they were providing security? This is brown shirts in action and the sheriff is clearly one of them. Terrifying.
He didn't just watch; he was the first to make contact with her, then commanded the private security himself 'boys get her'.
I mean, it seems pretty clear he knew exactly who they were, and he decided to look the other way, which is just as bad.
Remember, the police in the US have no duty to protect
Police in America exist to protect the wealthy. You can trace back their origins to the bounty hunters who caught and returned escaped slaves to their masters.
If you are not wealthy, the police are not your friends.
or to be truthful in their interactions.
And except for when you're driving, you have no responsibility to talk with them unless you're in a stop and identify state: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, and Wisconsin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_and_identify_statutes
You're not required to identify yourself or talk with them unless you are formally being detained, which is about the only thing they have to tell the truth about. They are not worth talking to in any situatuion, and they are never "off duty" So they are never worth talking to after work either. They should always be ignored and interacted with as little as possible.
Not just watched, he's the one in the video telling her she needs to leave and then had the "private security" remove her.
“That little girl is afraid to leave!” Bejarana called from the stage. “She spoke up and now she doesn’t want to suffer the consequences.”
What a fucking piece of shit.
Edited to add - there aren't supposed to be any consequences for speaking up. That's part of what we supposedly all value about our nation you fucking poseurs wrapped in your US flag and preamble to the constitution prints!
That's just it - these types have always loathed actual freedom. At least freedom for anyone other than themselves.
Easy Rider could be rather uneven in places, but this scene just NAILS IT:
"You represent freedom."
It’s interesting, the tv news i saw about this said that the organizers said that this wasn’t a “town hall” it was a private Republican Party event, and therefore people were not allowed to interrupt and they were allowed to hire their own private security.
This article makes it sound like they are walking that initial stance back a bit.
I mean a town hall in a rural part of Idaho kind of is a republican party event....
Sure but not private lol
Did you notice that what she yelled was "is this a town hall or a lecture?" because this is what it was?
Support. But there's nothing shocking here unless you just woke up in January. The state has been dragging anti-genocide protesters out of everywhere for more than a year. Trying to kick them out of school, deport them, etc. LA wanted to hire mercenaries. Nothing new at all.
If you're anywhere, and someone in plain clothes tries to force you to do anything and they haven't identified as police, start fucking swinging, especially if it's somewhere like this where it's clear that they don't have authority. They committed assault and it's perfectly legal to defend yourself if you feel threatened. In the end, you probably still end up getting dragged out, but maybe you can break a Nazi's nose, or if your lucky and hit them in the right spot hard enough, you could kill a Nazi.
At the very least, Teresa needs to sue everyone involved. Make being a fascist at least hurt.
Yeah, it would have been nice to see them trying this shit on a woman that was well-versed in self-defense and knew their rights - maybe a few knees straight to the groin at top speed, some throat punches and some eye gouging.
I mean, it's possible it could have escalated even further, but seriously - if you have no idea who the hell is attacking you and trying to restrain you for...checks notes...speaking your mind, what other recourse do you have?