Learn backstory on Malheur standoff

[struggle4progress]

GEORGE WUERTHNER 56 min ago

... the Hammonds set their arson fires when burn bans were in effect. One of the fires nearly trapped a BLM fire crew that was fighting another wildfire ...

... over a 28-year period, the Hammonds purposely set numerous arson fires that burnt up to 45,000 acres of public lands. For almost all of these fires, except for the two recent arson convictions, they did not even face charges ...

... the Hammonds were arrested in 1994 and charged with felony for interfering with federal officials ... but they only spent two nights in jail — after then-Congressman Bob Smith intervened on their behalf ...

... Hammond made repeated death threats against refuge managers in 1986, 1988 and 1991, plus frequently engaged in verbal abuses towards other federal workers ...

http://missoulian.com/news/opinion/columnists/learn-backstory-on-malheur-standoff/article_b8eae034-050e-55ec-a6fe-8ddcba677fbb.html

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Really hope the use of a

Civil War Law in charging these Fakeriot's holds. Finally a tool to put a end to the threats against Federal Employees. If you have a family member or friend that works a Federal Government Customer Service Job,you know what I am saying. They get some really harsh threats daily.

[HuckleB]

2. I believe I read that the boy who was abused with sandpaper...

... was also out and at risk of being harmed during one of the arson events. Ugh.

These are not good people!

[MBS]

3. Thanks for posting this.n/t