Report: Hundreds Of Protestors Face Off In Oregon Over Refuge Standoff

Protesters stand in front of the Harney County Courthouse in Burns, Ore., Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. Protesters were upset about the fatal police shooting of the spokesman for an armed group that has occupied a nearby wi... Protesters stand in front of the Harney County Courthouse in Burns, Ore., Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. Protesters were upset about the fatal police shooting of the spokesman for an armed group that has occupied a nearby wildlife refuge to protest land use policies.(AP Photo/Nicholas K. Geranios) MORE LESS

Roughly 500 protestors faced-off Monday outside of the courthouse in Burns, Oregon, over the standoff at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, according to a report from Reuters.

The standoff at the federal facility has been ongoing for more than four weeks now.

Authorities have said only four individuals remain at the compound after the group’s leaders were arrested last week. But the death last week of one of the militia leaders, LaVoy Finicum, has added fuel to the already tense showdown. According to the Reuters report, 300 people showed up to protest the takeover of the refuge while 200 showed up to show their support for the action of the militiamen. Some of them were carrying pictures of Finicum and some had firearms. According to a video posted on the New York Times, some were shouting “hands up, don’t shoot,” a phrase that became a protest mantra for many protesting police violence against African Americans.

Reuters reported that in response to “go home,” some of the supporters of the standoff screamed “we are home.”

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  1. Avatar for meri meri says:

    Watch the video you inbred retards.

  2. 'You can’t tell from the video cuz it’s all jittery"

    “No, Cletus, the drone was perfectly stable…that’s your meth making it jitter…”

  3. when you wish upon a star…

    sometimes your death wish comes true…

  4. How are the militiamen supporting themselves through this extended hissy-fit? I mean, most normal people can’t just walk off the job and go hole-up in public building for weeks without going bankrupt…I don’t buy the “salt of the earth” bit about these guys…more like trust-fund squatters.

  5. Federal agents shot a white supremacist who tried to run them over. He was not innocent.

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