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[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago (9 children)

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

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 62 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 7 points 1 day ago

"These leopards would never eat my face! They wanted us here!"

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