So, let's see if I can put another twist on the assholes in Oregon. Sure the last four should have come out a long time ago, but I have to wonder about this dated Feb 3:
OPB reached out to the camp at 1:30 p.m., per the scheduled check-in, but the line was busy and remained so.
At 2:15 p.m., OPB received a call from a blocked number. The anonymous caller said that all lines of communication to the militants still inside the refuge had been cut at 12:50 p.m. and that further calls and updates would not be possible. The caller declined multiple requests to identify himself.
Link:
Last Line Of Communication With Militants Cut
I understand the reasoning, but isn't this a bit of more overstepping? To localize your personal cell phone and cut it off and/or monitor it so closely? Did they get a court order to do so? Shouldn't they need to?
And then there's this, Feb 6:
The new lighted sign changes from “Road Closed” to “No Unlawful Entry” to “Subject To Arrest.”
and:
Reporters looking into the closed-off area from a nearby hill could observe what looked like multiple roadblocks along the road to the refuge headquarters.
Link:
Police Add Warning To Refuge Roadblock
So cut off all communications and then keep the press miles away?
Yep, freedom of speech down there is dead.