North Dakota pipeline protester charged with attempted murder of police officer

[DigitalDrifter]

Hey Lahotaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !

Reuters) - A demonstrator protesting last week at the construction site of an oil pipeline in North Dakota was charged on Monday with the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, according to court documents.

Red Fawn Fallis, 37, was confronted by two officers on the evening of Oct. 27, according to an affidavit, when she was taking part in a demonstration against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline project.

The affidavit said law enforcement was working to clear protesters from a camp on private property and attempted to arrest Fallis for being "an instigator and acting disorderly," when a struggle occurred with the officers.

It added that during the struggle, Fallis fired at a police officer three times with a handgun, without hitting him.

After being subdued and arrested, a small amount of marijuana was found in Fallis' possession, according to court documents. She is facing additional charges including engaging in a riot, possession of marijuana and preventing arrest.

The attempted murder charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

An attorney for Fallis was not listed in court documents and an official from the Morton County Courthouse said on Monday that Fallis did not yet have a lawyer.

The 1,172-mile (1,885-km) pipeline, being built by a group of companies led by Energy Transfer Partners LP , would offer the fastest and most direct route to bring Bakken shale oil from North Dakota to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries.

But the project has faced months of protest from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, as well as environmental activists, who say it threatens local water supplies and sacred tribal sites.

Supporters say the pipeline would be safer and more cost-effective than transporting the oil by road or rail.

Police clashed with protesters last week as they moved to clear out a camp constructed by demonstrators on private land, with law enforcement using rubber bullets, pepper spray and an audio cannon to disperse demonstrators.

North Dakota pipeline protester charged with attempted murder

 

[TheOldSchool]

Hey Lahotaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !

Reuters) - A demonstrator protesting last week at the construction site of an oil pipeline in North Dakota was charged on Monday with the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, according to court documents.

Red Fawn Fallis, 37, was confronted by two officers on the evening of Oct. 27, according to an affidavit, when she was taking part in a demonstration against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline project.

The affidavit said law enforcement was working to clear protesters from a camp on private property and attempted to arrest Fallis for being "an instigator and acting disorderly," when a struggle occurred with the officers.

It added that during the struggle, Fallis fired at a police officer three times with a handgun, without hitting him.

After being subdued and arrested, a small amount of marijuana was found in Fallis' possession, according to court documents. She is facing additional charges including engaging in a riot, possession of marijuana and preventing arrest.

The attempted murder charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

An attorney for Fallis was not listed in court documents and an official from the Morton County Courthouse said on Monday that Fallis did not yet have a lawyer.

The 1,172-mile (1,885-km) pipeline, being built by a group of companies led by Energy Transfer Partners LP , would offer the fastest and most direct route to bring Bakken shale oil from North Dakota to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries.

But the project has faced months of protest from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, as well as environmental activists, who say it threatens local water supplies and sacred tribal sites.

Supporters say the pipeline would be safer and more cost-effective than transporting the oil by road or rail.

Police clashed with protesters last week as they moved to clear out a camp constructed by demonstrators on private land, with law enforcement using rubber bullets, pepper spray and an audio cannon to disperse demonstrators.

North Dakota pipeline protester charged with attempted murder

Ridiculous. Trump would have had all those eskimo idiots slaughtered years ago.

 

[Old Rocks]

The Standing Rock Sioux are defending what all of us should defend. Their right to life itself, in the form of the water they depend on for drinking and watering their crops. The pipeline was originally going to be put in north of Bismark, but the people of Bismarks said no way, so they thought that putting it across the Missouri upstream from the Standing Rock Reservation would not be a problem. Just a bunch of dumb Indians that no one cared about. Well, now there are people from all over the world there. Because this is a problem that is world wide now. Corporations endangering people who they consider to be powerless in the name of profit.

 

[jon_berzerk]

another fuck the police clinton supporter

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Don't worry, the Milennials don't want to own cars anyway.
They'll see to it that fossil fuel use is gone by the time they retire. (to their mothers basement)

 

[Old Rocks]

Given the number of people there, and the actions of the corporate thugs, it is a wonder that this has happened only once. Kudos to the Standing Rock Sioux for keeping this as peaceful as it has been.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

The Standing Rock Sioux are defending what all of us should defend. Their right to life itself, in the form of the water they depend on for drinking and watering their crops. The pipeline was originally going to be put in north of Bismark, but the people of Bismarks said no way, so they thought that putting it across the Missouri upstream from the Standing Rock Reservation would not be a problem. Just a bunch of dumb Indians that no one cared about. Well, now there are people from all over the world there. Because this is a problem that is world wide now. Corporations endangering people who they consider to be powerless in the name of profit.

She tried to kill a cop dude.

 

[Mr. H.]

The Standing Rock Sioux are defending what all of us should defend. Their right to life itself, in the form of the water they depend on for drinking and watering their crops. The pipeline was originally going to be put in north of Bismark, but the people of Bismarks said no way, so they thought that putting it across the Missouri upstream from the Standing Rock Reservation would not be a problem. Just a bunch of dumb Indians that no one cared about. Well, now there are people from all over the world there. Because this is a problem that is world wide now. Corporations endangering people who they consider to be powerless in the name of profit.

Hey- today is your 8th anniversary on USMB, you old fuck!

So, the oil industry is going to destroy their drinking water and crop water?

Sorry but that was done long ago. Just like it's been happening all over the country.

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! "God made a farmer".

Read this shit old rockhead...

Polluting the Ogallala Aquifer

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Given the number of people there, and the actions of the corporate thugs, it is a wonder that this has happened only once. Kudos to the Standing Rock Sioux for keeping this as peaceful as it has been.

But not kudos to this bitch.

 

[Old Rocks]

Don't worry, the Milennials don't want to own cars anyway.
They'll see to it that fossil fuel use is gone by the time they retire. (to their mothers basement)

I do think that you are correct. Trump will have his Tesla 3 out next year, and that is what the future looks like. No fossil fuels needed. No need to burn the valuable industrial feedstock that oil is.

 

[Old Rocks]

The Standing Rock Sioux are defending what all of us should defend. Their right to life itself, in the form of the water they depend on for drinking and watering their crops. The pipeline was originally going to be put in north of Bismark, but the people of Bismarks said no way, so they thought that putting it across the Missouri upstream from the Standing Rock Reservation would not be a problem. Just a bunch of dumb Indians that no one cared about. Well, now there are people from all over the world there. Because this is a problem that is world wide now. Corporations endangering people who they consider to be powerless in the name of profit.

Hey- today is your 8th anniversary on USMB, you old fuck!

So, the oil industry is going to destroy their drinking water and crop water?

Sorry but that was done long ago. Just like it's been happening all over the country.

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! "God made a farmer".

Read this shit old rockhead...

Polluting the Ogallala Aquifer

Crap, Mr. H, you well know my stand on polluting water from any source. Yes, agriculture is a big problem, and there are going to have to be some regulations concerning what is in the water coming off the farms, and entering the aquifers from the farms. Necessary regulations because it is not being done voluntarily. That does not excuse the pipeline people for the breaks we have seen that have polluted pristine rivers. Such as the Yellowstone. Twice.

 

[Mr. H.]

The Standing Rock Sioux are defending what all of us should defend. Their right to life itself, in the form of the water they depend on for drinking and watering their crops. The pipeline was originally going to be put in north of Bismark, but the people of Bismarks said no way, so they thought that putting it across the Missouri upstream from the Standing Rock Reservation would not be a problem. Just a bunch of dumb Indians that no one cared about. Well, now there are people from all over the world there. Because this is a problem that is world wide now. Corporations endangering people who they consider to be powerless in the name of profit.

Hey- today is your 8th anniversary on USMB, you old fuck!

So, the oil industry is going to destroy their drinking water and crop water?

Sorry but that was done long ago. Just like it's been happening all over the country.

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! "God made a farmer".

Read this shit old rockhead...

Polluting the Ogallala Aquifer

Crap, Mr. H, you well know my stand on polluting water from any source. Yes, agriculture is a big problem, and there are going to have to be some regulations concerning what is in the water coming off the farms, and entering the aquifers from the farms. Necessary regulations because it is not being done voluntarily. That does not excuse the pipeline people for the breaks we have seen that have polluted pristine rivers. Such as the Yellowstone. Twice.

But... but... INFRASTRUCTURE! Isn't that the Liberal mantra? "Infrastructure"?

So let's truck the oil or put it in rail cars. We know how that works out.

Pipelines are like flying in an airplane: Some people are absolutely terrified of the notion, but both are the safest mode of transportation.

 

[Mr. H.]

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!

There's already a natural gas pipeline running a similar route:

Surprise: Dakota Access Pipeline Follows Existing Gas Line Through Protested Area - Say Anything

 

[Old Rocks]

Has the pipeline company offered to show the Sioux Nation what steps they have taken to prevent blowouts like the two that polluted the Yellowstone? And a blowout on a natural gas pipeline would be a very minor event as far as polluting the river.

 

[Shrimpbox]

No way is perfect. We hav to choose what is the most safe.
Pipelines are generally regarded as a safe way to transport fuel, a far better alternative to tanker trucks or freight trains. The risks inherent in transporting fuel through pipelines are analogous to the risks inherent in traveling by airplane. Airplanes are safer than cars, which kill about 70 times as many people a year (highway accidents killed about 33,000 people in 2010, while aviation accidents killed 472). But when an airplane crashes, it is much more deadly than any single car accident, demands much more attention, and initiates large investigations to determine precisely what went wrong.

The same holds true for pipelines. Based on fatality statistics from 2005 through 2009, oil pipelines are roughly 70 times as safe as trucks, which killed four times as many people during those years, despite transporting only a tiny fraction of fuel shipments. But when a pipeline does fail, the consequences can be catastrophic (though typically less so than airplane accidents), with the very deadliest accidents garnering media attention and sometimes leading to a federal investigation.

While both air travel and pipelines are safer than their road alternatives, the analogy only extends so far. Airplanes are replaced routinely and older equipment is monitored regularly for airworthiness and replaced when it reaches its safety limits. Pipelines, on the other hand, can stay underground, carrying highly pressurized gas and oil for decades – even up to a century and beyond. And while airplanes have strict and uniform regulations and safety protocols put forth by the Federal Aviation Administration, such a uniform set of standards does not exist for pipelines.

Critics maintain that while they're relatively safe, pipelines should be safer. In many cases, critics argue, pipeline accidents could have been prevented with proper regulation from the government and increased safety measures by the industry. The 2.5 million miles of America's pipelines suffer hundreds of leaks and ruptures every year, costing lives and money. As existing lines grow older, critics warn that the risk of accidents on those lines will only increase.

When I was a kid 60 years ago, they ran a pipeline through my grandparents farm. There is still,a,pipeline there today. New technologies, like in every industry, have made it much easier to be safer. What does obama say? Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

 

[saintmichaeldefendthem]

The Standing Rock Sioux are defending what all of us should defend. Their right to life itself, in the form of the water they depend on for drinking and watering their crops. The pipeline was originally going to be put in north of Bismark, but the people of Bismarks said no way, so they thought that putting it across the Missouri upstream from the Standing Rock Reservation would not be a problem. Just a bunch of dumb Indians that no one cared about. Well, now there are people from all over the world there. Because this is a problem that is world wide now. Corporations endangering people who they consider to be powerless in the name of profit.

Hey- today is your 8th anniversary on USMB, you old fuck!

So, the oil industry is going to destroy their drinking water and crop water?

Sorry but that was done long ago. Just like it's been happening all over the country.

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! "God made a farmer".

Read this shit old rockhead...

Polluting the Ogallala Aquifer

Crap, Mr. H, you well know my stand on polluting water from any source. Yes, agriculture is a big problem, and there are going to have to be some regulations concerning what is in the water coming off the farms, and entering the aquifers from the farms. Necessary regulations because it is not being done voluntarily. That does not excuse the pipeline people for the breaks we have seen that have polluted pristine rivers. Such as the Yellowstone. Twice.

But... but... INFRASTRUCTURE! Isn't that the Liberal mantra? "Infrastructure"?

So let's truck the oil or put it in rail cars. We know how that works out.

Pipelines are like flying in an airplane: Some people are absolutely terrified of the notion, but both are the safest mode of transportation.

Leftists don't like infrastructure that didn't result from a government program. In fact, Keystone is the antithesis of the New Deal, people deciding to improve their own economy without government. Had this been proposed by a politician instead, then they would have fallen over themselves to praise this glorious emblem of a socialist paradise.

 

[theHawk]

Environmental terrorists never cease to amaze.

Do all these protesters/terrorists ride horses out to these events/attacks, or are they driving gas vehicles?

 

[xyz]

Dakota Access pipeline company and Donald Trump have close financial ties

if anyone has ever thought there was a Trump connection...