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Over 10,000 Facebook Users Worldwide Falsely Check in at Standing Rock To Confuse Police (time.com)
More than 100,000 people from around the world have checked in on Facebook at the site of Dakota Access Pipeline protests in North Dakota, in an effort they hope will help protesters avoid detection by police. From a report on Vice:A call went out for Facebook users over the weekend to falsely check in at Standing Rock to confuse the police regarding protester identities and numbers. But it isn't clear whether the directive came from organizers on the ground at the Camp of the Sacred Stone, who call themselves Water Protectors because of the purported threat that the planned pipeline poses to Standing Rock's water supply, or whether it's a hoax. Protesters have been camped out at Standing Rock since April in response to the planned Energy Transfers Pipeline, but tensions reached a boiling point last week when protesters clashed with police and several vehicles were set on fire. Scenes of standoffs between riot police and protesters linked arm-in-arm were broadcast online via Facebook Live. Law enforcement used a sound cannon in an attempt to disperse protesters. Protest leaders in North Dakota say they were surprised by the Facebook check-in effort, but they appreciate it.
To some effect in fact. Even if the check-in is useless, this story brought more media attention, which can result in more protest, and more chances on the project being abandoned.
A couple of problems here:
- The Standing Rock tribe says the land is theirs. It was given to them in an 1851 treaty. Of course, the treaty was quickly violated as soon as the white folks wanted the land but at some point they should get their land back
- "Defacing property" is spray painting on the blades of bulldozers... not really any damage... more like freedom of speech
- "Interfering with a police investigation"... this is actually interfering with the police unlawful snooping on private individuals but they deny they are doing it so not really interfering with anything
(I agree that the "no fly" list is BS)
I don't read your sig. Why are you reading mine?
It's not "private property". It belongs to the tribe.
http://www.kfyrtv.com/content/...
You are welcome on my lawn.