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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Not guilty: Why the government lost

Written October 28th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

A day after seven leaders of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation were acquitted in Portland, some people were still asking, on Facebook, “How is this possible?” and declaring that “Justice was not served.” The answer is simple: The government brought charges that did not fit the facts, and then it could not prove its case.


 
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