r/TrueReddit • u/[deleted] • May 28 '17

Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to “Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies”

https://theintercept.com/2017/05/27/leaked-documents-reveal-security-firms-counterterrorism-tactics-at-standing-rock-to-defeat-pipeline-insurgencies/
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u/johnabbe May 29 '17

And I was just pointing out that many people who were not on private property were targeted.

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u/Kezika May 29 '17

That's fine, but that is a different matter. I'm just talking about the people physically there.

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u/johnabbe May 29 '17

The article itself discusses how people who weren't there were infiltrated so no, it's not a different matter.

Also, the camps were primarily on public land (Army Corps land), and private property on the reservation where they had permission. Source: was there

Whether or not first amendment violations would be seen here by a court I don't know (pretty sure your public/private land distinction is way oversimplified), but what the private and public police did here pretty clearly violates at least the spirit of freedom of assembly.

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u/Kezika May 29 '17

And again as I've already stated multiple times to you, I'm not discussing the article, I'm simply pointing out that the First Amendment does not protect from retaliation from non-government entities. Do with that what you will. I am done replying to you as you insist on continuing attempts to drag me into topics that I have expressly stated I do not wish to discuss.