Sadly, law enforcement types operating with no visible identification is a tactic going back for years. I'm old enough to remember the riot at 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Police officers made sure they removed any name tags or other identification before they violently attacked not just demonstrators but members of the press as well as just innocent bystanders doing nothing but walking along the sidewalks. This was not rioting anti-war demonstrators but rioting law enforcement members. The Walker Commissioner, which was established to investigate, correctly called it a "Police Riot." If you are confronted by anyone acting like a law enforcement person with no visible identification be very, very careful. They are likely up to no good.
Thank you for shining some light into the belly of the beast that is Idaho politics.
There was a time when folks like US Sen. Frank Church and Gov. Cecil Andrus could get elected in Idaho. Sadly, for a generation now, Idaho has opted instead to simply elect the biggest assholes in the room. Not too surprising they'd call on fascist bully-boys to do their bidding.
Do you follow North Idaho News on Facebook? “News” is a bit of a stretch given how they word their posts, but they do have several posts about this. So many commenters from the community support the KCRCC. They’re speculating if she was rabid, someone else commented if she’s a lib of course she’s rabid because they all are. It’s just gross. Most of my family still lives there (and likely supports the KCRCC) and I have a hard time making myself go visit. I rarely go these days.
Gavin Newsome Govenor of CALIFORNIA has the ability to do something about injustice and it would be great PR FOR him. The incident On February 24, 2025, Norris was involved in an altercation with Teresa Borrenpohl, a woman attending the town hall meeting The ex-sheriff involved in the incident at a Republican town hall in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, is Robert Norris, who currently serves as the Kootenai County Sheriff. Robert Norris is receiving disability payments from California. According to records from Transparent California, Norris currently collects $186,675.60 annually from the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA). SUE HIM FOR DISABILITY FRAUD
Great write-up as usual. I remember back in the 90's, the lead detective in the OJ Simpson case was basically shown to have had a history of racist statements, and afterward, we heard he retired to go live amongst the white supremacists in Idaho. That was Sandpoint, ID, not too far from Coeur d'Alene. I have my doubts about whether that's a fair assessment of Sandpoint, but things like this don't help. For what it's worth, I visited Boise about 12 years ago, and it seemed pretty cool.
As I recall, most of them were taken to the federal courthouse, where they tried to question them, put them in a cell for a couple hours, and then released.
Sadly, law enforcement types operating with no visible identification is a tactic going back for years. I'm old enough to remember the riot at 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Police officers made sure they removed any name tags or other identification before they violently attacked not just demonstrators but members of the press as well as just innocent bystanders doing nothing but walking along the sidewalks. This was not rioting anti-war demonstrators but rioting law enforcement members. The Walker Commissioner, which was established to investigate, correctly called it a "Police Riot." If you are confronted by anyone acting like a law enforcement person with no visible identification be very, very careful. They are likely up to no good.
Thank you for shining some light into the belly of the beast that is Idaho politics.
There was a time when folks like US Sen. Frank Church and Gov. Cecil Andrus could get elected in Idaho. Sadly, for a generation now, Idaho has opted instead to simply elect the biggest assholes in the room. Not too surprising they'd call on fascist bully-boys to do their bidding.
Do you follow North Idaho News on Facebook? “News” is a bit of a stretch given how they word their posts, but they do have several posts about this. So many commenters from the community support the KCRCC. They’re speculating if she was rabid, someone else commented if she’s a lib of course she’s rabid because they all are. It’s just gross. Most of my family still lives there (and likely supports the KCRCC) and I have a hard time making myself go visit. I rarely go these days.
Gavin Newsome Govenor of CALIFORNIA has the ability to do something about injustice and it would be great PR FOR him. The incident On February 24, 2025, Norris was involved in an altercation with Teresa Borrenpohl, a woman attending the town hall meeting The ex-sheriff involved in the incident at a Republican town hall in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, is Robert Norris, who currently serves as the Kootenai County Sheriff. Robert Norris is receiving disability payments from California. According to records from Transparent California, Norris currently collects $186,675.60 annually from the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA). SUE HIM FOR DISABILITY FRAUD
Great write-up as usual. I remember back in the 90's, the lead detective in the OJ Simpson case was basically shown to have had a history of racist statements, and afterward, we heard he retired to go live amongst the white supremacists in Idaho. That was Sandpoint, ID, not too far from Coeur d'Alene. I have my doubts about whether that's a fair assessment of Sandpoint, but things like this don't help. For what it's worth, I visited Boise about 12 years ago, and it seemed pretty cool.
powerful. grim yet inspiring. thanks Laura.
whatever happened to those spirited away in unmarked white vans in Portland 2020?
i don't recall seeing any follow up.
As I recall, most of them were taken to the federal courthouse, where they tried to question them, put them in a cell for a couple hours, and then released.