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c/upliftingnews · by Katana314@lemmy.world · 1y

Mercenary company "LEAR Asset Management" has business license revoked after ejecting woman from town hall

https://cdapress.com/news/2025/feb/24/coeur-dalene-prosecutors-dismiss-citation-against-woman-dragged-from-town-hall-city-revokes-security-companys-business-license/

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Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io · 73 pts · 1y

Hey friends, if you are just seeing this story, it's nice to note that Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl in the past 24-48 hours has raised $244K from 7.9K donations and will be pursuing litigation against LEAR, Sheriff Bob, and possibly others. If you would like to help, here's the gofundme link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-dr-borrenpohl-fight-for-the-first

WHARRGARBL@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 1y
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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Since then, police continued to investigate the incident, including by reviewing video recordings that showed what happened before they arrived. In light of “all new evidence and video related to the event,” city prosecutors will dismiss the citation. 

Meanwhile, the city revoked the business license for LEAR Asset Management “for violating Coeur d’Alene city ordinances regarding security agencies and agents.” 

Though Coeur d’Alene city code requires security agents to wear uniforms “clearly marked” with the word “security,” the guards were in plainclothes, with no visible identifiers that they were security.

Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io · 26 pts · 1y

It's quaint of them to dismiss the misdemeanor battery citation issued to Dr. Borrenpohl for defending herself. I suspect the City of Coer d'Alene will be intimately involved in in the law suit.

shalafi@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (2 replies)

no visible identifiers that they were security.

Shoot. Them.

who refused to identify themselves or for whom they worked, then pulled Borrenpohl from her seat and dragged her out of the auditorium

Three unidentified men assault me, I'm shooting. It would be damned hard to get me to draw, get me into a situation I can't get out of, but this is clearly such a case.

(If you carry, or even have a gun in your home, you damned well need to understand the self-defense laws in your jurisdiction. They're often more restrictive than either liberals or conservatives think. It ain't the free-for-all either side believes.)

Katana314@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

This reminds me of a story idea I had for a novel.

The police of a fantasy world are enacting blatant brutality and are low on accountability. A separate agency headed by a heroic character announces that some faction of terrorists has stolen a set of uniforms for these officers. They further clarify that citizens can identify genuine officers in this way:

  • Officers will always identify themselves by name upon request
  • Officers will never hide their face
  • Officers will never attack citizens without being first threatened

Otherwise, citizens are encouraged to use weapons to protect themselves from unidentified men posing as police. (The obvious conclusion there is; this other agency stole the uniforms themselves and threw them away, just to provoke that change in behavior)

essteeyou@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Yeah, kill people!

maplehill@lemm.ee · 23 pts · 1y

Forgot their brown shirts at home.

Sergio@slrpnk.net · 16 pts · 1y

This is only really "uplifting" in the Orphan-Crushing Machine sense...

Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io · 12 pts · 1y

Hey friends, if you are just seeing this story, it's nice to note that Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl in the past 24-48 hours has raised $244K from 7.9K donations and will be pursuing litigation against those responsibe, most likely LEAR, Sheriff Bob, and possibly others. If you would like to help, here's the gofundme link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-dr-borrenpohl-fight-for-the-first

BradleyUffner@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Looks like Trump just found some new ICE officers!

Feathercrown@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Oh shit for real?

kreskin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

Thats nice and all but can we tar and feather the sheriff and put him in some old timey wood hand and head stock in the town square so we can throw unorganic vegies at him? Or prison would also be fine, but that seems like too much to hope that the justice system would do the right thing here.

eran_morad@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
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