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Letters: Arrest and try Oregon terrorists

Members of the group occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters in Oregon stand guard.
Members of the group occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters in Oregon stand guard. AP

If the Oregon occupiers were black or Latino, the SWAT teams would have been in there weeks ago. Domestic terrorists are a proven danger, as shown in Oklahoma City, Sandy Hook and Columbine. They were emboldened when the government backed down against Cliven Bundy, and now we have to deal with the consequences.

We need to wake up to the danger they pose; and the government or police need to move them out by any means necessary. Taking up arms against the government is treason and needs to be treated as such. These terrorists pose a clear and present danger to our republic.

Frederick Christian

Columbia

This story was originally published January 23, 2016 at 2:11 PM.

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