David Fry, the final holdout in the armed occupation of Oregon’s Malheur Wildlife Refuge, has surrendered to the FBI without incident. Fry only turned himself in, though, after a protracted phone conversation with other anti-government “patriot” types that one of them broadcast on a live-feed; this public conversation (and a similar one held the night before with the three other holdouts who surrendered Thursday morning) provided some insight into Fry’s set of beliefs and interests.
Some involved fairly typical far-right-wing stuff:
Fry just declared war against the government. "Liberty or death. I'm taking that stance." #Oregonstandoff
— Molly Young (@mollykyoung) February 11, 2016
Fry says he should be able to opt out of taxes and earn money without paying for abortions. #Oregonstandoff
— Molly Young (@mollykyoung) February 11, 2016
Others less so:
AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement Advertisement"I can't" says Fry re: walking out. Says he's concerned about being raped in prison #Oregonstandoff
— Dave Killen (@killendave) February 11, 2016
Advertisement"All I needed was marijuana," Fry yells. "You guys wouldn't even let me have marijuana."
— Molly Young (@mollykyoung) February 11, 2016
Here’s an earlier comment that’s a little odd given that Fry was involved in armed protest against the concept of public preservation:
Then there was this:
AdvertisementFry now saying "UFOs are real" #Oregonstandoff
— Dave Killen (@killendave) February 11, 2016
And this:
Advertisement@Jacob_Brogan Fry: "The government needs to stop chemically mutating people." His "grievances" are those of Fox Mulder. #Oregonstandoff
— Jacob Brogan (@Jacob_Brogan) February 11, 2016
Also:
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement"I gotta get a pizza," says Fry. "I will stop everything I'm doing and personally deliver you a pizza" says Hall #Oregonstandoff
— Dave Killen (@killendave) February 11, 2016
Fry says he's having a cookie and one more cigarette #Oregonstandoff
— Dave Killen (@killendave) February 11, 2016
And so that’s the guy that hundreds (I’m guessing) of law enforcement officials were waiting for because he refused to end the armed occupation of a bird sanctuary. USA!
Read more of Slate’s coverage of the standoff in Oregon.
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