To the Editor:
Re “Jailed Oregon Protest Leader Urges Followers: ‘Please Go Home’” (front page, Jan. 28): What if a group of disgruntled black Americans, or Hispanic Americans or Muslim Americans, angry with the federal government, occupied a remote federal building and called on their fellow citizens to grab their weapons and join them in the occupation?
Would the local, county, state and federal forces simply isolate the building and hope the standoff ends by itself? Probably not. The probable end would be a lot more bodies on the ground.
GEORGE WELLS
Dover, N.J.
Note from KBJ: No, George, the forces of the state would not isolate the building and hope the standoff ends by itself. The protesters would be hailed as national heroes by you, by the New York Times, by the president of the United States, and by all the television networks. Do you not know that blacks, Hispanics, and Muslims are victims? Victims are to coddled, not held responsible for their actions. Perhaps you should get out of Dover every now and then, George.
