"I never imagined my right to free speech and assembly could be stripped so violently," wrote Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl. Multiple grown men dragged her out as the crowd watched, no one intervening. Her constitutional rights, erased in an instant. 1A for me, but not for thee? Credit stillwerise IG - ThreadSky

thejenniwren.teamlh.social • 3 days ago

"I never imagined my right to free speech and assembly could be stripped so violently," wrote Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl.

Multiple grown men dragged her out as the crowd watched, no one intervening.

Her constitutional rights, erased in an instant.

1A for me, but not for thee?

Credit stillwerise IG

Comments

riehledad.bsky.social•3 days ago

Here's the fascist sheriff's contact info:

https://www.kcsheriff.com/directory.aspx?did=5

Norris, Robert "Bob"
Sheriff
Email Sheriff Bob Norris
[email protected]
208-446-1300

Now to Google, the most annoying robo call app, and pull in one number and one number only.

aurorajardin.bsky.social•2 days ago

I would urge caution with this approach. If this goes through a switchboard it could hamper the department’s ability to assist people. If this is a direct line …

booksartmusic.bsky.social•3 days ago

Hey to say it, but welcome to being treated like a black person.

saltygrandma.bsky.social•2 days ago

I thought this right away. She was a women though. Would they have done it to a white man?

k2p2ssk.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you for posting her reply..........

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•2 days ago

Of course!

riseupresistnow.bsky.social•3 days ago

On a positive note:
Her gofundme went through the roof! Flipping awesome, people are coming together quickly!

Now she needs to run for office and boot out the MAGAsshats who deemed this okay to happen and did nothing to stop it.

We must #STOP_Dark_MAGA NOW!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-dr-borrenpohl-fight-for-the-first

aurorajardin.bsky.social•2 days ago

She has run for office several times. Idaho is a mess when it comes to lack of representation for anyone who isn’t right wing.

nicoklaus.bsky.social•3 days ago

Private security firm
LEAR Asset management provided the security personnel.

It's money that matters in the USA. And elsewhere, sure.

Human kindness. This is not.

kslatteryresist.bsky.social•3 days ago

No one intervened, just watched. Terrible!

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•3 days ago

It makes me sick.

terilg.bsky.social•3 days ago

Saw a compelling post re: that lack of response, suggesting people were probably not prepared for what “authorities” did. That we all need to “rehearse,” at least mentally, how we will respond to unlawful use of force & intimidation so more of us rise up & defend the righteous against the abuse.

eekamouse.bsky.social•3 days ago

True. People have a “normalcy bias” which makes them hesitate because they can’t believe their eyes.

terilg.bsky.social•3 days ago

Totally. We are going to have to all learn to get past that.

kslatteryresist.bsky.social•3 days ago

We all need training, re-training. We need to step up and make a wall between fascists like this and the person they’re going after. It’s a strategy we all need to know

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•3 days ago

Absolutely! We need to take self defense seriously

jamescalrohn.bsky.social•3 days ago

Get armed and get educated on how to use it 🙏🇺🇸

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•3 days ago

Agreed.We need to go in with the mindset of being prepared to intervene

imnobodywhoareyou.bsky.social•3 days ago

Here is an intervention guide. It was developed for instances of sexual harassment/assault, but a lot of the advice holds for responding to authoritarian tactics also.
https://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/publications_nsvrc_guide_engaging-bystanders-prevent-sexual-violence_0.pdf

mackaracka.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is what came to mind. I took a bystander course online for free. Very helpful. Not sure how many strategies would have worked, tho, as they were geared toward diffusing situations, not intervening in violence.

harris439.bsky.social•3 days ago

📌

discofornow.bsky.social•3 days ago

Exactly. Rehearse in your head because when it comes to fight, or flight, you need to bypass the thought process and go straight to your lizard brain. Automatic and rehearsed.

iamsauerkraut.bsky.social•3 days ago

Private security was an asset management company? What is that, dealers of bitcoin?

terilg.bsky.social•3 days ago

I know! The Ministry of Naming created that name, I am sure. More evidence of the increasing fascism.

More on “LEAR Asset Management” in this story.

https://newrepublic.com/article/191908/gop-town-hall-idaho-lear

belovedbelindy.bsky.social•3 days ago

America,
Home if the free?
Home of the brave?
Brave-scared of a woman’s voice and must quell it with big fully armed secret police. The coup is on and so is the resistance.

iamsauerkraut.bsky.social•3 days ago

imho, she has a good federal civil case against not only the security firm, but also Bejarana and the Sheriff's office.

terilg.bsky.social•3 days ago

Agreed, but it is all going to come down to the judges.

booboo2012.bsky.social•3 days ago

Ladies we need to stand together or this will be the norm or worse.

zadett.bsky.social•3 days ago

heather50.bsky.social•3 days ago

We are at war. It’s not like other wars.

oldsf.bsky.social•2 days ago

The Idaho Statesman has an article about this abhorrent incident and actually includes info from the Idaho ACLU - I never expected that

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•2 days ago

It’s about time.

oldsf.bsky.social•2 days ago

no kidding

lamama007.bsky.social•3 days ago

The scary part is no one stepped in to help.

booboo2012.bsky.social•3 days ago

It’s shocking! If I could have jumped through my phone to help her I would have. That display of manhandling was disgraceful.

untamedk9.bsky.social•2 days ago

The photo I saw, there wasn't anything that identified them as security?
To people in attendance they were just 3 random guys?
I always try to reverse everything- if some MAGA stood up & yelled at Waltz would I allow 3 guys to drag her away?
No!
Rs have sold their whole souls to "owning the libs."

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•2 days ago

City ordinance requires security to have 1” letters on front and 4” letters on the back identifying them. They were dressed completely in black without identification and refused to identify themselves. Methinks they are in big fat trouble.

gracegeorge23.bsky.social•2 days ago

This is so disturbing.

trashycappy.bsky.social•2 days ago

The part about no one intervening is what’s problematic, they were not cops. NOT COPS.

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•2 days ago

Agreed!

birdy56.bsky.social•2 days ago

And just like that you loose freedom of speech.
She kept asking who they were. Even the Sheriff that was in attendance did NOTHING to find out who these men were. They were reg guys pretending to have power bcuz there boys "group" said so.
They're just thugs taking over while everyone stands by.

aurorajardin.bsky.social•2 days ago

The sheriff who knew them.

plannedtheride.bsky.social•3 days ago

Apparently one of the men yelled at her "You no longer have a voice" (paraphrasing)
Handmaid's Tale 2025

green4nature.bsky.social•3 days ago

How come no one came to your rescue?

sfo-gal.bsky.social•2 days ago

The PD is blaming it on the private security officers. Cowards aren't allowing comments on their FB page.

https://www.cdaid.org/Files/Planning/Press-Release/Town-Hall-022225.pdf

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•2 days ago

It was the security officers fault. City ordinance mandates any security personnel must wear 1” high letters on the front & 4” high letters on the back of their uniforms, visible to all. They were dressed in black & refused to identify themselves. The Coeur d’Alene police were outside the event

ukseennotseen.bsky.social•3 days ago

Men - 'Women should be grateful we're there to protect them'

Also men - do nothing while 3 men with no apparent authority drag a lone woman out of a public meeting for having a opinion

tina-bird.bsky.social•3 days ago

And they wonder why we picked the bear.

jamesedward68.bsky.social•3 days ago

All I can say is be ready for a lot more of this and you better be ready to take a stand for people.

kstroopwafel.bsky.social•3 days ago

The new police force

heather50.bsky.social•3 days ago

We are at war. It’s not like any past war we’ve been in.

millieto2.bsky.social•2 days ago

You now live in a fascist country

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•2 days ago

So helpful. 🫠

heather50.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trust no one but yourself.

heather50.bsky.social•3 days ago

We need to be vigilant at all times now; more than ever. Aware of at anytime we may be dragged off; or beaten. Sad to say this. I carry mace and whistles. I expect at any time my rights will be violated. Sad but we are at war.

mstitanic1990.bsky.social•3 days ago

Apparently, the charges pressed against her were dropped "in the interest of justice." and the security company that assaulted her lost their license.

thejenniwren.teamlh.social•2 days ago

Good! MFers deserve to be punished

mstitanic1990.bsky.social•2 days ago

And apparently, she's also running for Congress.