Tribe Says Police Are Violating The Civil Rights Of Dakota Access Pipeline Opponents

This week, the Standing Rock Sioux called on the Department of Justice to investigate state and local authorities for civil rights violations during protests over the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline.

But North Dakota authorities are refuting the tribe’s accusations, saying they’ve been patient and accommodating with protesters.

“We keep getting portrayed as the jackbooted thugs coming down for a confrontation,” an unidentified Morton County Sheriff’s Department official said Wednesday during a press conference on Facebook Live. “The only times we’ve engaged with them is when they’re breaking the law, when they go to a site and go on other people’s property.”

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