While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Morton County, north dakota statute enforcement officers (acting under-color-of-law) in sub-freezing temperatures, use a water cannon to douse indigenous Standing Rock Sioux Americans protesting the construction of the Dakota Access petroleum Pipeline across their property.

       [added 1/10/2023] Thanks to Freedoms Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

11/28/2016                   11/30/2016                    12/1/2016                   9/7/2017

References:

BREAKING: Police Spray #NoDAPL Protesters With Water Cannons In Below-Freezing Weather | We Are Change
wearechange.org/nodapl-protesters-police-water-canons/

Police and protesters face off at Backwater Bridge | North Dakota News _ bismarcktribune.com
bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/police-and-protesters-face-off-at-backwater-bridge/article_11111264-b9b3-5e7d-8ecc-40b17d324e7f.html

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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