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A legislative town hall meeting hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) descended into violence on Saturday when three unmarked men forcibly removed a woman without her shoes from the auditorium. The unidentified men displayed no badges or credentials and worked for a private security firm. The poor woman was threatened with pepper spray, the company lost its license, and a GoFundMe page was established for a potential lawsuit.

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A group of men who would not identify themselves, and who were working for the local Republican party have dragged someone out of a political meeting -- What's next? And who will stand in their way?

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-- The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) February 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM

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Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris ordered the thugs to throw the unarmed and defenseless Teresa Borrenpohl to the ground and restrain her with zip ties.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-02-24 10:42 PM | Reply

... The unidentified men displayed no badges or credentials and worked for a private security firm. ...

This ain't good.

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... A legislative town hall meeting hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC) descended into violence on Saturday when three unmarked men forcibly removed a woman from the auditorium. Leading to her receiving a citation which has since been rescinded.

The Coeur d'Alene Police confirmed Lear Asset Management was the company that employed those three men.

Teresa Borrenpohl was at Coeur d'Alene High School, where Republican legislators had gathered to provide updates on the current legislative session. The KCRCC and the Coeur d'Alene Police confirmed that the KCRCC hired the private security company.

According to the police, Lear Asset Management has since had its business license revoked for violating Coeur d'Alene City ordinances regarding security markings and identification.

The incident occurred during a discussion about reproductive rights legislation when Borrenpohl called out, "Is this a lecture or a town hall?"

Witnesses said that three unidentified men from Lear, who were not wearing badges or official identification, approached Borrenpohl and physically removed her from her seat. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-24 10:52 PM | Reply

Coeur d'Alene Police

Of course. Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint, Hayden, Bonner's Ferry... it's like 1950 down there.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-24 11:04 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#3

Boundary County - Bonner's Ferry
www.northidaho.org

... Bonner's Ferry, known as Idaho's Northern International Gateway, is nestled between the Selkirk and Cabinet Mountains on the banks of the Kootenai River.

The present location of Bonner's Ferry was first utilized by the white man as a camping site in 1859.

The present city of Bonner's Ferry was created in 1899, most of it still perched on stilts to avoid seasonal spring floods. Bonners's Ferry became the seat of Boundary County in 1915 when it was separated from Bonner County. It is the only county in the United States that is bounded by two states and a foreign country. ...


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-24 11:59 PM | Reply

More ...

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
en.wikipedia.org

... Coeur d'Alene (/k"r d'len/ " KOR d'-LAYN;[6][7][8] French: C"ur d'Alne, lit.'Heart of Awl' French pronunciation: [k" d a.ln]) is a city and the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the most populous city in North Idaho and the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The population was 54,628 at the 2020 census.[4] Coeur d'Alene is a satellite city of Spokane, which is located about thirty miles (50 km) to the west in the state of Washington. The two cities are the key components of the Spokane"Coeur d'Alene Combined Statistical Area, of which Coeur d'Alene is the third-largest city (after Spokane and its largest suburb, Spokane Valley). T

he city is situated on the north shore of the 25-mile (40 km) long Lake Coeur d'Alene and to the west of the Coeur d'Alene Mountains. Locally, Coeur d'Alene is known as the "Lake City", or simply called by its initials, "CDA". ...

Racism

The Aryan Nations established their headquarters near Coeur d'Alene in the 1980s, and members of the group were frequently seen in the city. A successor group, Jerald O'Brien's Aryan Nations, is still based in the city.[114][115][116] Today, the city is a target of American Redoubt-related immigration.[117] ...

Government

The community operates on a mayor--council government, where the mayor and the six councilors are each elected to four-year terms and the mayor leads the city council meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month at Coeur d'Alene City Hall.[160][161] The city is also the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho.[162]


At the state level, The City of Coeur d'Alene is within Idaho Legislative District 2 and Idaho Legislative District 4 for the Idaho House of Representatives and Idaho Senate. At the federal level, north Idaho is within Idaho's 1st congressional district and represented by Russ Fulcher in the United States House of Representatives and the state of Idaho by Mike Crapo and James Risch in the United States Senate.[163][164]

Coeur d'Alene, like the state of Idaho as a whole, is known for its conservative politics.[165] ...


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-25 12:05 AM | Reply

Hi Lamplighter. Thanks for the info. Idaho is just another state my wife and I are never going to visit. And since I cook, I will not purchase Idaho potatoes and support their economy. You might recall this book. Unfortunately, it is happening here.

https://pictures.abebooks.com/inventory/md/md30768699156.jpg

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-02-25 12:18 AM | Reply

The present location of Bonner's Ferry was first utilized by the white man as a camping site in 1859.

And is about 10 miles from Ruby Ridge.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-25 12:19 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Ruby Ridge? That figures.

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-02-25 01:13 AM | Reply

This is the GOP's idea of free speech and public debate.

#9 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-25 07:47 AM | Reply

So, they lost their business license not because they had no authority to assault the woman...but because they weren't wearing shirts that say "security" when they did it?

They had no business touching her. Period.

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-25 12:40 PM | Reply

LOL no wonder the idiot on the zoom interview refused to show his face.

All he basically said was 'behave or our storm troopers will assault you.'

#11 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-25 12:44 PM | Reply

The best thing to come out of this is that the sheriff who physically dragged her out is collecting disability from Los Angeles County.

"Now, records from Transparent California reveal Norris collects $186,675 annually from the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association - including $150,282 in disability payments and $36,393 in benefits. While claiming in 2020 he received only pension payments, he recently disclosed having partial disability ratings - 12% for his right shoulder and 13% for his left. However, after video surfaced of Norris physically grabbing and attempting to remove Borrenpohl from the town hall, users online have begun questioning whether he should still be receiving disability payments"

Did Elmo catch that fraud?

#12 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-25 04:05 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

This was terrible and absolutely inexcusable, but sadly it is the way things are headed. Trump's rhetoric has Republicans acting the way they always wanted to because they think it is acceptable now. Fortunately I dont see it in my neck of the woods yet, but I do believe it will get here at some point. 4 years is a long time when you consider how much damage has been done in one month.

#13 | Posted by justagirl_idaho at 2025-02-25 07:09 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#12 | Posted by Nixon

JFC...

...as if we didn't already know these fuggin dirtbags were the absolute scum of the earth...th' whole fuggin lot of 'em...

#14 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-02-25 07:13 PM | Reply

Rut Roh!

"Security firm loses license after woman dragged from Idaho town hall

CDA Police report that Lear Asset Management's business license has been revoked for violating Coeur d'Alene City ordinances regarding security agencies and agents. The CDA Police continue to investigate the incident and battery charges against Borrehpohl have been dropped by the prosecutor."

idahonews.com

#15 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-25 09:54 PM | Reply

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