Last Oregon occupier still talking on YouTube - from jail

[mfcorey1]

PORTLAND, Ore. — David Fry, a college dropout from Ohio, had a taste of fame as the last occupier of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon.

Fry became one of the public faces and voices of the standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, using a digital camera to broadcast his commentary as an armed band of anti-government protesters held onto the remote federal property for 41 days this winter.

Fry threatened to kill himself, declared war on the U.S. government, asked for marijuana and pizza, and talked about UFOs before he finally walked into federal custody. On a YouTube channel called DefendYourBase, Fry posted videos of himself and the other three final holdouts, taunting federal authorities and refusing to give up as they huddled in their makeshift camp area, drinking beer and trying to keep warm under tarps by a campfire.

Even jail hasn't stopped Fry from talking.

While he awaits trial on federal charges, Fry has been calling from inside the Multnomah County Jail to have his thoughts recorded and posted by supporters to YouTube. He has complained about the cost of his audio updates — $15 for 15 minutes for each call from jail. But that hasn't stopped him from making a grab-bag of pronouncements — denouncing the FBI, quoting the Bible, explaining how Easter is really a pagan ritual and warning about supposed government conspiracies.

Fry, one of 26 people charged with federal crimes for the standoff in remote southeastern Oregon, has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to prevent federal employees at the refuge from doing their work, possession of a firearm at a federal facility, and carrying a weapon in the course of a crime of violence.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/last-oregon-occupier-still-talking-on-youtube-from-jail/ar-BBrTgM0?li=BBnb4R7&ocid=mailsignout

[OregonBlue]

1. Let him talk. He's making the government's case for them.

[snooper2]

2. On his last video he said he wanted the devil to kill the judge while he dreams

LOL-

David Fry is one of those cases where a re-education center almost looks like a good idea

[SwankyXomb]

4. Wouldn't he

have to be educated first in order to be re-educated?

[randome]

3. He says he felt compelled to join the Occupiers because of a 'female voice'.

He smokes pot, so his father says, 'for medicinal purposes'. (Come on, no matter where you fall on pot, that's pretty ludicrous.)

He tried to commit suicide at 18 yet his father wants him released into his custody.

This guy needs help.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]The truth doesn’t always set you free.
Sometimes it builds a bigger cage around the one you’re already in.[/center][/font][hr]

[malaise]

5. Poor moron - by the time he's finished, he'll have jumped

from the Frying pan into the fire

[struggle4progress]

6. "... Senior District Judge Robert Jones ... discussed Fry’s mental health history at length ..."

Judge Denies Pretrial Release For 'Vulnerable' David Fry
by Conrad Wilson OPB
April 4, 2016 1:45 p.m.
Updated: April 5, 2016 11:32 a.m.

[Marrah_G]

7. i actually feel bad for him

I watched and listened to everything live.

What I saw was a young man who is clearly mentally ill and who was manipulated by others. He is delusional to an extreme.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. I hope he gets a good lawyer

Like you, a mental competency hearing is in order

[WolverineDG]

10. I was following that as well

online & on a Zello channel that supporters formed. This guy definitely needs help for mental illness.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

8. Now that right-wing terrorist is an "Oregon occupier?" LOL