Image was used by Guns.com
and credited to STEEMIT.COM but not fully credited to @aggroed
While doing some reading about the current situation with the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota, I ran into an article on Guns.com written up by Jennifer Cruz. In the article, it mentions how a Dakota Access Pipeline employee pretended to be a protester to do some work while not drawing attention. He was found out, and some of the tribe members attempted to apprehend the individual. The individual was armed with what appears to be an AR-15 rifle but fortunately the situation was de-escalated and no-one was hurt.
Apart from the sad but critical situation happening in North Dakota, I noticed the picture of the individual that was detained for threatening the protesters. The picture showed an armed man standing in the river while tribal members approached. What caught my eye was the picture because I knew that I had seen it before. Then I read the credit, and it said STEEMIT.COM. It did not credit the author or the article but it did at least credit steemit.com. So I then tried to find the article where I had originally seen the picture but could not find it until earlier today.
Here is the link to the original article with the image used by Guns.com written by @aggroed,
Apart from bringing further light to the current situation in North Dakota with the pipeline and the protesting, I also was intrigued with the fact that a news story used a STEEMIT.COM picture in the article. This furthers the idea that STEEMIT.COM will continue to be used as a news medium amongst other things and will continue to be used as a reference by other sites. This is one of the many versatile traits of STEEMIT.COM and it only still in BETA.
Please be aware that the fight continues against the Dakota Access Pipeline and what it represents. The DAP is just another part of the policies that have decimated the Natives of this land for the last 500 years. It is a clear example of choosing money and corporate profits over a people and their lands.
“We’re going to let it play out for several more weeks.”
President Obama
Nov. 1, 2016
What he is really saying:
"We shall see if they are still there in a few more weeks when the weather starts to turn against them. The snows and winter are coming and they will leave, and I, President Obama will not have to deal with it. If the protesters are still there a few more weeks after that, I will no longer be the President and will not have to do anything."
Please be aware that the fight continues and needs support. The following are links to continue the fight.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1312049785474073/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Standing-Rock-Indian-Reservation/109268902425837
https://www.gofundme.com/sacredstonecamp
http://sacredstonecamp.org/supply-list/
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