A group of armed protesters who led a takeover of a remote wildlife refuge in the western US state of Oregon were acquitted by a jury of felony charges on Thursday.

How can they be acquitted? Is there a double standard with regards to what is considered terrorism vs. protest? Does the qualifier have anything to do with race?

Trending on Twitter:

Now we can all stop pretending that there's no such thing as 'white privilege', right? #oregonstandoff #yallQaeda https://t.co/epLRb9fc1B

— Grampa Caligula (@CaligulaGrampa) October 28, 2016

Meanwhile Native aka REAL Americans have police in riot gear arresting them for peace protests ????? #yallqaeda https://t.co/YoAVYvkN5r

— kumbaynah (@mermaidaysh) October 28, 2016

Native people protest peacefully over land: maced and beaten. White militants take up arms over land: acquitted. https://t.co/XdUgPMo9Bu

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 28, 2016

My latest.

You know & I know that had the Oregon militia been ANYTHING other than white they'd all be dead/in jailhttps://t.co/Jb1ahbAbvK

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) October 28, 2016

Besides race, difference btween Oregon acquittal & #DAPL fascist crackdown: one is worthless public land; other is private Big Oil capital

— Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) October 28, 2016

Maybe the last tweet is what it’s really all about?

Source: Armed occupiers of Oregon wildlife refuge acquitted – France 24