i watched all the hearings on Ruby Ridge on CSPAN because my entire family who is a bunch of gun totin rednecks were all convinced that the government was coming to get them. i kept seeing articles in The American Rifleman to that effect as well which on the whole, i found to be rather disturbing.
the whole incident seemed to be based on a lot of misscommunication and over reaction. there was a blind exchange of gunfire. a cop got shot. his partner hiked back down and reported it - FBI and ATF and everyone went on a combat mission. its too bad his wife got shot in the head and his son was killed... but its not like they were just peace lovin folk, goin about their business. when you run out the door in front of dozens of people waiting to shoot you... the risk of getting shot should cross your mind.
the case was flawed.
the prosecution seemed to fuck it up at every turn.
the cops serving the warrants were made to look like idiots.
the FBI and ATF looked like bigger dickheads.
but... whats an appropriate response to a militant nutjob hiding in the woods, shooting cops?
Mr Weaver, though somewhat vindicated, i thought came off just as the flaky weirdo they said he was when i watched him testify.
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