The Anniversary of Ruby Ridge is Upon Us

[bobbyw24]

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THE RANDY WEAVER CASE

BY JIM OLIVER
Another Federal Fiasco!

BATF's entrapment of Randy Weaver led to the violent deaths of three people. Says his defense attorney, Gerry Spence: "What happened to Randy Weaver can happen to anybody in this country."

Seeing his dog, Striker, shot to death by masked intruders clad in camouflage, Sammy Weaver, 14, fired back in fear for his life. The 4 ft., 11" tall youngster was hit in the arm, then shot in the back as he turned to run for home. He died instantly, killed by an agent of the federal government.

Cradling her 10-month-old daughter in her arms, Vicki Weaver stood in the doorway of her home, mourning her slain son, unaware that she herself had only seconds to live. In an instant a bullet tore into Vicki Weaver's face, blew through her jaw and severed her carotid artery. The bullet was fired from 200 yds. away by an agent of the federal government.

What had the Weaver family done to bring FBI snipers and submachine- gun-toting U.S. marshals to the woods around their cabin on Ruby Ridge in northern Idaho? Why did the government act as though the Weavers had forfeited the protections guaranteed all Americans by the United States Constitution? Who made the decisions that led to their unjustified deaths and also to the death of deputy U.S. Marshall William Degan?

http://land.netonecom.net/tlp/ref/weaver.shtml

[Sola_Fide]

Ruby Ridge was one of the first times in my life when my fantasy of American freedom was shattered.

[Danke]

The bullet was fired from 200 yds. away by an agent of the federal government.


The agent was Lon Horiuchi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Horiuchi). "Lon Tomohisa Horiuchi (born 9 June 1954) is a U.S. FBI HRT sniper who was involved in controversial deployments during the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff and 1993 Waco Siege. In 1997, Horiuchi was charged with manslaughter for the death of Vicki Weaver at Ruby Ridge; the case was dismissed."

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[bobbyw24]

Ruby Ridge was one of the first times in my life when my fantasy of American freedom was shattered.

Yep--I remember hearing about it on the news and thinking WTF

[bobbyw24]

by James Bovard, June 1996

On March 1, 1996, the U.S. Marshals Service gave its highest award for valor to five U.S. marshals involved in the 1992 Ruby Ridge, Idaho, shoot-out, including the marshal who shot a 14-year-old boy in the back and killed him, and another marshal who started a firefight by shooting the boy's dog without provocation. The valor award announcement symbolizes federal law enforcement's contempt for court verdicts, the Congress, and the American people.

The marshals received the award, according to U.S. Marshals Service Director Eduardo Gonzalez, for "their exceptional courage, their sound judgment in the face of attack, and their high degree of professional competence during this incident." Gonzalez declared: "When gunfire broke out on Ruby Ridge on that summer day, every member of the team came under fire at some point." Gonzalez labeled the men "heroes."

The Ruby Ridge story began with the entrapment of Randy Weaver, a white separatist, by an Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms informant, after which Weaver was indicted, and the U.S. Marshal's Service was assigned the job of arresting him. Once an indictment was handed down, the U.S. Marshals Service made capturing Weaver a high priority — even naming the mission to apprehend him "Operation Northern Exposure." A confidential Justice Department report later observed: "It appears at initial glance that the resources the marshals committed to the case were disproportionate to the relatively insignificant underlying charge."

The marshals spend the next year and a half spying on Weaver, sneaking around his land dozens of times, and erecting spy cameras to record all his family's movements. David Nevin, a lawyer involved in the subsequent court case, noted later:

http://www.fff.org/freedom/0696d.asp

[fisharmor]

Yep.

Another tale from the good old days;
from times before now, when government served its people;
when justice stood in this country;
when the American dream was alive and well;
when our Republic stood for something.

Take your pick; pick your time. There will always be men of such character. There will always be this American dream. There will always be such justice.

[bobbyw24]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1grid_p3-ruby-ridge-the-randy-weaver-stor_news

[bobbyw24]

During the stand-off, the government force, which numbered 350 to 400 men, had named their temporary camp "Camp Vicki". The negotiators who later claimed they did not know Vicki was dead would call out in the morning 'Vicki, we have blueberry pancakes.' To Sara Weaver inside with her dead mother's body, they were deliberately taunting the survivors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Weaver

[DamianTV]

Heroes dont shoot children in the back.

[limequat]

I can't believe that Lon Horiuchi is still alive.

[Aus4RP]

When someone here in Australia starts bellowing about the righteousness of the American government I always refer them to Ruby Ridge.

Was it Bill Maher that laughed because people felt sorry for the Weavers and he felt it was just a 'Nazi and a dog'?

[Aus4RP]

Found it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdY8GTl76-Q

[limequat]

I'm really starting to dislike Maher.

[bobbyw24]

Heroes dont shoot children in the back.

+Rep

[Pericles]

I can't believe that Lon Horiuchi is still alive.

Think of it as demonstrating which of the two sides has more character.

[bobbyw24]

I'm really starting to dislike Maher.

Many of my liberal colleagues think just like Maher

[realtonygoodwin]

There is a book about the FBI Hostage Rescue Team, from one of the members who was at Ruby Ridge and Waco. Interesting read, I recommend it.

[NewRightLibertarian]

Many of my liberal colleagues think just like Maher

Yep, they all happily cheer when the government slaughters a family as long as its the family of a 'domestic extremist'

That's why I'm so pessimistic about our future in the freedom movement