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The standoff started after this. There were no feds around, to the Weaver's knowledge, prior to this night. There is absolutely no way Sammy Weaver could have known these men in camo clothing, with no identifying insignia, were federal agents. They had just shot his dog and he fired a couple of shots their way and ran. he was shot in the back, never knowing who killed him. Your attempts to twist the facts is laughable. Not surprising, but laughable.
Care to offer any evidence that there was any inbreeding? Or how about any degenerate behavior? Or were those just two more lies?
You mean other than being Nazis?
"But, but, but, they weren't Nazis. They were the most wonderfulest people in the world!"
Sadly, the internet is full of shit by Nazis and Gun Assholes trying to make these people into heroes, but if you look hard enough, you can find an unbiased source.
The Randy Weaver Ruby Ridge Trial An Account
Weaver never had any intention of returning for his court date. A letter written by Vicki to the U. S. Attorney for Idaho (addressed in the letter as the "Servant of the Queen of Babylon") promised they "will not bow to your evil commandments...whether we live or whether we die." When the February court date passed, with Randy as a no-show, a failure to appear warrant was issued for Weaver's arrest and the case sent to the U. S. Marshal's Service. In light of what became a constant stream of threatening letters to the federal government, Dave Hunt, deputy U. S. Marshal, reluctantly considered calling in Special Operations Group (SOG), an elite marshals force used for raids and difficult fugitive cases.
Hmmmm..
And then you have this.
The presence of children complicated the Marshal's Service task, especially given Randy Weaver's practice of sending his gun-toting children out in front of him to greet strangers.
Swell guy you make a hero out of, someone who uses children as human shields.
A SOG surveillance team consisting of six marshals entered the Weaver property on August 21, 1992, with the intent of scouting out positions for an undercover plan to capture Weaver. At about 10:45 a.m., near the end of the operation, three marshals were moving back down the mountain to rejoin their other comrades. The Weaver's yellow Lab, Striker, had caught a whiff and ran down the road to investigate, followed by Sammy Weaver and Kevin Harris. The dog closed in on the retreating three marshals, Arthur Roderick, Larry Cooper, and 15-year SOG veteran Billy Degan. Soon the dog had Cooper cornered. As Harris came up behind the dog, Cooper rose and shouted, "Back off! U.S. Marshal!" Seconds later, from behind a stump, Degan rose to his knee and shouted, "Freeze! U.S. Marshal!"
Wait, wait? WHat was that? THey DID Identify themselves? It was 10:45 AM, as in "not dark out".
But, man, they were just fighting for gun rights, man. They were like awesome people being oppressed by the government.