On August 31st, 1992
BY Herschel Smith
3 years, 3 months ago
On August 31st, 1992 Randy Weaver surrendered to the Federal Authorities, ending the 10-day siege on Ruby Ridge. This is the incident that preceded the Waco siege and is known for the unconstitutional rules of engagement and overzealous actions by the jackbooted thugs of the federal authorities that resulted in the death of two innocent people– Sammy and Vicki Weaver, Randy’s son and wife. It is notable that Randy was acquitted of all charges except missing a court date and violating bail conditions on an ATF sting operation where it is suspected that Mr. Weaver did nothing wrong but that the ATF informant altered the shotguns sold to him by Weaver resulting in Weaver’s arrest. In addition, the missed court date was due to clerical errors on behalf of the court. All involved Federal agencies were publicly reprimanded, and the state of Idaho attempted to press charges against some individuals for their actions but were stymied due to federal interference.
And William Barr defended the actions of Lon Horiuchi. Trump nominated Barr to be U.S. AG.
Never forget that.
On September 1, 2021 at 8:34 am, George 1 said:
I recall talking about this FBI action with friends when it happened. We were all incredulous that a U.S. Law Enforcement agency could operate in America against Americans by rules reserved for military special forces teams in foreign hostile lands against enemies of the United States. Never mind the obvious illegal entrapment of Weaver.
How naive we were. Horiuchi and his boss should have gone to prison for murder as well as a few other agents who participated. I recall one agent going to jail for withholding evidence or something.
I had dealings with Sheriffs form many counties in Idaho starting in 2003. Many continue to express bitterness of the incident now nearly three decades after the event and rightfully so.
As for Barr, Trump hiring him for the AG was when I mostly gave up on Trump. Barr was obviously a huge swamp creature and should not have had any position in an administration trying to root out corruption.
On September 1, 2021 at 7:27 pm, Stuart said:
Never forget that Lon Horiuchi walks free today and not ONE big talking, gun toting, freedom loving ‘Murican has done a damn thing about it.
None of those bad asses are gonna do a damn thing when the round up for the camps start either.
Oh no you’re not.
On September 1, 2021 at 9:19 pm, The Wretched Dog said:
Herschel: Thank you for the reminder.
Stuart: What have you done?
TWD
On September 2, 2021 at 6:34 am, Bert said:
Stew ol buddy. Post up his current information.
Show TWD you have been working.
(No, I don’t really know the individual, but let’s have that location, and a current picture of him and any extended family or friends)
On September 2, 2021 at 12:27 pm, Stuart said:
Wretched Dog & Bert,
I’m not one of those big talkers. I don’t intend to “do” anything. I’m pointing at the jerk offs and laughing.