Another Ruby Ridge/Waco event brewing - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

cmbdiesel · #11 04-21-2014, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

This makes sense.

All the gov had to do was wait for him to sell cattle and seize the proceeds. Repeat as necessary. Not unlike the IRS does with garnishment of wages. No helicopters, no giant enforcement presence with snipers and automatic weapons. That's just stupid.

I wonder how much the little militaristic law enforcement display cost the government. The helos cost upwards of $1,500/hour.

They have been waiting for years to see the cattle taken off the disputed lands...
Bundy was not decreasing the size of the herd.
That's why BLM came for the cattle.
Then Bundy escalated the issue into an armed resistance of the implementation of the court order.

I don't think anyone holds the opinion that things couldn't have been handled better, but slamming BLM for their reaction to armed resistance without acknowledging that a very large part of the responsibility lies with Bundy is not a well reasoned position.