Randy Weaver dies at age 74

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Randy Weaver, participant in Ruby Ridge standoff, dies at 74

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Randy Weaver, patriarch of a family that was involved in an 11-day Idaho standoff with federal agents 30 years ago that left three people dead and helped spark the growth of anti-government extremists, has died at the age of 74. His death was announced Thursday in a...

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[Alexx1401]

Randy Weaver, participant in Ruby Ridge standoff, dies at 74

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Randy Weaver, patriarch of a family that was involved in an 11-day Idaho standoff with federal agents 30 years ago that left three people dead and helped spark the growth of anti-government extremists, has died at the age of 74. His death was announced Thursday in a...

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That was actually a fairly good write up for KOMO 4. That outlet if normally SUPER left leaning so it kind of shocked me they wrote that up like they did. They of course left a lot out, which is to be expected but, not nearly as slanted as I would expect from them.

 

[RicInOR]

OPINION: R.I.P Randy Weaver: Ruby Ridge is not forgotten - The Richmond Observer

Randy Weaver has passed away. Three decades ago, he was entrapped by an ATF agent. Federal agents subsequently killed his son and wife. The Justice Department denied that anyone’s rights were violated but still paid a multi-million dollar settlement for the Weaver family’s wrongful death lawsuit.

www.richmondobserver.com

Col. Jeff Cooper, a little bit on Weaver, from way back in the 1990s.

Jeff Cooper's Commentaries: Vol. 1, No. 9

Jeff Cooper's Commentaries: Vol. 2, No. 3

http://www.dvc.org.uk/jeff/jeff6_6.html (2nd instance of Weaver in this article)

 

[monks]

God bless his soul, may he rest in peace. I was in high school and still remember when this happened. I always thought the guy was a little extreme with his views, but that whole deal stunk of government entrapment. In a free society people should be allowed to belive what they want as long as they aren't hurting others and he wasn't. It revealed a lot about our federal government and how they need to be reeled in. I will admit it made a healthy impression on me about trusting in any government entity to look out for it's citizens. I love how the Southern Poverty Law Center is always quoted as an expert on extremist groups. They consider anyone right of center as an extremist group.

 

[ilostmypswrd]

My he and his family rest in peace, one of the saddest days in our history, talk about the man abusing their power.