First of all, it wasn't his dog, it was the Weaver's. Secondly, I don't know, but maybe immediately jumping to lethal force as a response to someone who's representing the fucking state shooting a dog for reasons you don't understand on private property that belongs to neither of you isn't exactly a brilliant play, especially since he's probably not alone, because he's wearing a fucking USMS uniform.
[–] 16382913? ago
Did they say they were? Did they attempt to approach in the open, justly, with nothing to fear, as any servant of the people should do? No, they did not. They approached like an invading scout force and they shot the fucking dog who was giving away their position. They acted like an invasion, were treated as such, and used that as casus belli to besiege the Weavers.
Just as keikaku.
[–] 16382914? ago
They expected resistance if announced because of reports they had received from the ATF, which is why they planned to go in as covertly as possible, surprise them and arrest without having to use force. The dog compromised this and was killed. Degan probably hadn't even seen Harris before he was shot, Harris made no attempt to de-escalate, because he either chimped out over a friend's dog or was legitimately too retarded to even comprehend the situation and ended up making the situation much worse. I find it a bit disingenuous that anti-statists give Harris and the Weaver's a huge benefit of the doubt while assuming everyone on every agency involved was conspiring against them. This is the kind of conspiracy theory shit that leads to self-fulfilling prophecies.
[–] 16382919? ago
that's what the ATF did at Waco with much the same result.