They shot the family dog. The Weaver boy shot the thug and they killed him.
That isn’t why Ruby Ridge happened. The fedgov was harassing this family to the point they were trying to get them out of their house. Thry were trumping up charges against them to get them out. People were killed as well as the dog and it was a standoff situation for days.
This was one stupid cop who shot a dog in a person’s yard while out on an unrelated call, that hardly posed a credible threat.
WHile dogs were shot in both cases they are hardly comparable incidents.