Tina Stone with a small child.
David and Tina Stone at their wedding.
David and Tina Stone with other wedding guests.
Why would a militia member couple post their wedding photos on Facebook? Publicity?
Posted on 03/31/2010 2:07:40 AM PDT by myknowledge
Members of a US Christian militia group linked to a murder plot celebrated a wedding by dressing in camouflage fatigues and posing with guns, newly discovered Facebook photos have revealed.
Nine members of the Michigan-based Hutaree militia group have been charged with seditious conspiracy and attempted use of weapons of mass destruction.
The Hutaree militia are alleged to have plotted to kill a police officer and attack his funeral with homemade bombs in hopes it would provoke an uprising against the government.
A day after members of the Christian militant outfit were arrested, wedding photos of two of the accused plotters have come to light.
Pictures of the nuptials of David and Tina Stone show the bridal party standing in front of a militia flag and brandishing assault rifles.
The photos were discovered on Tina Stone's Facebook page by news website Talking Points Memo.
In the wedding pictures, believed to have been taken in December last year, Tina Stone is dressed in a black wedding dress with white stripes while David Stone and other male guests are dressed in camouflage fatigues.
Another disturbing photo shows a young boy pointing an assault rifle at the camera while Tina Stone stands beside him holding her bridal bouquet.
David Stone is accused of being the ringleader of the Hutaree group.
Two of his sons are among the nine militia members arrested.
Tina Stone with a small child.
David and Tina Stone at their wedding.
David and Tina Stone with other wedding guests.
Why would a militia member couple post their wedding photos on Facebook? Publicity?
What’s wrong with camo and guns at a wedding???
Come on’ is this psy ops? It’s the perfect parody.
While they are strange pictures the fact remains that the MSM would find them "disturbing" even if they only had squirt guns...and they'd probably still call them assault guns.
". . . charged with seditious conspiracy."
Obama is moving now. This is a big deal.
yitbos
Oh, I don’t underplay the seriousness of the direction. I just doubt the authenticity of these militias. It’s like a bad Hollywood screenplay.
When was the last time anyone was charged with sedition?
yitbos
Looks like scenes out of a bad John Watters movie.
No big trucks...
Looks like a Hamas or al-Qaeda wedding with different tuxes and dresses.
these folks are innocent until proven guilty. But by the same token, it’s wise to take a wait and see attitude. If it turns out this group actually was bent on violence, anyone who reflexively jumped to their defense will be tarred along with them.
Lock me up.
The camo makes it too hard for the photographer to find the guys since they blend into the background. They should have worn face paint for an even better effect.
“Why would a militia member couple post their wedding photos on Facebook? Publicity? “
Stupidity!
These pictures show that these are probably just a bunch of ignorant red-necks who like playing Rambo in the woods.
If you were a serious militia would you post pictures of yourself with guns on Facebook?
Come on! That’s ultimate stupid OpSec!
I still think this whole thing is fishy, I’ll bet the FBI implant suggested the whole cop killing thing and the goobers bought into it.
BTW there are no pictures of me with guns ;-)
Hey, we should consider ourselves lucky. At least their wearing clothes.
These people look like goofballs to me.
Shotgun wedding?
Shotgun wedding for nerds?
They thought it was cool, the morons.
Question: Is it illegal?
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