OK, that sucks. But an armed standoff doesn't sound like a particularly smart response.
It was always hippies and leftists who wanted to screw the cops, and it concerns me that I'm hearing that more often from the right. In fact, that was one of the key points of David Horowitz's awakening to conservatism, if you've read his book.
I am NOT an anarchist, and I don't support a "screw the cops" philosophy.
We were considering going but the interstate was backed up for many miles.
A long time ago, BLM agents weren’t armed, and conducted business professionally. They looked and acted like Hank the county agricultural agent. Look at the photos of that standoff with the Bundy family.
Theses post-9/11 weaponized BLMs showed up in swat gear, desert tan BDUs, AR-15s, army helmets, and more than a few were sporting tacticool “wish is was a special forces guy” beards and oakleys.
They showed up looking like they were prowling for a fight. They got the response they deserved. They were going for intimidation and they ran into people who stood tall. This is a good day.
Having seen how the FedGov deals with people they deem societal misfits and/or outside the norm, I don’t blame the reactions of the Bundys or the militias. It became an “us or them’ situation.