Huh? Would you mind explaining, in detail, what the point of this statement is?
In case you didn't notice, this was the county sheriff attempting to ARREST Mr. Cooper on a charge of aggravated assault. Now, are you trying to argue that they should have just gone up to his house, guns blazing? Or are you trying to argue that they should have walked up like clay pigeons and let him shot them, as he had threatened to do on two previous occasions?
In either event, Mr. Cooper would be guaranteed to be dead. They were TRYING to arrest him alive so that they could give him that "due process" thingie mentioned in the Fifth Amendment. Unfortunately, Mr. Cooper didn't want "due process."
Do you need some help wiping that NWO brown stuff off of your nose?
Wow, that was SUCH a fine rebuttal of the point I made. Your intellectual prowess is truly amazing, as is your grasp of issues of Constitutional law. I am honored that you would deign to speak to me, sir.
I find however that in this case, the uniquely overwhelming characteristic is the identity of one of the victims.
I have no intention of labeling Cooper a saint. I suspect there were lots of things about which he was grossly mistaken and he was probably very abrasive to the point of bordering on violating interpretations of criminal or common law somewhere.
With that said, I sortof like the old geezer's writings and Conspiracy Theories. I suspect a lot of them were hogwash or at least the actual linkages he made probably weren't the modus operendi of the actual persons he discusses.
But his theories were very well studied, provided some incredible connections which if not real by man's hand, probably tip the hand of fallen angels.
Substantial cause existed for many third parties to cause Cooper's silence or death. Cooper was aware of this, yet still exhibited a desire to defend the Constitution and Bill of Rights within the US.
Labeling Cooper as a 'militia' type fails to correctly identify his significance. Conspiracy theorist is a better label and considering his background, probably had some insights not commonly derived by others in the public or junior levels of government.
Considering we are fighting a 'War on Terror', Cooper probably could have provided some significant intel on describing actual threats. Others could place appropriate value on his effort, but few had many of his insights.
From an intel point of view, his death might be considered by some to be just as controversial as that of Colby or Boorda.