When antiwar speech turns seditious (Michelle Malkin)

townhall ^ | April 9, 2003 | Michelle Malkin

[meadsjn]

Just who at Ruby Ridge or Waco was threatening anyone or interfering with a military shipment?

Your hypocracy is showing.

[kms61]

Oh please. The connection is that at Ruby Ridge and Waco deadly force was used far beyond what was necessary to deal with the situation.

The same would have been true if deadly force had been used at Oakland. That so many people here apparently don't understand that is truly disturbing.

[Burkeman1]

Thanks for that post. I thought both Ruby Ridge and Waco were disgusting acts by our government regardless of the weirdo views the victims held. They were both outrageous acts of murder by our government. I hate hypocrisy above all. And there is so much on this site these days it makes me sick.

[kms61]

I agree.

[meadsjn]

I agree that if deadly force had been used on the saboteurs in Oakland, it would have produced negative PR ratings for several government entities. The fact remains that their actions warrant, at the very least, arrest, trial, and imprisonment for sabotage. Resisting attempts to stop the sabotage would justify the use of deadly force, IMO.

The people in Ruby Ridge and Waco were minding their own business and presented no threat to any government, citizen, or commercial entity. In both those situations, government agents initiated the shooting and killing where no threat or protest existed, and no crimes were taking place.

...deadly force was used far beyond what was necessary to deal with the situation.

Just how much force should be used to stop people from minding their own business and wanting to be left alone?