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.
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?