[sittnick]

But we are still obliged to honor their memories and the personal courage it takes to fight and die for a principle, even as we lament both their desperate, misguided actions ... and the systematic erosion of our liberties which gave them rise.

Sorry, there is nothing "courageous" about killing yourself. I don't agree with his action, but I would understand it if he threw down his weapon and surrendered after fulfilling his promise, or at least required a warrant.

[tpaine]

I don't agree with his action, but I would understand it if he threw down his weapon and surrendered after fulfilling his promise, or at least required a warrant.

Exactly. An honorable man would have fired warning shots, ran them off his land, and then tried to justify his action.

[Hot Tabasco]

I would understand it if he threw down his weapon and surrendered after fulfilling his promise, or at least required a warrant.

While I side with his actions, I also recognize the fact that he knew he was faced with imprisonment.

I would have done the same thing........

Rather than die from old age or or some incurable ailment, I would rather go down in a blaze of gunfire or self inflicted injury standing up for what I believe in.......

[brwnsuga]

Sorry, there is nothing "courageous" about killing yourself.

There's definitely nothing courageous about killing these men who were just doing their jobs. Now somebody is missing a father, a husband, an uncle, a brother or a good friend because of property rights. This is terrible.

[2ndClassCitizen]

Killing unarmed backhoe operators is disgusting. He could have fired one warning shot into the backhoe's tires, but unarmed men being shot down. Backhoe operators!