smartest_kobold t1_j8sm5g5 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 5:44 PM

The guy who helped acquire weapons for an armed standoff with the Feds?

glockster19m t1_j8t74fq wrote on February 16, 2023 at 7:54 PM

I mean let's be honest, it wasn't much of a standoff

The house was never surrounded, shots were never exchanged, they were literally letting supporters in and out of the house freely the whole time

tghost474 t1_j8vnkp5 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 7:20 AM

Dude you’re trying to use logic and reason here. Best of luck but a waste of your breath.

glockster19m t1_j8wn0cn wrote on February 17, 2023 at 2:06 PM

Like I definitely don't support the browns, they were both straight up mentally ill and thought they Ed thought he was the second coming of Jesus Christ by the end of it

But it also just wasn't a stand off. They were literally arrested when two undercover agents showed up at their door with a sheet of fucking brownies and were let right inside

largeb789 t1_j8xpyrw wrote on February 17, 2023 at 6:22 PM

But it could have turned violent. They had traps in place. They were non compliant with the law.

glockster19m t1_j8xqd1r wrote on February 17, 2023 at 6:24 PM

But again, it didn't turn violent

If anything it's an example of how easily the government could have avoided violence had they wanted to in similar situations like Ruby Ridge

largeb789 t1_j8xrzvm wrote on February 17, 2023 at 6:35 PM

Ed Brown "vowed to resist arrest violently and die rather than go to prison." The only reason the standoff didn't turn violent was the marshals were able to trick them. I don't think Ruby Ridge would have unfolded the same way. I'm glad the feds learned from that and realized they were dealing with a couple nutters.