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To: unclewest who wrote (125542)7/15/2005 11:05:11 PM
From: Alan Smithee  Read Replies (1) of 793839
 
Randy Weaver fired first and shot and killed a federal agent who had come to arrest him on a federal weapons charge of selling sawed off shotguns.

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The Weavers were out of line.

Oh really? Is that why the government ended up settling with Randy Weaver and paying a substantial sum of money?

It's been a while since I reviewed this case, but I believe you are wrong.

Weaver did not fire the first shot.

The Marshals claimed that Kevin Harris shot first.

Weaver contends that the Marshals shot the dog, which prompted Sammy Weaver to fire back.

IMO, the entire incident was a sad chapter for US law enforcement.

Not saying Weavers were spotless and squeaky clean, but the situation could easily have been handled differently.

The Marshals Service and BATF was out of line.
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