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To: long-gone who wrote (28082)	2/12/1999 8:27:00 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116753

Where did I defend Reno? Personally, I think the whole bunch are to blame for a series of mis-steps, poor intelligence and operational planning, and getting themselves into a mess that they could not easily extricate themselves from. There mistakes resulted in needless deaths and a memory that continues to burn in many peoples minds. But do not exonerate Koresh and his people. All they had to do was surrender and let the lawyers work it out in court. Instead, they chose confrontation and defiance. Btw, Horiuchi did what he was told to do. He did not make up the rules of engagement on Ruby Ridge. Potts and his buddies did. I don't blame the officer for following the orders of his superiors when he is told to take the shot. But I do blame him for not having the fortitude to question the Rules of Engagement in the first place. As for the Aryan Nations, you may have no love for these people and think they have the right to say what they want (I agree). But AN has also been implicated in the terroristic activities of the "Order", which was involved in a series of bank robberies and anti-semitic murders in the Northwest. Your example then would be analogous to leaving John Gotti alone because a few of his underlings were committing crimes. The Aryan Nations would restict your freedoms in a heartbeat were they ever to achieve power. They actively advocate the overthrow of the US gov't, by political or military means. I personally don't have much sympathy for them should the Feds maintain a heavy surveillance on their activities. But in the end it comes down to whether the gov't can be responsible for the beliefs that others hold. The gov't is made up of people who hold various beliefs, (some more reactionary than your own, Richard...:0) These guys put their lives on the line (and sometimes the lives of their families because of retribution), which is a pressure most people don't bear. So forgive them if they don't always act 100% inside the law, when doing so may put their lives into danget. They are, after all, people like you and me. Sounds cliche, but it's still true. Behind the badge is a person. Regards, Ron