Keed,
Well I certainly disagree with that if contexts were comparable, but even if I take your conjecture as true... so? So kill whitey to even the score? Is that the desired outcome here?
Schu,
First, lol "arsonists". But mainly, that sorta sounds like victim blaming. Dumb domestic terror laws that the feds have managed to use to charge all sorts of non terrorist activity is BUSH's fault, and these guys are right wing, therefore you asked for it, so stop complaining when an injustice is served? That a decent summary? K.
All,
Pretty good summary of the absurdity of the Hammond punishments, and how the 8th amendment is pretty much dead thanks to precedence (lol three strike laws) :
https://reason.com/blog/2016/01/04/r...nspired-oregon
All,
Also note that controlled burns started by the state go astray from time to time and burn private property and sometimes even kills civilians. Somehow I doubt anyone is going to jail for this. Sounds like a matter for civil courts, which is probably how the Hammonds should have been dealt with.
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_2287027...nce-prescribed
All,
This discussion also illustrates my problem with the Bundys... The Hammond case is actually pretty tragic, but by inserting themselves and their methods into the story, the case itself has received very little attention, and the argument is basically about the Bundys and should the be murdered or not. Media works for the media, they are not tasked with informing the populace. (sidenote: this is why I always lol when such and such cause whines about not getting coverage... you sure you want it?) Thus, you should know that in today's climate, if you march in protest with guns and challenge government authority on behalf of a beaten and broken family, the guns and government are what's going to sell, not the tormented and abused family. And not only that, it will be assumed that you and the family are one and the same, and rather than the family being ignored, they will be actively hated by a good portion of the population. So nice job on that, Bundy.