Re: in defense of Lon Horiuchi

On 9/11/97 12:16 PM, Zooko Journeyman (zooko@xs4all.nl)  passed this 
wisdom:

>Lest any naive readers who aren't familiar with the details of
>the event buy this kind of spin-doctoring, please be aware that
>the woman in question was probably not visible to the sniper, 
>and it is almost certain that he was aiming at her armed 
>husband who was shooting back.  The bullet travelled through a
>door or some such obstruction I think (I forget the details) 
>before hitting the victim.

>You could more reasonably blame the husband for having the 
>stupidity or carelessness to get in a firefight with his wife 
>and child in the building.


  This doesn't sound like any accounts I have read of what happened at 
Ruby Ridge ... Zooko I think you are the one off base here.


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