r/wikipedia • u/itstimeiminloveagain • 2d ago

Randy Weaver was a central figure in the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff. Weaver was charged with murder, conspiracy, and assault as well as other crimes. He was acquitted of most of the charges, but was convicted of failing to appear in court on a previous weapons charge and sentenced to 18 months prison.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Weaver
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u/1BannedAgain 2d ago

Timothy McVeigh cited Ruby Ridge as a cause for his OKC bombing

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u/andreasreddit1 1d ago

As well as Waco, no?

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u/SoyMurcielago 22h ago

And a lot of the current Christian nationalist groups originally took inspiration from him as well iirc

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u/Harry_Iconic_Jr 1d ago

was living in Idaho when this happened and have much sympathy for his family but zero sympathy for him. if you're going to engage the G in an armed stand-off, someone is going to get hurt and it's probably going to be you or someone you care about. and so it went.

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u/black_ankle_county 1d ago

Racist nut job too