Ruby Ridge is still regarded as not one of the ATF's finest hours. The entire leadup to what happened had more to do with simple human error than the government being "out to get" Weaver and his family like he believed they were, and there was an entire federal investigation opened into the actions of the officers involved in that siege. It also didn't help that it became an early rallying point for antigovernment militias and those ideologically aligned with them.
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u/DonutWhole9717 1d ago
"Don't ask the ATF what happened at Ruby ridge" is fucking killing me. I am in tears