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139. The incident was escalated by the terrorists when they took over the building while armed.

Reply to GGJohn (Reply #138)

Sun Jan 3, 2016, 12:32 PM

Jan 2016

Coddling terrorists results in emboldening them to greater action.

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It's simple. The government needs to give these domestic terrorists an ultimatum: vacate in 24 hours [View all] Drunken Irishman Jan 2016 OP

No. arcane1 Jan 2016 #1

Give them an inch and they'll take a yard. Drunken Irishman Jan 2016 #2

"openly looking to attack the government" by breaking into an empty building and sitting there? arcane1 Jan 2016 #3

lol condoning right-wing militias. Unbelievable. Drunken Irishman Jan 2016 #4

You lie. I don't condone them, I object to burning them alive. arcane1 Jan 2016 #11

lol Drunken Irishman Jan 2016 #16

If you think turning yourself into a militant bombmonger JackInGreen Jan 2016 #77

Handling this sanely isn't appeasement demwing Jan 2016 #84

Same shit was said during the Bundy Ranch standoff MohRokTah Jan 2016 #91

Yeah, let's go and make martyrs of them, that's the way to do it. GGJohn Jan 2016 #95

More of the same shit that was said back then. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #97

So your solution is to kill them before they've committed any violence against GGJohn Jan 2016 #98

My solution is to send in armed federal troops wearing body armor to peacefully remove them. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #99

So you want to escalate the situation so that there will be violence and killing? GGJohn Jan 2016 #100

The situation was already escalated by the terrorists armed insurrection. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #103

I can't believe that I'm reading this shit on a progressive board. GGJohn Jan 2016 #105

I can. But only because I've seen it before. From a select few. pangaia Jan 2016 #178

Yeah, that worked out real well at Ruby Ridge and Waco. GGJohn Jan 2016 #101

Worked fine at Waco. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #104

Yeah, because those children and women deserved to die because of................. GGJohn Jan 2016 #107

David Koresh was responsible for every death, not the federal government. eom MohRokTah Jan 2016 #109

The Feds didn't have to assault the compound like they did, they could have waited a few more GGJohn Jan 2016 #111

The time for waiting had come and passed. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #114

Bullshit!!!! GGJohn Jan 2016 #118

Nope. Everything had been tried. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #119

You are one sick puppy if you believe that killing is preferable to negotiations GGJohn Jan 2016 #122

They already proved they were heavily armed and were violent. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #125

What violence have these militia assholes committed yet? GGJohn Jan 2016 #132

Fine, then when armed troops enter the building to remove them... MohRokTah Jan 2016 #135

Again, why are you so eager to escalate the situation? GGJohn Jan 2016 #138

The incident was escalated by the terrorists when they took over the building while armed. MohRokTah Jan 2016 #139

So you want to escalate it into a possible shootout to satisfy your desire for bloodshed? GGJohn Jan 2016 #141

Your irrational bloodlust duly noted. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #154

Good to know who you really are: Someone who has no problem cali Jan 2016 #151

You're sick. Dude, seek help. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #177

There are an alarming number sarisataka Jan 2016 #153

Funny, I'll bet that most of those advocating violence to end this occupation have GGJohn Jan 2016 #156

Well, a few may have been in a fistfight... Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #158

This is crazy talk and has no place on DU. demmiblue Jan 2016 #106

The mistake at the Bundy ranch was not law enforcement nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #173

100% correct. And we hardly ever agree on anything LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #176

It is becauae of people with your take on things, pangaia Jan 2016 #180

Slowly step away from the bottle, GGJohn Jan 2016 #89

Exactly..... daleanime Jan 2016 #112

Me too, GGJohn Jan 2016 #115

Using Napalm is a progressive value, don't you know? hack89 Jan 2016 #127

Shut off water and power, blast spotlights into the windows. ohnoyoudidnt Jan 2016 #7

Probably not...but I tire of them thumbing their nose at the government. Drunken Irishman Jan 2016 #9

So am I. ohnoyoudidnt Jan 2016 #19

I don't think that's a reason to kill demwing Jan 2016 #85

Spotlights and the Barney theme song. Matariki Jan 2016 #52

Jimi's "Star Spangled Banner" played at 11? - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #94

That would drive them nuts, those racist assholes GGJohn Jan 2016 #96

Thanks. For variety, maybe a little KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #108

LOL, even better, GGJohn Jan 2016 #110

I started out calling for the 82nd Airborne, but now Im KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #113

Which is ironic, GGJohn Jan 2016 #120

Wow! Totally unintentional on my part although, now that you KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #126

And the theme from the hit television show - Teletubbies. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #185

Whatever you do, don't let the delivery guy from Domino's or Wok This Way pass in any food! MADem Jan 2016 #57

Shut off power and water, block access and wait. Pretty sure they didn't take unlimited supplies peacebird Jan 2016 #68

And very loud, non-stop music. 48 hours of Rick Astley should do it. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2016 #74

Nah, I say throw on some Snoop Dogg or Dr. Dre. TheMightyFavog Jan 2016 #159

I agree. Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2016 #116

We don't need to create a bunch of martyrs. We can arrest them the slow, boring way. pnwmom Jan 2016 #60

It is a Refuge. Fire is not a good idea. They better get firefighters ready. glinda Jan 2016 #18

True, although it's snowing pretty heavily just now. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #157

Their (Waco) death is on Koresh's hands not "ours." Your kind of thinking is what motivated CBGLuthier Jan 2016 #28

It is the OP that said "We did it in Waco." n/t arcane1 Jan 2016 #34

No, the OP said we took care of the situation, your post said "we" burned children to death CBGLuthier Jan 2016 #36

Direct quote from the OP "We did it in Waco." n/t arcane1 Jan 2016 #37

DQ from your post, '"We" burned children to death in Waco. Is that a good thing?' CBGLuthier Jan 2016 #38

No, David Koresh and his band of religious wack-a-loons burned children to death Jake Stern Jan 2016 #148

The PTB created this situation SciFiRK Jan 2016 #5

Agreed. It's why they can't back down now. Drunken Irishman Jan 2016 #8

Agreed, sort of... DO NOT back down demwing Jan 2016 #86

Be careful about advocating violence libodem Jan 2016 #6

The OP is wasted and trolling. No need to take them seriously or support them. n/t arcane1 Jan 2016 #12

K libodem Jan 2016 #20

So, you think the Waco approach was correct? (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #10

Why 24 hours? XemaSab Jan 2016 #13

Kill 'em, kill 'em all! 'Murica... fuck yeah!!11 demmiblue Jan 2016 #14

Why not? Drunken Irishman Jan 2016 #17

. demmiblue Jan 2016 #25

Results of your jury service DeadLetterOffice Jan 2016 #43

I suggested elsewhere catnhatnh Jan 2016 #15

Skip the middle men sarisataka Jan 2016 #21

We're not talking criminals. We're talking terrorists. Drunken Irishman Jan 2016 #23

So now we can sarisataka Jan 2016 #30

How is it denying them their constitutional right? Drunken Irishman Jan 2016 #40

Typically sarisataka Jan 2016 #45

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2016 #79

There's a sane response. LuvNewcastle Jan 2016 #146

I think the arsonist guys are terrorists. joshcryer Jan 2016 #47

I agree! Also, one problem is they feel more emboldened and likely a few are RKP5637 Jan 2016 #83

The OP would prefer to make liberals look bad by pretending they are advocating murder. arcane1 Jan 2016 #24

I wish I could say sarisataka Jan 2016 #31

I doubt any non-progressive site would advocate torching the place... Drunken Irishman Jan 2016 #42

Really? sarisataka Jan 2016 #46

I have tried, really hard sarisataka Jan 2016 #155

It's so liberal of you to dismiss this militia as just squatters... Drunken Irishman Jan 2016 #41

Remember Philadelphia stuarttman63 Jan 2016 #22

No it would not be good to see them burned alive... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #81

Solution: blast reggae and pot smoke flamingdem Jan 2016 #26

Or blast Dubstep until they snap. DetlefK Jan 2016 #73

Okay, I've missed something here. SheilaT Jan 2016 #27

Armed "Militia" takes over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters Electric Monk Jan 2016 #29

Thanks. SheilaT Jan 2016 #93

I suppose all the Republican a---holes running for president and doc03 Jan 2016 #32

nah. I would block their communications underthematrix Jan 2016 #33

Remove anything that's federal or supported by federal money greymattermom Jan 2016 #50

It's a very isolated location. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #164

Once they have been convicted of terrorism, they will lose their gun rights. How delicious! LonePirate Jan 2016 #35

Can't we just send in some Muslims? L. Coyote Jan 2016 #39

You really can't do anything until they shoot or kill someone. joshcryer Jan 2016 #44

Wtf? That's insane. cali Jan 2016 #48

''...or we firebomb the building'' Ichingcarpenter Jan 2016 #49

Sick stuff.. And you are absolutely right. The op is advocating mass murder cali Jan 2016 #55

just alerted I gave him time to edit it or delete it Ichingcarpenter Jan 2016 #58

siege them. cut off the power, water, and seek them up. they can breath, but thats it. pansypoo53219 Jan 2016 #51

Jam the radio, TV and wifi too. ucrdem Jan 2016 #56

Convict them in absentia and peacefully seize their livestock and vehicles while they're "away." ucrdem Jan 2016 #53

Firebomb them? Do want to make these guys martyrs? TheMightyFavog Jan 2016 #54

Don't mean to make light of the situation, but I am so KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #102

make them all martyrs . . . . great idea DrDan Jan 2016 #59

Nope stevil Jan 2016 #61

Just another Occupy movement. n/t Yo_Mama Jan 2016 #62

Armed with guns and threatening to murder Federal Employees... NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #66

Hmmm... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #82

Occupy didn't take over federal property KingFlorez Jan 2016 #128

Firebomb the building? democrank Jan 2016 #63

After 24 hours, cut off all electricity and water and chain the doors shut from the outside egold2604 Jan 2016 #64

You couldn't achieve that with a watch list. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #67

"after they surrender" demwing Jan 2016 #87

We didn't firebomb Waco - the nuts inside torched themselves. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #65

Charge them rent and wait them out. mmonk Jan 2016 #69

Yeah, that's the way... meaculpa2011 Jan 2016 #70

As long as they are not violent, we should not be violent. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #71

I have a better idea: Terrorize them. DetlefK Jan 2016 #72

Re: your idea #3. My wife says the Feds should just give me one of KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #133

LOL GGJohn Jan 2016 #140

+Infinity! - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #144

Burn them out like the did those Branch idiots. ileus Jan 2016 #75

Ffs JackInGreen Jan 2016 #76

I say we build a wall around it and call it the new Oregon Federal Penitentury. nt bklyncowgirl Jan 2016 #78

^^^^^This one ^^^^^ leveymg Jan 2016 #80

Good plan! n/t Chemisse Jan 2016 #88

I like it. eom. GGJohn Jan 2016 #92

Actually not a bad idea. Kablooie Jan 2016 #129

What a great idea. Baitball Blogger Jan 2016 #137

The time for coddling terrorists was over on the Bundy Ranch MohRokTah Jan 2016 #90

Why don't we have sleeping gas? Kablooie Jan 2016 #117

Just ask the Russians how well that turned out when they tried the same thing GGJohn Jan 2016 #136

Besides, i could see those kooks as the kind of folks... TheMightyFavog Jan 2016 #162

I wouldn't doubt it, considering how fucking paranoid they are. eom. GGJohn Jan 2016 #163

Then send in a robot conker. Kablooie Jan 2016 #169

Nice! A weaponized whack-a-mole. Painted like a like a giant petronius Jan 2016 #188

The issue with any kind of gas there would be getting it in the building. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #161

Helicopter in a huge, plastic dome and drop it over the complex. Kablooie Jan 2016 #170

We do it all over the Middle East too. -none Jan 2016 #121

Waco was a terrible mistake. Baitball Blogger Jan 2016 #123

In Waco, we roasted some children tularetom Jan 2016 #124

WE didn't roast any children. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #160

Did they forget women and children to hide behind? That's what they usually do. brewens Jan 2016 #130

Latest Oregonian article notes that they plan to have kids arrive today. MissB Jan 2016 #165

I agree KingFlorez Jan 2016 #131

No. There are no hostages, it's the only building for miles. JHB Jan 2016 #134

Jeesus, the desire for bloodshed by some on this thread sickens me GGJohn Jan 2016 #142

If they don't clear out before the Spring Migration, JEB Jan 2016 #143

Now there's a weapon of mass destruction (of inflated egos)... JHB Jan 2016 #147

Winter is here. Let the cold do its work. JonathanRackham Jan 2016 #145

Good points, but when they surrender, how about Guantanamo since most of them have declared JCMach1 Jan 2016 #149

Hello Authoritarian left Bonx Jan 2016 #150

The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge cheapdate Jan 2016 #172

So "vacate in 24 hours...or we firebomb the building" is reasonable ? Bonx Jan 2016 #175

I want those assholes removed as quickly cheapdate Jan 2016 #186

Surround the building. deathrind Jan 2016 #152

Sounds like the occupiers may have a legitimate grievance - wundermaus Jan 2016 #166

I think you can be tried and sentenced by multiple jurisdictions for the same crime. n/t cheapdate Jan 2016 #174

Here's what I found. GGJohn Jan 2016 #179

IANAL but I thought it was ruled that the sentencing was illegal Babel_17 Jan 2016 #183

Like your name. Eleanors38 Jan 2016 #167

just drop sewage on them with a slurry bomber larkrake Jan 2016 #168

That worked so well to create martyrs at Waco nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #171

The Gov't didn't firebomb Waco. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #181

But some of that got going nadinbrzezinski Jan 2016 #182

Wow. What? EriktheRedder Jan 2016 #184

Sorry you had to see this thread so early in your tenure here. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2016 #187