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. Brian B. Riley --> http://www.macconnect.com/~brianbr For PGP Keys - Send Email Subject "Get PGP Key" "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" -- Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream