Ruby Ridge — 20 years later

20 years ago this week, the Ruby Ridge standoff took place and became a refererence point in American culture.  ” More than a deadly siege in North Idaho that claimed the lives of a mother, her son and a federal marshal, the standoff at Ruby Ridge became a rallying point for the extremist movement and made Randy Weaver, the white supremacist at the center of the event, a hero to those groups. It also changed the way federal law enforcement handles standoffs with fugitives,” writes Bill Morlin in Sunday’s SR article here . (SR file photo).

Sara Weaver has found forgiveness in an article here .

What are the “take aways” from Ruby Ridge 20 years later?