A deadly standoff in 1992 changed federal use-of-force rules. Here's why it matters
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A deadly standoff in 1992 changed federal use-of-force rules. Here's why it matters
""If you take the rules of engagement [at Ruby Ridge] on their face and in a vacuum, they are unconstitutional," then-Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick testified during an October, 1995 Senate subcommittee hearing about the incident."
""uniform, written deadly force policy""
""The paramount value of human life""
Renee Macklin Good, a Minnesota mother, was shot by an immigration enforcement agent in South Minneapolis, raising questions about Department of Homeland Security use-of-force policy. The scrutiny has been primarily from Democrats, with limited bipartisan inquiry. The episode is compared to the 1992 Ruby Ridge standoff, where an 11-day federal operation led to three deaths and bipartisan concern over potential constitutional overreach. The 1995 Senate hearings resulted in Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick announcing DOJ's first uniform, written deadly force policy applicable across its law enforcement agencies. Randall Weaver had ties to the Aryan Nations and held antisemitic, anti-government beliefs.
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