So the Bible study I attend on Wednesday evenings has an interesting crowd, from older business owners to undergrad Aggies and everyone in between.
One gentleman who started attending a few weeks ago is a retired BATFE agent. I knew this and had done a very good job of watching my tongue even though he seemed to be a bit of a pompous, know-it-all, jerk. He retired recently after 40 years with them.
Before most folks arrived it was just a few of us and the pastor leading it asked him if he’d seen the current Netflix special on Waco. He replied he had not and I let them both talk for a few minutes and I was told that he was there. I asked how the folks in the agency felt about that disaster and he tried to not call it that, I pressed a little. As he danced around that I said especially after the Ruby Ridge fiasco. He again stated, “well, I’m not sure what you really know about that.” I mentioned a little and said something about Mrs. Weaver being killed. He then said that she shouldn’t have been killed but that “it was a good shot.” I nearly exploded and said murdering her was a good shot? He said the sniper was aiming for someone else so he was not aiming for her which made it a good shot. I said a good sniper wouldn’t have taken that shot and that it was murder. By this point the pastor calmed things down but man oh man. I also through out there something about working for an agency who’s sole purpose is to deprive Americans of freedoms, that also was not well received.
He left pretty quick when we were finished. I’m sure he went to take pictures of all the vehicles and get my name and any video from the church.
Thankfully I don’t have a dog.
One gentleman who started attending a few weeks ago is a retired BATFE agent. I knew this and had done a very good job of watching my tongue even though he seemed to be a bit of a pompous, know-it-all, jerk. He retired recently after 40 years with them.
Before most folks arrived it was just a few of us and the pastor leading it asked him if he’d seen the current Netflix special on Waco. He replied he had not and I let them both talk for a few minutes and I was told that he was there. I asked how the folks in the agency felt about that disaster and he tried to not call it that, I pressed a little. As he danced around that I said especially after the Ruby Ridge fiasco. He again stated, “well, I’m not sure what you really know about that.” I mentioned a little and said something about Mrs. Weaver being killed. He then said that she shouldn’t have been killed but that “it was a good shot.” I nearly exploded and said murdering her was a good shot? He said the sniper was aiming for someone else so he was not aiming for her which made it a good shot. I said a good sniper wouldn’t have taken that shot and that it was murder. By this point the pastor calmed things down but man oh man. I also through out there something about working for an agency who’s sole purpose is to deprive Americans of freedoms, that also was not well received.
He left pretty quick when we were finished. I’m sure he went to take pictures of all the vehicles and get my name and any video from the church.
Thankfully I don’t have a dog.