Agree, no intention to fire upon. I believe LE has or can have a bit more restraint and discipline when it comes to deadly force, but accidents can happen, distorted views, etc. along with plenty of what-ifs and the ongoing investigation before whatever they say had happened.
Whats interesting is the time it took for the warrant execution.
It’s a fair assumption they contacted this guy way back months ago when the (3) threats were posted, he likely refused to come in for an interview, didn’t return a phone a calls, ignoring any communication.
We know they watched the house, his social media, got the phone records, surveilled his whereabouts and followed him around for weeks ….BUT decided to raid his house on the SAME day and within hours the POTUS was to arrive. We don’t know why, we don’t know what steps this guy took or was doing at or around 6am yesterday and what prompted a large contingent to execute the raid and act quickly at that moment when they had plenty of time all last month.
For one, it makes better news. If Mr Waffles wasn’t coming to Utah, there would be no news, no expediency, wait longer for a different crisis moment.
But notice, even today the day after…very little is being mentioned anywhere about the incident, the man, his “arsenal” or manifesto.