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Beavis, Butthead convicted in Sacramento
Two militia members were convicted of plotting to blow up two propane tanks in a Sacramento suburb to try to topple the federal government. "Huh huh. He said 'topple.' Huh huh!" "Weapon of mass destruction"? They were propane tanks, jugheads! Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are by definition chemical, biological or nuclear. It was the second trial for the former members of the San Joaquin County Militia on charges they intended to blow up the 12-million-gallon tanks in suburban Elk Grove. The first 12-member jury deadlocked six months ago, with 11 jurors voting for conviction. They probably meant "weapons of severe destruction" or "exceptionally powerful makeshift explosives." Prosecutors contend Patterson and Kiles hoped to cause enough civil unrest to result in the toppling of the federal government. An' then they could be in charge, and they could, like, get chicks and stuff... A third man, Donald Rudolph, founder and former commander of the militia, pleaded guilty in January 2001 to concealing his knowledge of the plot and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Just as soon as the coppers quit hitting him. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-05-23 |
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