[ryathal]

The Bundy thing was 100% government needlessly escalating a matter, that should have been some lawyers negotiating a reasonable fees and promises to not intentionally graze on federal land. If that failed they simply could have arrested him driving in to town or some equally mundane action.

[jki275]

The government tried to negotiate with him for something like forty years.

He had no intention of complying or paying any of his bills.