New Hampshire Man Will Shoot Tax Collectors; Calls Come for Supporters.
Ed Brown has received multiple felony convictions for income tax evasion. After trying to take up his case in court, he and his wife believe that federal agents will storm their 110 acre home, which is like a fortress complete with watch towers and its own supply of electricity should the government try to cut off the Browns’ power.
According to Lauren Canario,
“In speech Ed Brown takes his ideals seriously. He explains his concepts of good and evil in a confident and patient tone, as if teaching an apprentice. He showed me the realistic paintings decorating his spacious home: a shining medieval knight bowing to be dubbed by a princess; a 19th century man and woman walking together; a mother and child that seemed illuminated by emotion rather than light. He seems to have lived his life believing chivalry, love and honor were possible, but now events have convinced him that he may have to die to uphold his ideals, and he accepts his possible violent fate with composure.”
Others are coming to support Brown. Some with guns, others with cameras or signs in the event of another Waco massacre. Still others are sending letters of support, flags, and are writing the sheriff’s office to ask the local police not to harm him.
It could be months before government agents try to enter his compound, since Brown is determined not to be taken to jail alive.
Here’s a link to the story, which also has information on how to support Brown.
Here’s a link to other developments as they occur.
Let’s hope this all ends non-violently, and that the criminal invaders come to their senses before attacking an old man and his wife who question the legality of the income tax.
This post tends to confirm my initial impression, that Ed Brown is a modern-day Don Quixote. I can’t imagine that there’s any chance he’ll be left in peace, so I can only hope that he manages to die quickly. Nobody deserves to be taken alive by the Evil Empire, but it would be a particularly horrible fate for such an idealistic man.
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