# The Bundys are at it again. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 3, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043 "2016-01-03T04:49:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 187
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3721 "2021-01-22T22:23:38Z")
You are baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3722 "2021-03-15T23:01:19Z")
“Bundy is representing himself in his criminal case.” I’d quote more from the article, but that really is the best line. Arrested. Again. What an idiot. > **[Ammon Bundy Arrested After Missing Trial on Trespass Charge](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/ammon-bundy-arrested-after-missing-trial-on-trespass-charge/2462627/)** > > Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy has been arrested after failing to attend his trial on charges that he trespassed during an Idaho legislative session last fall ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3723 "2021-03-15T23:14:55Z")
I kinda liked this part too “Bundy didn’t appear in the courtroom because he was protesting outside the building instead, apparently angry in part over mask requirements put in place during the coronavirus pandemic.” I AM not going to court unless its under MY terms!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3724 "2021-03-15T23:17:00Z")
I would just like to mention that according to the article he actually did show up at the courthouse, but instead of attending his trial he stood outside and engaged in some loud public whining about masks. It’s some sort of 4D chess defense strategy, I’m sure. ETA: ninjaed ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3725 "2021-03-16T13:29:57Z")
Bundy may not believe in COVID, but I kinda hope COVID takes an interest in him. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3726 "2021-03-16T16:20:22Z")
Do I have this right; he was originally arrested for not leaving a government building, and then arrested the second time for not going into one? Maybe he’s hoping the charges will cancel each other out. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3727 "2021-03-16T18:28:35Z")
I’ll Bundy some credit. He has a very different view of government than I do but he seems to be consistent. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3728 "2021-03-16T21:20:36Z")
See the post above yours. ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3729 "2021-03-16T21:25:31Z")
I think he’s being consistent even though I disagree with him. He’s anti-government and in both situations he’s taking actions to protest the government. That the protests use different (and in this case, opposite) tactics is amusing more than anything. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3730 "2021-03-16T21:31:36Z")
Lately, he’s been consistently arrested, so he’s got that going for him. That, and the fact that he’s acting in his own defense (Hooo-wheee!). He’s got that going for him, too. Consistent ain’t a virtue. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3731 "2021-03-16T22:04:33Z")
> [@Deeg](#): > > I’ll Bundy some credit. He has a very different view of government than I do but he seems to be consistent. Consistency is not a virtue in an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3732 "2021-03-16T23:40:00Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Consistency is not a virtue… Had a firearms trainer tell this to a troop of Scouts, after he put five rounds tightly spaced… just outside the target. “Boys, you can be consistent in life… consistently wrong. And you can be accurate for one moment and then miss with the rest. You need both accuracy and consistency.” ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3733 "2021-03-21T12:04:18Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Had a firearms trainer tell this to a troop of Scouts, after he put five rounds tightly spaced… just outside the target. My high school archery coach was elated with this as progress for beginners. Get consistency first, then accuracy. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3734 "2021-03-21T14:22:09Z")
‘My high school archery coach…’ America never disappoints! Who knew high schools had archery coaches? Not I! I could not even have guessed! Learn something new everyday! Amazing! ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3735 "2021-03-21T15:24:08Z")
I had a quarter of archery in HS – that was several decades back. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3736 "2021-03-21T21:52:14Z")
High school archery was a blast. Got a phys-ed credit for standing around shooting arrows at stuff. (Mostly archery targets.) ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3737 "2021-03-22T11:18:36Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > America never disappoints! Who knew high schools had archery coaches? Not I! I could not even have guessed! He was the electronics shop teacher with a passion for archery so he volunteered to teach classes and coach the team. We were the only high school with a regular team in Utah, other competitors were high school student who trained on their own. Needless to say, my high school had a dynasty which was unsurpassed in the years before or since. I took archery for two years and was on the team. When I was younger I took great pride in having taken state in my class but would omit the fact that I had missed the first qualifying match with an easier style so my peers were placed in a higher class. The qualifying round I participated in was more difficult so so I was ranked lower, which allowed me to take States. I was pretty good, though. My fun story involves going shooting with my now ex - BIL, a truly despicable Trump supporter who loved his long guns. He had recently acquired an M1 and was shooting with iron sights. He had been going weekly for some time when I made my annual visit. He invited me to shoot and after a bit challenged me to a competition. Sadly, I don’t remember all the details as to the exact distance but he moved the targets out further to where it was a challenge for him. On a maybe seven inch circular target with a couple inch bulls eye, he had hit the target itself about half of the ten rounds. Having just shot that day for the first time in several decades and with his rifle I had a cluster which would have made Mr. Lang proud. Shooting skills are like riding a bike. Normally BIL would go on long rants about how liberals were ruining America but it was a very quiet ride home. I guess my sister did eventually take pity on him and tipped him off to my history. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3738 "2021-03-22T12:53:15Z")
Your high school had an electronics shop? ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3739 "2021-03-22T13:22:13Z")
Metal shop, wood shop, electronics shop, photography dark room, home ec, car shop, silk screening place, computer lab, and all the others I forgot. Public school but in a damn good school district with funding. The only thing we lacked was a winning football team. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043/3740 "2021-03-22T14:34:48Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > Metal shop, wood shop, electronics shop, photography dark room, home ec, car shop, silk screening place, computer lab, and all the others I forgot. Public school but in a damn good school district with funding. The only thing we lacked was a winning football team. I didn’t know you were in my HS! 🙂 Man I miss access to all that. We had an offset printing press and a typsetting press as well, and a video camera and VTR in 1977. Our fooball team was 1-7 my senior year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043.md?page=186) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043.md?page=188)