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Bruce Doucette, who has the best name ever for someone who is involved in this, is the owner of a computer shop in Denver. But he’s declared himself a “U.S. Superior Court” judge, with a courtroom no doubt in Imaginary Land and a law degree from the law school of Narnia. He claims he’ll be convening a secret “grand jury” to charge federal officials with a crime, and I’m sure that, with the authority vested in him by the Wizard of Oz, he’ll come up with some fanciful charges.
If they keep at it, by next week they’ll be running around with broken branches in their hands, claiming they are going to cast magic spells to curse President Obama and turn him into a kitty cat.
Unsurprisingly, such stable-minded individuals have also gotten into a bunch of interpersonal drama that helps drive home the point that these are deeply unserious people. The militiaman tasked with fundraising online, Joe Oshaugnessy, was accused by another militiaman, Cai Irvin, of using all the money to buy booze for himself. Oshaughnessy denies the charges, but admits that he’s fighting with the people who are still inside the compound.
Unfortunately, not all the drama is as funny. People who live in the area, especially those who work at the refuge, are reporting that strange people are harassing them, according to the New York Times. Another group of outsiders, calling themselves Veterans on Patrol, showed up at the refuge, claiming they were there to rescue the women and children. But the people playing soldiers inside were not happy with the people pretending to be white knights outside, a scuffle broke out, and one of the self-appointed rescuers of the women and children (who are just family members of the militiamen) got punched in the face and had to go to the hospital.
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