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Re:The Wrath of the Killdozer (2009) by js2 on Saturday July 18, 2020 @08:51PM (#23886081)
The Russian film Leviathan was inspired by this story.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(2014_film)

Re:The Wrath of the Killdozer (2009) by barbacoa on Sunday July 19, 2020 @12:06AM (#23886906)
There is a documentary about it called Tread that showed at SXSW last year. Have never been able to find it available to stream, buy/rent, or even torrent.
Re:The Wrath of the Killdozer (2009) by xenihn on Sunday July 19, 2020 @01:16AM (#23887186)
I can still vividly remember posting in the Something Awful thread for this event on the day that it happened. I can't believe it's been sixteen years! I was fourteen. Holy shit I feel old.
Re:The Wrath of the Killdozer (2009) by throwaway2048 on Saturday July 18, 2020 @08:51PM (#23886080)
Should be noted this article contains several inaccuracies, including that road access was cut off from his property.

Its pretty obvious that Marvin Heemeyer was completely insane, not some kind of reasonable person pushed over the edge by an evil government.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvl_7_Up7zU

Re:The Wrath of the Killdozer (2009) by baldeagle on Saturday July 18, 2020 @08:44PM (#23886051)
This is basically the story of a domestic terrorist playing real life postal. The article mentions his name and even concluded with a bit of admiration. I know that 2009 was a simpler time, but this seems way off base for our current world.
Re:The Wrath of the Killdozer (2009) by jkbbwr on Saturday July 18, 2020 @09:38PM (#23886300)
I mean, its a pretty reasonable case of someone being forgotten by the system that was meant to protect him.

Also he doesn't really fit the definition of a domestic terrorist, he never seemed to be pushing a narative and didn't actually kill anyone.

Re:The Wrath of the Killdozer (2009) by doomrobo on Saturday July 18, 2020 @10:16PM (#23886474)
"didn't actually kill anyone"

Sure, but the intention was clearly there. He had guns inside, had shot them from a gun port in the chassis, destroyed structures that were occupied until they were hastily evacuated, and had people's names on his kill list.

Re:The Wrath of the Killdozer (2009) by Nextgrid on Sunday July 19, 2020 @12:50AM (#23887091)
Seems like the guns were for his own defense? You don't get shot unless you get in his way.