The Governments Integrity :: Ethical Integrity Essays

The Governments IntegrityAccording to Websters dictionary a militia is all capable male citizens between 18 and 45years old who are not already members of regular armed forces. If only it was that simple. Individual fear of politics corruption has lead to a wide spread militia movement. Thismovement has been going on ever since the early 80s and is growing stronger today.In the beginning there were only two major militia groups The graze, and the PosseComitatus. The Order was the most violent and notorious domestic terrorist group of the 80s(www.nizkor.org/web...1/paranoia-as-patriotism/the-order.htlml). Founded in 1983 by RobertMathews, it was one of the first racists militia groups. It gathered its members from the NationalAlliance, Aryan Nation, and other Klan splinter groups. Mathews felt that it was his duty in vivificationto lead a revolution against government and all non-white citizens of the U.S. During the firstyear of existence, the Order stole close to $26,000 in orde r to launch a counterfeiting operation. In total, the Order stole over four- zillion dollars from banks and armored trucks. Mathews andhis followers were more than just thieves, they were also one of the first domestic terroristgroups. Members of the Order carried out strategic bombings and plotted assassinations. Twopeople that were targeted were Walter West and Alan Berg. Walters was a members of the Orderaccused of talking to much. In May of 1994, Walters was driven into to the woods by othermembers of the Order who speculation and buried him. The second target, Alan Berg, was a Jewishtalk-radio host. The Order tried to scare him off the air, but their threats did little to Berg. Afterseveral heated conversation Bergs was opaline and killed in front of his house. The Order continued with their reign of terror by robbing a Brinks armored vehicle escaping with approximately fourmillion dollars. All of this would have gone without incident but Mathews carelessly left a pistolat th e scene of Bergs murder. The FBI later traced it second to the Order. At the same time,Thomas Martinez was arrested for trying to use a counterfeit bill. Martinez made a plea withauthorities and exposed the Order. In total, twenty-two members arrested, fined, and some(prenominal) of themembers were given life sentences. R. Mathews being the solider he is died in a shootout withlaw enforcement. In December 1984, the life of the Order had come to an end. During the time of the Orders reign, the Posse Comitatus was also in action.