You Were Lied To About Killdozer

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Remember kids, the next time someone tells you "the government would never do that!" oh yes they would.

The best part of this story is that he explicitly told multiple people that he was building a vehicle and everyone just basically slowly watched him build it.

The worst part of it all is they had the water hooked up the same day the new owner took over Marv's property. Rest easy Marv.

The government should always be in fear of the people, and never the other way around.

He's a welder. He knows about propane, butane, and oxyacetaline. He wasn't trying to blow up that tank.

Remember citizens. A civilian built a machine that, had things gone differently, would have necessitated A MILITARY LEVEL RESPONSE. When someone asks “What can one man do?” Point to The Killdozer. One man did that. One.

You didn't mention the bulldozer was intended to help him build a road that now exists on the property, which building was denied to him during the dispute with the concrete plant, literally leaving him and his customers cut off from his own business.

I love how the US spends nearly a trillion dollars a year to fight corrupt governments overseas.

The government was so terrified that they broke the Killdozer apart and scattered it across the country. Legend has it that if you gather the pieces back together you summon Exodia.

Using an armored bulldozer to rebel against a corrupt government, and going out on your own terms when you get as far as possible has got to be the most American thing I’ve ever heard. That’s Teddy Roosevelt levels of American.

I love the line "we have to metaphorically bulldoze corruption so another person like marv doesn't have to do it literally"

The case of Marv Heemeyer: you don't hate the government enough. You think you do, but you don't.

Imagine getting a phone call from the police and being told the person you wronged is coming to get you and we can't stop him...💀

He washed his money through his dad’s estate to make sure his siblings had his assets… that is the most brilliant move ever.

It really should be illegal for a family to hold multiple government positions in such a close proximity.

I live in a town of 800 residents. What you are describing about small town BS is 100% spot on. We had stuff like this go on for the first 35 years of my life. It still happens today, but nothing like it used to be. Most of the "Good OL boys have passed away. I had a run in with a rich farmer about 6 years after i bought my first house i had about an acre of ground but my house was supposedly on a city easement by 2 1/2 feet. This asshole farmer liked to buy property and build house on it.which i had no problem with until he bought a 3 foot wide strip of property from the city directly behind my house. He went to the city and and because of his money they told me i needed to move my house the 2 1/2 feet plus an additional 3 feet for easement well I couldn't because of that little strip of property that was directly behind my house which I believed to be mine in the first place but was told the surveyor screwed up. Now there's 4 brand new homes and the first one was built exactly where my house was he didn't have to move backthe 5 feet like i was told i would have to do. I was so furious i seriously could have went down this path back then. I paid cash at 19 years old for my place all the $ I had earned from mowing lawns buckin bales and and selling livestock in FFA was gone in the bink of the eye. I still get worked up over that. I've never recovered from that either and have never owned a home since. Just kills me inside to be treated so poorly over a rich asshole.

Remember, Killdozer never killed anyone. Marv got done dirty.

When I was a teenager, there was a shop in town that sold card games, roleplaying games, etc. It also had arcade games, pool tables, and room for kids to just hang out and chat. The shop owner would do things like give hungry kids free food and give people free product if he found out it was their birthday. He was a shrewd businessman when it came to sales, but he was kind. This was in small town, central Wisconsin where this sort of gaming shop was not common. It was basically the only place in town where kids/teens could get together and socialize that didn't involve drinking, drug use, or otherwise getting into trouble. Welp, the local government didn't like the shop owner because of some long-standing small-town grudges. So, they jacked up every fee they could on his property until he was forced to move into a smaller building down the street. This spot was nestled in a corner, away from the road. This meant people travelling from neighboring towns to visit the only game store in the area struggled to find the shop. So, he would put out sidewalk signs. The local government began fining him for the signs, saying that sidewalk signs were against city ordinances. Mind you, other businesses on either side of this shop regularly used the same type of sidewalk signage and were never once fined. Between all of this stress and the owner dealing with it while also being the primary caregiver for his dying mother, the local government drove him out of business. Unsurprisingly, within a year the area saw a massive uptick in teen drug/alcohol use. The way some small-town governments act is vile.

Just remember, anyone with 30G can buy and build one