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Today is the 19 year anniversary of the 'Killdozer'
Posted on 6/4/23 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 6/4/23 at 8:32 pm
A man that became fed up with local politics and BS took matters into his own hands
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Heemeyer had feuded with Granby town officials, particularly over fines for violating city health ordinances after local officials made it financially impossible for Heemeyer to connect to the city sewage system. He was subsequently fined for improperly dumping sewage from his business instead of connecting to the city sewer system. His feud came to a head[colloquialism] on June 4, 2004. Over about eighteen months Heemeyer had secretly modified a Komatsu D355A bulldozer by adding layers of steel and concrete, intended to serve as armor.[1] He used this to demolish the Granby town hall, the former mayor's house, and several other buildings. Heemeyer's rampage concluded with his suicide, after his bulldozer became trapped in the basement of a hardware store he had been in the process of destroying.
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The attack lasted for two hours and seven minutes, damaging thirteen buildings,[7] knocking out natural gas service to the town hall and the concrete plant, damaging a truck, and destroying part of a utility service center.[9] Despite the great damage to property, no one besides Heemeyer (by a self-inflicted gunshot wound) was killed in the event.[1] However, the modified bulldozer came to be known as "Killdozer" after the name of a short story by Theodore Sturgeon.[10] The damage was estimated at $7 million.[11][12] According to Grand County commissioner James Newberry, emergency dispatchers used the reverse 911 emergency system to notify many residents and property owners of the rampage going on in the town.
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This post was edited on 6/4/23 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 6/4/23 at 8:35 pm to stout
Having worked in local government, I completely understand the sentiment of just finding the biggest thing you can drive and run over a bunch of government buildings.
I'm not saying it was right...but I understand it.
I'm not saying it was right...but I understand it.
Posted on 6/4/23 at 8:42 pm to stout
Call him crazy, but he built it
Posted on 6/4/23 at 8:48 pm to stout
I dont blame him. Those men in town conspired to ruin his business and his life. Pretty extreme reaction but goddamn it they didnt have it coming.
Posted on 6/4/23 at 8:49 pm to stout
Also 81st anniv of Midway
Who was the real hero?
Who was the real hero?
Posted on 6/4/23 at 9:09 pm to stout
But the government has tanks and F-16s, we mere citizens aren't doing shite with our AK-15s!
Posted on 6/4/23 at 9:12 pm to stout
We could use about two Armored divisions worth of killdozers today.
Posted on 6/4/23 at 9:27 pm to stout
I live that part of Colorado and will be elk hunting there again. But there, like a lot of areas of Colorado outside the C springs - Boulder corridor, is very, very clannish. Your family had better have been there since the gold rush days if you want to be part of the community.
It’s kind of weird.
It’s kind of weird.
Posted on 6/4/23 at 9:29 pm to stout
Anyone else see the title and think “wow, it’s been 19 years since that episode of king of the hill?”
And then remember it was Billdozer, not killldozer.
And then remember it was Billdozer, not killldozer.
Posted on 6/4/23 at 10:05 pm to stout
Wasn't this guy actually a huge a-hole and the "fed up everyday man" narrative is just bs?
This post was edited on 6/4/23 at 10:07 pm
Posted on 6/4/23 at 10:17 pm to stout
We need a month to celebrate him, not a bunch of transgenders
Posted on 6/4/23 at 11:36 pm to stout
Posted on 6/5/23 at 12:01 am to stout
Heemeyer was an idiot, not a hero.
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