the Oregon escapade provides a grand harbinger of the future of how the American government and its armed minions will handle the incipient insurgency that is now inevitable in America.
This drives into sharp relief that the police are simply obedient to their political masters and will not hesitate to shoot anyone (even children, 19 murdered by cops in 2015) they suspect of being armed.
...the burning of the ivory tusks cuts the supply, which will boost the price of ivory and provide even more incentive for poaching.If it's already been gathered, it's no-good to waste the ivory.
