Saturday, April 21, 2018

The deaths of 76 Branch Davidians in April 1993 could have been avoided – so why didn't anyone care?

The deaths of 76 Branch Davidians in April 1993 could have been avoided – so why didn't anyone care?
"Twenty-five years ago, on February 28, 1993, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents attempted to execute a “dynamic entry” into the home of a religious community at Mount Carmel, a property 10 miles east of Waco, Texas.
...On March 1, 1993, FBI agents took control of the property, and ended up presiding over what became a 51-day siege.
On April 19, the siege ended in a second tragedy when FBI agents carried out a tank and tear gas assault, which culminated in a massive fire.
Seventy-six Branch Davidians, including 20 children and two miscarried babies, died.
Nine Branch Davidians escaped the fire.
...Immediately after the fire, most Americans took the side of the FBI.
A CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll found that 73 percent of Americans thought that the FBI’s use of tear gas was “responsible.”
Only 13 percent thought the FBI had acted too soon, while 57 percent believed it was “not soon enough.”...
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2 comments:

pigpen51 said...

Everyone didn't think the government acted responsibly. Those citizens who prefer freedom and no big brother telling them what to do, the way the founders intended didn't like it a bit. And we didn't like Ruby Ridge and Lon Harucci either. The mess out west was not high on our list of the greatest hits either.

The federal government is continually getting more and more out of hand, and people know it. That is why we had the Trump effect.

Things are going to be dicey for the next few years.

Jim Riley said...

I agree, pig. I agree.