Do you think our government lied and failed at Waco?

Question

Watched a show last night all about the Branch Davidians....brought back memories of 1993 for me.

Although I am a Christian and firmly believe that David Koresh was a cult leader and totally wrong in his teachings.......

I still believe that our government....more specifically...the ATF & the FBI did things in a horrific way by attacking those people first without cause. Whose to say that can't happen to any one of us?

Again.....David was a false teacher....but what happened to those people was awful & horrific and shouldn't have been done.

Your thoughts?

Barney:
Let me reiterate....I don't view David Koresh as a hero....he was a cult leader.

Answer 1

It was a travesty on both sides. Those cult leaders who lead people astray face the judgment of God. Our government blew it, funny, when we react late to saving New Orleans when people were told to leave because disaster is immanent, that is front page news for weeks. When this happened, it went away pretty quickly, I wonder why?

Answer 2

Yep, Waco was a travesty. In the end the people running the ATF made the moves because they were getting pressure from the justice department. Janet Reno acknoledged that after the investigation. The people in the davidian cult, mislead as they were, didn't deserve to be forced into a situation where they were burned to death.

Answer 3

good question
i agree completely
nice to see atheists and christians getting along
those poor men women and children died a horrible death
their bodies were twisted by gas like pretzels
i think they kept the press back for miles
and as usual
they got rid of all the evidence
right away by bulldozing it
our government is like a big bully
thats why they did what they did
i dont know why they are so threatened by someone
who is the leader of a cult
maybe they are control freaks
and what was the connection to the oklahoma city bombing
it happened on the same day
and i dont remember much explanation
other than assuming it was a retaliation
i think theres a movie about it
called rules of engagement
also alex jones helped rebuild the church there
next time im in waco i plan to visit

Answer 4

The government was wrong and failed at Waco. I totally agree with you on this one. I was shocked and disgusted by the findings on this incident. But then I remembered it was our government, and I realized I shouldn't be so shocked afterall.

I do not support Koresh by any means, but what happened there made me ashamed to be an american that day.

Answer 5

I place the Waco incident along the lines of sending the Japanese to concentration camps on World War 2.

It showed me that our government can get support for Hitleresque activity, and lie about it with so called expert's opinion.

It was a shame that our govenment has allowed time and corruption to cover up.

Answer 6

Ruby Ridge set the precedent.

Answer 7

If your govt can lie to you about invading Iraq and cause thousands of your servicemen to die, the waco incident is just the tip of the iceberg.

Answer 8

Yes, and people lost their lives
for a false prophet Its what Jim Jones
made his people believe would happen
to them... Who knows it may have

Answer 9

I'm glad you asked this question,,,And I'm happy to see that
there are people here that think for themselves,,.and draw
their own conclusions!!!

Be careful big brother IS watching,,

Answer 10

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The origins of our contemporary, narrow idea of freedom.
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However, within this simplistic idea lay the seeds of new forms of control. And what people have forgotten is that there are other ideas of freedom. We are, in a trap of our own making that controls us, deprives us of meaning and causes death and chaos abroad.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/noise/?id=trap