I agree that a lawman's job is to catch criminals, bad guys who victimize innocents. That includes criminals in Bandido vests. A criminal is the same criminal buck naked.
How many criminals did lawmen catch at Waco?
Trick question!
There were zero lawmen there. There were cops playing soldiers.
How many criminals did lawmen catch at Waco?
That is yet to be determined in the courts. However, it is pretty clear that despite plenty of scrutiny the court in Waco determined there was probable cause for the arrests. It is yet to be determined if the charges result in convictions.
What is clear is that people were killed by some kind of event that (my opinion here) turned into a juvenile world wrestling federation royal rumble event complete with weapons over territory or real/imagined slights. It is further clear to me that the public was endangered by what appears to me (probably - as in probable cause) to be criminal activity.
The bully routine, name calling, and Lord of the Flies behavior these threads devolve into are pointless. It is also pointless to debate with folks who manufacture conspiracy theories and suggest the cops were deployed to start the fight and massacre the bikers. Seriously? I am accused of not seeing the probable cause (despite the courts seeing it) that existed for the arrests, but a few seem to think the cops set the whole thing up? What is more likely?
All of the argument based on limited information is a pointless exercise because the courts have to sort this out - ultimately by a jury of their peers. It is likely there were some naive’ well-meaning non-criminal bikers in attendance who got swept up having nothing to do with the fight beyond being there in seeming support to the Bandido’s dictating who can ride public roads and who can’t (personally I think that is criminal by itself). As I originally stated on this thread - I don’t see any of them as completely innocent because I am pretty sure the other clubs present (that were arrested) were paying the Bandido’s money so they could ride without interference. You accused me earlier of supporting tyranny because I disagree with you, yet you fail to see the basic tyranny in one club paying another to ride on public roads and wear what they want?
I think everyone deserves their own day in court regardless of what either of us think or believe. I also think each of us has the right to our own opinions. If you don’t (as I think you stated earlier) want to share a foxhole with me I am fine with that.