They got the guy on his cell - they had their #1 negotiator ready - but that's when he gave his 10-second warning and started executing the kids - and that's when the cops assaulted the building...
This guy had a plan to kill and the cops did not cause the deaths...
And especially post-Columbine, the cops know they can't just wait these killers out...
"And especially post-Columbine, the cops know they can't just wait these killers out..."
Well We have the shooting last week. And the gunman did not start shooting then until they stormed the building. Granted that he was abusing the children, and that is of great concern. But I would rather my children were returned to me abused rather than expired. I am not saying that the gunman in either case would not have shot the children anyways. They very well might have. But we will never know.