[fr_freak]

I'd be curious to know what the sources were for this research. If they were government-related, then you still don't know what was true. But, in either case, did it justify burning all men, women, and children to the ground on the chance that there might be some molestation going on? That gives a whole new meaning to "throwing the baby out with the bathwater" except now it's "burning the baby down with the alleged child rapists."

The government could have snagged Koresh at any time when he left his compound, but instead they launched a military assault which slaughtered everyone. Even if there had been genuine child rapists in there, this method is unacceptable.

[cuban leaf]

Nothing justifies what happened there.

However, it did not justify us going all “founding fathers” on our government either.

Thing is, they can only get away with so much before people DO go all “founding fathers” on them. Claire Wolfe famously said, “America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.”

This was in the 90’s

I still think we are at that awkward stage, but when I don’t, I’ll be Mel Gibson in The Patriot. But it took significant personal events to turn him around. Likewise here.