As Bob Dylan said, “I won’t let go and I can’t let go...”
Despite the paucity of facts, we do have enough from the police ALONE to raise serious questions.
In the immediate aftermath, Swanton said that they basically saw it coming. Yet, several days later, Stroman informs that his men were SITTING IN THEIR VEHICLES.
Later still, we get an affidavit (constructed from videos per internal references) that there were signs of impending conflict on the site, before the first shot was fired and while the Waco PD was SITTING IN THEIR VEHICLES. Stroman stated that his men got out of their vehicles AFTER the first shot.
The Waco PD has scrubbed their previous updates from their facebook and now have a judge putting a gag order on the attorneys.
These factors point to, at the very least, a poorly prepared and executed operation. I believe that they all know that and are hoping it will somehow just all blow over.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times and more, I don’t even know what to say.
Bikers’ lawyer says bikers serve and clean up after Bandidos.
The men Klein represents are all part of The Desgraciados motorcycle club, Klein said, explaining the name means “the disgraced” in Spanish. The Desgraciados are a North Texas motorcycle club based in Dallas and consider themselves supporters of the Bandidos, he said. The Bandidos and the Cossacks biker clubs were the two clubs singled out as initiating the shooting in police reports.
“When the Bandidos come to town, they (The Desgraciados) serve the drinks and clean up,” Klein said, adding that this association increased the bond amount required for his clients.
Bucy’s bond was higher because he and others in the Ellis County Motorcycle Club, wear Cossacks jackets and patches, Bennett said.
“Because he is affiliated with the Cossacks, they (the district attorney’s staff) absolutely refused to go any lower,” he said. “They have identified the Cossacks as one of the primary groups. Overall, he (Bucy) felt pretty good about getting down to that level.”