[don-o]

I know that sounds cynical but... The whole setup and run-up to the incident stinks;

Here's something that came to my mind reading the Chief's Friday briefing. He stated that all his officers were sitting in their vehicles when the trouble began. Now, according to Swanton, the had intel that folks were coming intent on making trouble.

Sitting in a car does not seem to be the optimum deployment for preventing or stoping trouble once it starts.

[bgill]

Here's something that came to my mind reading the Chief's Friday briefing. He stated that all his officers were sitting in their vehicles when the trouble began.

Maybe the WPD was sitting in their cars but the snipers were on the Don Carlos roof weren't. These are McLennan Co. Sheriff dudes who aren't dressed for a Sunday afternoon stroll in the park. Then there are the plain clothed guys and who knows what other agencies were NOT sitting in their cars. And that's no car.