They tried negotiation for hours. He decided he didn’t want to negotiate and kept opening fire on cops.
How long should the cops have to be shot at before they can take steps?
How long did the government wait out the Bundy’s? Should they have instead dropped a bomb in? No one was being hurt or risked after the opening shots, there really doesn’t appear to be a rush, they could have waited him out. Using a bomb sets a really bad precedence.