First of all, is there an ignoramous amongst you who can name any laws that the Davidians were breaking at the time of the raid? Reality check: not once did anyone accuse Koresh of pedophelia until after the botched raid.
Even if they did break laws, why couldn't Koresh (or anyone else accused of possesing contraband for that matter) be arrested in a professional manner while he was out jogging or going to the market?
Much of the funding for the ATF depneds on what it steals from others and by attracting favorable press on themselves. The uninformed amongst us would not know that the ATF called the local press to cover the raid so they could attract favorable press to make their case for more funding.
I guess they realized it wasn't a John Wayne movie when several of their agents left their brains on the front lawn of the Davidian complex. That's when they politely asked the media to turn thier cameras off.
SWAT teams were first designed to counter dangerous criminals who were a direct threat to those around them. We've now devolved into raiding private citizens' homes with automatic weapons to collect contriband and settle custody disputes. I hope you guys don't vote.
And you should check your manners at the door before you start trying to be a smartass. These guys are trying to learn more about Waco, and there has been a civil discussion until you came along.