[MarkL]

Yeah, backing off and simply waiting (which most sensible people would do) wouldn't send the message of "if you resist, even if we're breaking the law and violating your rights, too bad, we're the Feds and you should obey us, peon."

The feds realized that they made a mistake in the Randy Weaver case by allowing survivors, which cost the government a little embarrassment, and several million dollars in a settlement. They decided they didn't want to make the same mistake at Waco.

Mark

[Spktyr]

And that didn't work out too well for them either....