When you have cops saying “burn him out” then the situation becomes something more than police trying to apprehend a suspect. They are hell bent on murder. And if this is true in this case, THEY ARE MURDERERS.
I’ve heard the tapes played. That is what was said. They also included the words “as planned”.
He was going to die regardless of whether he wanted to surrender.
I'll take premeditated murder for 200, Alex.
No -- "burn him" would mean they were murderers.
But "burn him out" means they wanted to drive him out of his hiding place in the house. And that's what they were doing.