Waco PD is in a real pickle. No doubt they are currently attempting to parlay bail reductions (”how does a million to a thousand sound, hoss?”) and return of property (bikes and trucks but not cell phones or cameras) in exchange for an iron-clad promise not to sue.
It won’t work. 170 times a million dollar bail is a joke, it’s an obvious attempt at a massive cover up and gag operation. It won’t work. People will go to jail, and I mean people with badges and people who gave orders.
An article I read yesterday said that in such cases (and compared it to the casino shooting) they will use the heavy bail bond, etc. to pressure some of the defendants into plea bargains and providing testimony that benefits the prosecution’s case. As it stands now, they don’t even have enough public defenders to cover the 75 defendants who’ve requested them.