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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
here's some more from the OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL REPORT
ESCAPE
The report concludes that there was opportunity for the Davidians to escape. While obviously this is true--a handful did escape the maelstrom--I conclude there was no opportunity for the vast majority of the Davidians to have any hope of escape, because of the Government's tactics the morning of the 19th of April.
Essentially, the use of the armored vehicles, methodically smashing down portions of the building, cutting off avenues of escape (for example, smashing the walls down to cover the `escape' hatch to the tunnel out of the main building), intimidated the inhabitants into seeking `safety' in the one secure part of the structure (the concrete `bunker' in the center). With massive quantities of CS gas pumped into this area, it virtually guaranteed that most inhabitants would be incapacitated; which they were, and they died in the ensuing fire because of the incapacitating effects of the CS gas and the cutting off of escape routes.
So again, where does this leave your standings on this? Are you still routing for the assholes that blocked the escapes of those parents and children so they would sufficate from use of CS gas?
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No. This is an opinion by one person. It says "I conclude", not "we conclude". This is part of the Congressional report under the heading "ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF HON. WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, JR." It's not a part of the official report, but added on as one person's opinion.
The full report says "The Davidians could have escaped the residence for a significant period of time after the start of the fire. Most of the Davidians either did not attempt to escape from the residence or were prevented from escaping by other Davidians.".
This is the direct opposite of his "opinion".
You cherry pick what you believe in and accept it as fact because you can't read - it's opinion, not the finding of the Congressional Report.