"The Waco siege was the siege of a compound belonging to the Branch Davidians, carried out by American federal and Texas state law enforcement, as well as the U.S. military, between February 28 and April 19, 1993. The Branch Davidians were led by David Koresh and were headquartered at Mount Carmel Center ranch in the community of Axtell, Texas, 13 miles (21 kilometers) east-northeast of Waco. Suspecting the group of stockpiling illegal weapons, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) obtained a search warrant for the compound and arrest warrants for Koresh and a select few of the group's members.
The incident began when the ATF attempted to raid the ranch. An intense gun battle erupted, resulting in the deaths of four government agents and six Branch Davidians. Upon the ATF's failure to raid the compound, a siege lasting 51 days was initiated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Eventually, the FBI launched an assault and initiated a tear gas attack in an attempt to force the Branch Davidians out of the ranch. During the attack, a fire caused by Federal agents engulfed Mount Carmel Center. In total, 86 people, 82 of which were innocent died, including David Koresh. "
Daily reminder that you're living in a nightmarish police state.
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[–] 16382954? ago
But granted, that looks like an interesting documentary, not that it matters because I'm not murican, however a good "cult brainwashing scheme" never gets old
[–] 16382955? ago
Essentially they were one of the many harmless whacky cults in the USA.
Because yanks have a weird predisposition towards religious weirdness.
[–] 16382974? ago
That's because the US was founded by fanatical puritans that were kicked out of Europe for being religious freaks.
They then interbred until the religious freakness was magnified, and kill each other off whenever some of them out-nutjob the chief nutjobs.
[–] 16382960? ago
Hey, y'all did some weird shit too. Cathars were 100% European.