What the Waco Bodies Revealed About the Siege

[@ZombieMinion1992]

I went to college for Emergency Management. Waco is a prime case of how to NOT handle a hostage situation or really any tense situation.

[@greywolf7577]

I agree that they shouldn't have done anything that could start a fire, but if they hadn't have tried tear gas at all, then the siege may have continued until the Branch Davidians starved to death.

[@captain_ravioli1514]

@@greywolf7577 the tear gas was to flush them out but they used so much that kids suffocated and the gas ignited, burning anyone who didn't suffocate alive

[@SaintsPurgatory]

I'm sure that Emergency management is not in the field of dealing with cults. Thanks for playing dumb ass.

[@Cube210]

"Hostage" They were doing their own thing no problem till the gunfire started.

[@sselassie3126]

OMG I love EM! I got to get licenses and certs when getting my fire tech degree. Definitely a ton to learn! Did you ever get to do Urban Shield if you are on the west coast of CA, USA?

[@TempestBound]

As a cult survivor it’s really relieving and refreshing to hear how you talk about them and their victims, with empathy. It’s usually very lonely hearing people discuss cults, but this video felt very sensitive and kind to the victims. Thank you Caitlin.

[@shannonhensley2942]

The members of the cult are not bad because they are in the cult. The cult leader is the one making the bad decision. In this case they werent planning on harming anyone. They weren't even planning a suicide. They were just trying to live their lives. I hope you are doing well. I'm glad you made it out.

[@TheMouseAvenger]

She's not alone--I address the story of the Peoples Temple with the same amount of empathy & compassion.

[@kokepasu4583]

Thank you so much. Your comment made me tear up. I was born into mormonism, and it fucked me up for life.

[@LucretiaPearl]

I've known people in milder cults & they were really good people that were just trying to fill something they felt was missing in life & the cult leaders were the evil ones who brainwashed & used them to their own ends. I'm glad to here about survivors & I hope you & all the others have & will get the peace & help they need.

[@abbycross90210]

@@kokepasu4583 SAME. Glad we both made it out. *fistbump*

[@eragonarya225]

“it’s 1993 and I don’t know what a KZbin video is and boy am I better for it” literally felt cathartic to hear

[@narukibalover]

I loved that😂 its so authentic😍😂

[@moonbook12]

Cool

[@Commander_Bunny]

...and the vinyl...HOT!!

[@gateauxq4604]

On a side not Im living for 90s newscaster Caitlyn and hope she appears again in the future.

[@DonnaBrooks]

The irony of most of us totally identifying with that statement, which we heard b/c we were WATCHING a YT video is enough to keep sociologists, behaviorists, & others who study contemporary societies busy for decades. We are so addicted.

[@uncleroi1]

Hello. I recently went blind, and just wanted to pop in and let you know that listening to your videos has helped me to adjust. I really enjoy, and respect what you do. Thank you for everything.

[@vibechecked7522]

Check out the casual criminalist, it’s a podcast style crime podcast, if you’re into that. They describe everything, so I figure you’d like it.

[@giannacamposo8030]

@@debitopia accessibility tools. There are settings on every device to read anything the mouse hovers over out loud!

[@vibechecked7522]

@debitopia The same way they typed it, with accessibility scanners like screen readers, voice to text, and other tools. Phones aren't just for people who can see, you know that right?

[@hughcaldwell1034]

Hope that adjustment is going okay, from someone whose eyesight has gone from bad to worse since they were born.

[@angelawossname]

I'm going blind, I've actually got an appt today with an ophthalmology surgeon to see if I can get better vision in my left eye, my right one is fucked. I have chronic uveitis.

[@wsearp]

I was once upon a time many years ago now a Mortician..... Recently my daughter drove 200 miles to visit me.... Once of the first things she said to me was, Dad there's a Mortician lady you would be interested in watching on KZbin.... She said she watches it all the time.... I said you mean Caitlin?.... She said yeah, how did you know,,,,, I said because I watch her all the time....

[@kariannstickle2708]

This is so cuuuuuuute!!!!

[@doubtful_seer]

Wholesome

[@karenroot450]

Hello this is so cool to hear about you two sharing this wonderful woman! Thanks for sharing this!

[@slappy8941]

Where did you learn to use punctuation?

[@deandupont5503]

If the goal was to arrest Koresh, all they had to do was wait for him to go on his morning jog... which he did *outside the compound.* The local sheriffs could have done the job, using 2 cars and 4 deputies.

[@greenmirror5555]

if they presented a crime, Koresh would have likely turned himself in.

[@3nertia]

That wouldn't have been a media frenzy to keep the rest of the country in line though ;)

[@garythehorseshoer]

They could have arrested Koresh when he went shopping for steaks at HEB, if a simple arrest was all they wanted, but this was the Clinton administration’s attempt at a show of force designed to intimidate any and all who opposed them.

[@946towguy2]

@@garythehorseshoer Reno wanted to have a big raid on somebody, so she could showcase it in her request for a huge increase in funding and transfer of military assets to the 3 letter agencies.

[@brt-jn7kg]

I'm actually a retired police officer from Central Texas. I personally knew David Koresh. What the ATF dead was that they fed right into his mania. When all the shooting took place the ATF and the Branch davidians call the McLennan county sheriff's department. The McLennan county sheriff Jack Harwell got a ceasefire between the two over the telephone. Let me reiterate that sheriff Jack Harwell was so well respected by the Branch davidians that they quit shooting because he asked them to over the phone! The morning that they went to pull off the raid they got one of the local reporters named John McLemore to go out and record this. John McLemore could not find the branch of any compound so he stops one of the local postman and ask him where the Branch davidian compound is. When the man asked why do you want to know John McLemore said the ATF is about to run a big warrant on the compound and I'm going to report on it. That postman was David Koresh's brother-in-law!!!! The ATF had an undercover agent in the compound who left and notified his superiors that their cover was blown into call it off and they still went. The ATF fed straight into David quresh's apocalyptic mania. Now as for the fire the fires were started by the davidians themselves. The bugs we put on the crates that we took in to the compound recorded everything. As human nature is they picked up some of the crates and took them to other parts of the building so we can hear just about every room what was going on. David koresh personally ordered Steve Smith his second in command to set the fires. Steve came back and David ordered him to shoot him in the head. David was too much of a coward to do with himself. As for how armed they were there was a mob Deuce 50 cal on a tripod and 10,000 rounds of hand polish linked ammo. The first day we started counting individual rounds and then 12 hours got nowhere. The second day we started counting 5 gallon buckets full of ammo for 12 hours and still got nowhere! The third day we knocked down one of the walls to the so-called bunker and we used a bobcats bucket and it still took several hours. All of this could have been avoided every single life could have been saved had the ATF had the common courtesy to notify the local sheriff's department whose jurisdiction they were in that they were going to be running this high risk warrant on the compound. The Branch davidian compound was not new to any local law enforcement everyone knew they're end of the worldview on things. The ATF at the time was being run by businessman instead of lawman and they had to account for a great expenditure in new weapons and other technical hardware. That's why Ruby ridge and Waco happened!!!

[@CSXGirl822]

"The sound of rabbits being tortured" ...where the FUCK did they get the recordings for that!? That's as equally disturbing as everything else!

[@Sodylin]

Perhaps audio from routine "scientific" procedures forced on bunnies day in and day out, something the government requires and documents. You might scream too if someone smeared mascara into your eyes.

[@redotter4608]

@@Sodylin I do damn near every morning😕

[@sheriffstone701]

I thought the same....

[@l_shaun_bunds_l]

Yeah let’s focus on that and not the fact my half brothers snd sisters were subject to the audio as a prelude to being drown in CS gas that burned into cyanide that had a clear presence in their unidentifiable corpses.

[@l_shaun_bunds_l]

@@redotter4608 lol

[@andywomack3414]

"Wake up Olive." The grief expressed in that is overwhelming. Brings tears to my eyes. And I despise those who exploit that grief.

[@askimbeatrix8245]

I watched this video long before I knew about Bethel. I have learned more and I cannot believe the lengths people will go to in the mission to use grief. I can only hope that Olive’s parents are doing better.

[@bradcurtis5324]

They could have arrested him any time before the stand off. He jogged past the FBI surveilance house across the road every day and often went into town. The killing of all of them was in my opinion was unessessary.

[@williardbillmore5713]

Once his arrest was officially called for Howell never left his baby fucking armed compound. You are lying, Brad.

[@bradcurtis5324]

@@williardbillmore5713 So how would he know his arrest was called for. Did the observation post across the road put up a big sign or did he have a mole in Gov. Think it through. The FBI doesn't telegraph their intentions.

[@kdawson020279]

​@@williardbillmore5713 They had the ability to detain Koresh for questioning at any point because of reasonable suspicion. Warrants aren't mayflies, they don't have to be served as soon as issued. There were tactical options, but the ATF in the 90s had a very wide lack of accountability and one of the more onerous legacies of this and the previous year's completely overzealous use of multijurisdictional law enforcement as well as a civilian deputized posse to serve a bench warrant for failure to appear on a charge deemed to be entrapment was the radicalization of groups within the United States. That persists to this day, and spawned the douche canoe who with another person conspired to and successfully did blow up a federal building in OKC, amongst other grim highlights.

[@williardbillmore5713]

I agee. The killing *was* unnecessary. Had Howell gone peacefully when arrested by ATF that morning at his front door, and allowed the compound to be lawfully searched honoring the warrants, not one single person would have been killed. Not one. The ATF were doing their jobs and had full jurisdiction over some of the laws Howell was brazenly committing. Howell knew that with what he had been doing with the fully automatic weapons, the children and the explosives, he would never see the outside of a prison again for the rest of his life. His decision to take everyone of his followers he could with him with guns blazing was the act of what he called himself. "The Madman of Waco". It is a shame that ATF didn't put a round in Howell's head that morning Mcveigh was just another madman whose actions were completely unjustified. Just like Howell. The world is a much better place with both of them dead. Don't you agree, Kevin?

[@kdawson020279]

@@williardbillmore5713 By the extension of that logic, we could justify the use of deadly force to other unjustified actions. Instead of letting a bunch of federal criminals return to their homes after laying siege to the Capitol, they could have started dropping bodies. Evidence makes it clear they were intent on causing harm to the Vice President and members of Congress and were willing to injure hundreds of officers to try and prevent Congress from executing a duty that is mandated by the Constitution. However, it becomes a bit of a Tienanmen Square moment and whether it be trespassing on federal property with weapons to attempt a coup or sporadic violence, arson, and property damage, the idea is that as a first-world nation we're better than a policy of "kill them all and let God sort them out" in all relevant examples. This is why the Bill of Rights has a ton of instructions on the rights of the accused but only prescribes capital punishment for actual treason [and not the heavy misuse of the word treason when people mean sedition or disloyalty].

[@thesoutherngoth6246]

The siege at Waco was horribly handled. So many lives lost for no reason.

[@healinggrounds19]

So badly handled. It's like the Feds threw out every rule they swore to uphold.

[@rcolorado2364]

I have been accused of being a small government extremist, but I think this story in particular shows why the ATF, FBI and CIA should not exist.

[@z54964380]

R Colorado Yeah the FBI and the CIA should not exist, what a brilliant idea you got there, you got any idea who should be replacing em to do all the intelligence work, all the dirty work to keep the US’s place as the top dog of this planet?

[@fredrika27]

@@z54964380 The US has ceased being the top dog! That privilege goes to Germany and France!

[@z54964380]

fredrika27 Last time I checked the US is still the most powerful country on this planet period , both militarily and economically, I dunno where ya got ya idea from

[@arthurgoonie4596]

It's even worse when you realise that the "authorities" could have detained david on one of his daily runs around the town. But they decided to go for the full compound siege after to make them selves look better after the Ruby ridge "incident" where they shot a mother and child

[@rekietabeatslc9980]

Janet Reno in charge of both. Ppl like that make you really hope Hell is real 🙏

[@mellie4174]

ya, they had an axe de grind and they wanted to make an example of them.

[@antauljn543]

Yeah, and this time, they shot a lot of mothers and children instead of just one of each. Total idiots!

[@markmanning8832]

Actually, the ATF and FBI (and others) were told to leave them alone as long as they did not break the law. So that was what they were trying to do but too many guns, too many itchy fingers, and people who thought with what was between their legs rather than their heads caused what happened.

[@arthurgoonie4596]

@@markmanning8832 thats a long way of saying the ATF the FBI and others caused an unnecessary conflict

[@incaboy1951]

I'm 72 now and I remember this epic disaster. I also remember a report that was covered up a day or two after it came out. An arson specialist examined the burn site and was pretty sure fires were started at the rear entrances of the compound before the main assault by the atf began, This made it impossible to escape from the rear. The story was news for a day then disappeared.

[@isunlloaoll]

Could be sensitionized fake news by some media, and then they got pulled down. Why would the govt purposely burn children to death? When they know the whole country was watching it live on tv? Use your logic here. This story is a fk up on all sides, and the media are milking it to this day.

[@theawakening2946]

ATF murdered those poor people

[@bobdoppalina4641]

Interesting!

[@DaughterofDiogenes]

Yes I recall. Those people were murdered by our government in order to take their guns and money.

[@PositiveOnly-dm3rx]

News that disappears is always fake. The government doesn't control the media, the media is owned by the corporations that control the government. That's what the rich and powerful always buy... the media companies, so they can control the narrative. Funny how your type always serves those deepstate corps, while whining about others being controlled. Lol. Great self own!

[@JohnAdorjan]

The presence of the Children alone should have been enough to require a very different approach.

[@sonofhibbs4425]

It’s a very odd thing...I remember most of the hub-bub about this Koresh guy was that he was abusing the children and that’s why the government had to go in there. That’s what the media hype was to try and gain support from the public against this man and the “cult”. There was other things like stockpiling guns, but it was the idea that children were being abused that won the public’s support. Then they just barge on in there, as if the children being abused in there don’t really matter at all. Kids die. All this just reeks of there being other reasons why there was a siege. Much of what we were told ended up not being really the case at all.

[@lynn858]

@Scapegoat 1. Clearly he had a different understanding of "child" and keeping children safe than most of us. (Texas law is comparatively permissive as it states that a 14 year old can be married with parental permission - and yet he married a 10 year old)

[@eileenmcdonald3162]

Korean was using them for many reasons. The parents were also to blame . They made disgusting decisions

[@eileenmcdonald3162]

He was a nasty piece of garbage.

[@eileenmcdonald3162]

Wrong .. David made the decision to keep them as hostages. He saw women and children as property. He was a pedophile .

[@johanejp]

I have a bit of an obscure story that you might be interested in. The true story of Fet-Mats - The Petrified Man. He is a perfect fit for an Iconic Corpse but hasn't gotten much attention on the internet. To my knowledge you'd be the first English speaking youtuber to cover it. In 1719, a young miner was found dead underneath some rubble deep inside the Falun copper mine in Sweden. From the way he looked he couldn't have been dead for more than a couple of days, but none of the other workers recognized him. He was brought up to the surface where the word was spreading about the unknown corpse and a large crowd gathered to identify the young man. That's when an old woman suddenly exclaimed "But that's my Mats, it's my fiancé!". As it turns out, the body belonged to Mats "Fet-Mats" Israelsson who had gone missing a whole 42 years earlier! His body had been perfectly preserved by the vitriol (copper sulfate) found inside the mine. Fet-Mats, now rock hard from being exposed to the open air, was promptly put on display as the "Petrified Man". However, he started to decay as the layer of vitriol covering him slowly evaporated. He was buried under the floor of Stora Kopparberg Church after 30 years of being on display. Even then they wouldn't let him rest. First he was moved into the cemetery in 1816, and then again in 1862. This time his bones ended up in a wooden box in the attic of the church where they just forgot about him. He was rediscovered in the year 1900 during a renovation and, once again, wound up on display for another 30 years. In 1930, over 250 years after his death, he was buried for the last time... hopefully.

[@salenebrom6476]

😮

[@myth-termoth1621]

Adds whole neweaning to the phrase "coppertone tan" - he was tanned into leather by the copper.

[@merile33]

Thiiiiis!!!!!

[@msstarlight4770]

I really hope Caitlin sees this comment & does a video about what happened.

[@hayreddinbarbarossa661]

I have to rewind the video now i got so into reading this. Awesome.

[@KaiseaWings]

'They felt safer with Koresh than with the authorities' gee whatever gave them that idea, the wall of tanks?

[@maddycheeze]

My money's on the US customs officers.

[@sirjamesonsmith161]

I'd rather be on the side with the tanks

[@stuartd9741]

@@maddycheeze See only 6 US customs officer's? They must have super powers or something? Gotta get dem tax Dollars 💰💰💰💰💰

[@shadowmatrix0101]

@@sirjamesonsmith161 You obviously didn't watch the video. Especially the part where they mentioned that if they gave themselves up to the authorities they'd be thrown in prison and their children torn away from them. Hmm....stay inside the compound with a guy I've trusted for years and keep my family OR run to the open arms of those tanks so I can go to prison for the *gasp* horrible crime of using my 2nd amendment right to keep weapons AND my family is ripped apart. Let me think on that decision.

[@angelomassaro4487]

The speakers blasting the sounds of dieing animals maybe

[@tracycraft2546]

This was the best coverage of Waco I've ever heard. Really love your channel and how you cover these stories! So original!❤

[@jac5450]

No one earns their sponsorship money quite like Catlyn

[@ecaillette]

So true! Unfortunately I already have an Audible subscription (10/10, highly recommended!), otherwise I would have been the first to get my trial!

[@spentoomuchonpremium]

Wish more people did it like she does. She incorporated all her adverts to make part of her video!

[@barvdw]

If you like wacky sponsorship ads, Jay Foreman is great ;)

[@HB-no4mu]

Oh! And she's on an episode of Midnight Gospel! Her voice sounded so familiar, I died when I saw her face in the credits online. She's so amazing.

[@dtchouros]

Except for The Lion Whisperer who seriously earns every penny. Caitlyn is fascinating. Kev is my zen space to know their is goodness in the world. Yin and Yang.

[@RiffRaffMama.]

Having followed Waco since it took place in 1993, I have seen a lot of documentaries, movies, miniseries, current affairs stories and opinion pieces on it over the years, and I wanted to say that this was one of the best researched and and respectfully presented videos on the event. Thank you for not ridiculing it and for giving the people who died there the recognition the so frequently do not receive, simply passed quickly over as collateral damage in the "bigger story".

[@dianacampbell8381]

same!! Very nice video, very respectful!!!

[@BHuang92]

What is your opinion of the whole matter? Quiet frankly, I think everyone involved in it was at fault. No one was innocent in the matter.

[@dixiegirlzrule959]

@@BHuang92 those children were.

[@cameronwarmerdam4251]

@@deiniolbythynnwr926 how was she not respectful, she didn't attack anyone and gave a balanced view of the situation as per usual

[@KyzylReap]

A friend of mine taught at Waco High at that time. A fairly rough place. Locals knew that the Feds could have picked up Koresh at the local WalMart any time prior to the siege.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

The goal of the government was to demonstrate their absolute authority, not to arrest David.

[@KyzylReap]

Paul S Rohrbaugh No kidding. 🙄

[@farfromluzin]

@@PsRohrbaugh Yes and remember in all these horrific acts the one in charge seem to be Democrats. Yes they really are tolerant, aren't they? Janet Reno is burning in hell. And the Clintons will surely be joining her soon!

[@JerryEricsson]

Same thing with Gordon Kahl in North Dakota. The local Sheriff in Carrington called the Fed when Gordon was in the Carrington Hospital (a place I spent a week or so in years ago) recovering from a small plane crash where he had broken his leg. He advised the Marshall service to come and serve him there since there would be no chance of confrontation. The US Marshall in Fargo told the Sheriff in no uncertain terms to "stay the hell out of our business, we will take Kahl when we are good and ready!" Well you can look up the massacre in Medina to find out how that went. I got this directly from the Sheriff's mouth, I worked in a nearby town and knew the Sheriff very well, we used to have coffee together at least once a week.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

George Taylor Yeah no bs power shows from the government happening right now! Oh wait 🙄

[@MultiSoulcollector]

Catlin you are awesome, I started watching an could not stop. Thank you, I am 67 now, I watched live on tv. I line in Arlington Texas, about an hours drive to Waco.

[@julialudwick5478]

You should do a video on the bodies of Chernobyl.

[@breathinghuman8779]

Agree

[@Ilovehamburger005]

Yes

[@LuciaSilva-ss2ew]

Goodness yesss

[@susanyoung4088]

Yes please!

[@sweetexception4601]

Fuck yes! Ahhh! Please do!

[@dazanii]

As a cult survivor, I don’t agree with avoiding labeling groups like these cults. It minimizes the amount of behavioral, emotional, information, and thought control and the pain of leaving the group and often your whole community behind. That being said, labeling it a cult is NOT an excuse for the government to torture and step all over these people’s rights and essentially murder them. If the last few months has taught me anything, it’s that the government needs to be held to higher standards for how they treat all citizens. They don’t know how to deescalate, only bring violence.

[@ACertainJustice]

Agreed and well said.

[@99PercentOffFreeHugs]

100% This^ This is a cult, but in NO WAY does that justify any of this. These people were victims x2 of the cult, and of the FBI and force used. Though we should certainly humanize the victims in these situations. :(

[@jyesthamars]

i couldn’t have said it better myself - honestly i think the whole avoiding calling what this fringe religion what it is, a cult, is a tactic being used by the woman running this channel (and something done by ytubers in general) to avoid being demonetized and / or alienating parts of their audience. i’ve noticed that youtubers that speak the truth about controversial topics such as this without mincing words tend to get demonetized more often than channels that like to play niceties and not address these types of things at all. or it could be them being uncomfortable with calling it a cult because of their own personal feelings behind it.

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

THE most terrifying phrase from another human being is... "I'm here from the government to help you." No... just no, you are NOT helping anyone. ;o)

[@numerum_bestia]

gnarth d'arkanen well, from the police yeah. But if that government worker is from child protective services. Imagine you were a kid that was being sexually assaulted. I’m sure that hearing somebody from the government say that they are going to help you would be some of the most wonderful words. It’s unfortunate that the children at Waco were never given the opportunity to be free.

[@ProfKristieK]

The animation with the number of authorities vs. Branch Davidians is particularly powerful and effective. Well done

[@adelaidemarie]

Kristie Kelly indeed

[@rickc2102]

Gov't: Let's go meet this doomsday cult with overwhelming and insurmountable force. This should turn out just fine.

[@cavalieroutdoors6036]

@@rickc2102 Nearly 30 years into the future, we can clearly see they haven't learned a thing from this abysmal failure.

[@john8451]

You forgot the helicopters! 🚁🚁🚁

[@dougearnest7590]

You're right in that it was powerfully effective, HOWEVER I would add to this that all the Texas peace officers (Rangers, State Troopers, Sheriff Deputies, Police Officers) were NOT there to assist the Feds in carrying out their unconstitutional assault and subsequent murder of innocent people. There were two entirely different governments represented (the Clinton Administration, and Texas) and they were NOT on the same side.

[@barbrabrurrier7548]

Watching this horrifying happening on television left me speechless and not believing what my eyes were seeing.

[@Weissenschenkel]

"Dead people can talk but only the coroner is able to understand what they say." Science, people. It works!

[@TheMouseAvenger]

Ehhh...who suggested that it didn't? ^^;;

[@saraseaman4657]

:/

[@PierreaSweedieCat]

Grissom: CSI Las Vegas.

[@scotte2815]

OK where do I begin? in order, ..... "only the coroner is able to understand what they say" This is an incorrect statement, there are many good detectives out there, along with doctors and lawyers, and others that can "read" a corpse. And you do realize that many a "coroner" and "medical examiner" makes many mistakes. Indeed, on this very channel, the lovely, talented, and knowledgeable Caitlin Doughty has pointed this out including the fact that in some places it don't take much to be employed as an ME and many lack full qualifications and make huge mistakes. Now about this "S" word that keeps getting thrown around, "science" We all need to be careful with this. Science is just another word for knowledge. It is NOT wisdom, nor is it understanding. You can have knowledge (AKA science) without understanding. You can have understanding, without wisdom. There are three things you need to know about science 1: it's repeatable 2: it's verifiable 3: it's falsifiable To go a little further there is the scientific method of learning, which is; Observe, Theorize, and Attempt to prove. And the benchmark of science is Repeatability. But science, like religion and politics, can be used to push an agenda or an ideal or a conclusion that was jumped to in order to serve a specific person or group rather than all. Did you know that science is a scriptural word and occurs in both the Old and New Testament? Bonus round; and what is wisdom? It is the PRACTICAL and useful application of knowledge and understanding.

[@Backwoods_Squatch]

Conclusion: Here's another idiot trying to downplay legitimate science and even learning itself, and one more example of why this country is so far behind.

[@amarugulloa9485]

I know you said you don’t cover extremist groups, but I think covering the bodies of Jonestown victims would really help people better understand that whole situation. A lot of the media calls them brainwashed people that “drank the coolaid” and voluntarily committed suicide. However, a lot of the survivors reported people being forced to drink the poison, injected with it against their will, being shot etc. I just think a video covering that would help humanize the victims. Love the channel ❤️

[@snoodledumpling4486]

Yeah, it was definitely more of a mass murder than a mass suicide. The children alone warrant that.

[@jamallabarge2665]

Jones and his planning commission were evil, vile people. They were mostly skinny white brunette women. Jones used them, got them pregnant, made most get abortions. They would vote for suicide while others blew it off. The average Jonestown resident wanted an even break. Many were poor blacks and poor whites who found a community that let them take care of others and be taken care of by others. Jones had his "security force" surround them. These creepos had guns, crossbows and bows. Some were shot with guns and arrows. Most were poisoned. Some took the poison by choice. Nobody is sure who among the adults did so. How can a child commit suicide? I don't remember how many kids were there - maybe between 200 and 300 of them. They were all murdered.

[@Volvican]

There's a very good multi-part programme about Jonestown that is pretty clear about this aspect of the deaths. Really horrifying.

[@flipnap2112]

not only that, but as usual most people have lost their frame of reference for how that all started. like as if all these people suddenly moved into the jungle and committed suicide. the very idea that started Jonestown I think pretty much every person could get on board with. comes down to that whole "boiling frog" thing.

[@superamanda]

I don’t think she understands or has any empathy yet because there’s a really appalling lack of awareness for what happened in Jonestown in this video. Especially for someone who is so wanting to be racially inclusive! This channel is excellent and she’s absolutely brilliant that’s why she needs to be held to higher standards.

[@Mizuna]

I'm still caught up on how sad it is that that mother really thinks her baby is coming back. That is awful.

[@adde9506]

I'm more disturbed that any parallel was drawn between that and David Koresh. Whatever that woman's church believes, that was clearly the desperate plea of a mother unable to accept her child's death and Koresh was claiming that he personally could resurrect the dead at will most likely knowing full well that he could not. A list of groups that believe in resurrection would have sufficed.

[@hdervish2497]

Cults are cults, even though their threat to the safety of their people may vary. Faith healers are a toxic and dangerous lot. Check out the way they suck money from the already impoverished in places like Nigeria.

[@jbshiva865]

@@adde9506 A list of groups that believe in resurrection is basically all religions though, especially Christianity. The whole basis of that faith is that Jesus rose from the dead and one day he will make all the dead rise to face 'final judgement'.

[@enbeast8350]

@@adde9506 That same desperate plea her church believes in is the same desperate want for immortality that the Waco people believed in. Her beliefs are the same as the people of Waco. Belief in resurrection is the same across the board, and no matter what, it's not a healthy belief to hold onto.

[@somedude172]

i was keeping tabs on the whole situation as it was happening and yes, it was really fkn sad. like i cant imagine what kind of mental toll that kind of thinking takes. just goes to show that even tho cult members do some really fkd up, disrespectful shit (like trying to revive a kid), theyre victims too. 99% of the time, members genuinely think theyre doing whats good and right and we cant really hate them for that imo. theyre brainwashed and confused.

[@JCinerea]

I remember watching this siege live on TV. These were people who literally believed that they were preparing for an end-times battle. They named the compound after a mountain that was used as a fortress in the Bible. Im a Texan. I regularly hear birdshot hitting my home during dove season. Koresh was threatening to kill people with Uzis, and his neighbors, TEXANS, called the feds because of all of the automatic weapons fire and the other things occurring at the compound. If you cause a native Texan to call the FEDS over gunfire, then you have done something truly special.

[@thorwilkinson2565]

Nothing illegal was found in court about the guns.

[@skilz8098]

Everyone in Texas has a gun, including the florist.

[@bensmith8682]

Calling bullshit on that one.

[@thorwilkinson2565]

@@JCinerea actually the Feds got involved because of children from other States being rumored to be abused , they brought in the ATF to fish for federal regulations broken.

[@JohnDoe-420]

It was actually the other cult leader (Roden) who was arrested with the Uzi, iirc. But yeah these guys were nuts and it was only ever going to end one way, the video really glosses over that. It's sad about the kids, they were just victims caught in the crossfire.

[@sethbright7615]

I'm just gonna say, I'd probably feel safer staying in the compound too when faced with 16 tanks and almost 900 people with guns pointed at me knowing they're looking for any reason to shoot

[@rottytherottski522]

Plus they had rules for the kids against eating candy and soda, gave them healthy stuff. So when they sent out a bunch of kids, what does the FBI do? Sends them video tapes of the kids eating candy and soda and tells the parents they are going to take their kids away forever.

[@3nertia]

@@rottytherottski522 Wait, what?

[@rottytherottski522]

@@3nertia yeah that’s a thing, they really messed with the parents. Just look at accounts from people who were there. One of the few survivors wrote a book on it after everything happened, he was one of the ones who wasn’t arrested.

[@3nertia]

@@rottytherottski522 :(

[@markmanning8832]

Actually, I'd say this is a lot like a shooter at a high school. In those cases, all of the kids come out, hands up, and are escorted to buses. In this case, the actual appropriate response (to my mind) would have been for all of them to come out, hands up, single file, and let them take them to whatever place the ATF and FBI had wanted to take them. Once they had been inspected and not found carrying weapons - there would not have been anything they could have charged them with. The NRA would probably have gotten a lawyer for them to help protect their right to bear arms. Now - they probably would have charged David Koresh and maybe other leaders, but the vast majority of the people would then have been free to return to the compound. As I have already said - the men thought with what was between their legs rather than their heads.

[@gummybear041894]

"[The authorities] escalated the situation instead of deescalating it." *Shocked Pikachu face*

[@annoyedbyyourface]

@GALMA 0 Yes, because peaceful protesters and reporters just doing their job are totes the same as criminals. Let's gas 'em all and let racism and police brutality rain supreme! /s Nice try, troll lol.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

This whole mess did not have to happen....period.! The ATF had a warrent(s) for Koresh a month or two before the raid. Koresh would drive into town once or twice a week. He could have easily been snagged without any drama and there were plenty of opportunities to grab him. But, the ATF had just put together a SWAT team and the ATF bosses were eager to use it. So they planned out this massive raid on the compound to try out their new toy. The ATF brass all the way up the chain are totally responsible for this fiasco. Not just the dead & wounded Davidians but also the dead & wounded ATF agents. The Clinton Administration went into full coverup mode and you know the results. Another point I want to make is about the affidavit for application of the search warrant. I've read the entire thing and cannot believe a judge didn't question it much less sign it giving it his blessing. The affidavit is so full of leaps of imagination, convoluted connections of "facts", hearsay and third hand "information"(rumors actually), its just pathetic and shocking. I know in my dept you'd never skate by doing such a sloppy affidavit, especially if anyone got hurt or falsely accused. I would've been lucky to just have been fired. But the Feds, especially the FBI don't feel they have to answer to anyone for their abuses of power. As we have seen the past year or so, nothing has changed at the FBI.

[@ruprectmonkeyboy1856]

@GALMA 0 Protestors aren't rioters. Your stormtroopers are agents of oppression. Quit watching Faux "News"

[@ruprectmonkeyboy1856]

@GALMA 0 And you accept jackbooted thugs acting out bc they are neither trained, or professional enough to deal with crowd control in a fashion that doesn't lead to protesters acting out. It's not just the front line cops that cause this. When command authorities disrespect people with legitimate beefs it rapidly gets out of control and that's when stuff gets broken and burned. "Respect Ma Authoratay" isn't gonna work on people that have been shit on for decades.

[@artistfloor9]

GALMA 0 - You’re exactly the type of person who would’ve cheered at the sight of protesters getting beaten and blasted with fire hoses during the Civil Rights Movement. It’s a shame that people like you still walk the earth.

[@anwyn9846]

I was 21 when this happened. I remember all the jokes made about the compound up until things got out of hand. I remember all the debates people had about it. They really made it seem like the compound members were the ones being hostile and dangerous. Watching this now, seeing how much firepower they used on a group of people, many of them children, is mind blowing. Thank you for this. It's very informative, non judgmental, and respectful.

[@jamallabarge2665]

Lot of heart ache.

[@fuzzy7644]

I wasn't around then but reading up on the media and people talked about the event is pretty stomach turning. Complete dehumanizion of the people at Waco while the ATF slaughered victims like animals.

[@davidpahlka6301]

I knew a Mortician's helper who joined the Marines. He had a very dark sense of humor, like you. It kept his sanity.

[@sunshinefalls1086]

Twins Peter & Nicole Gent were my high school friends. I saw them & the rest of the family before they left Australia to go to Waco. I cried watching the burning building knowing Peter and pregnant Nicole with her 2 young children were inside. Thankyou for talking about the chemicals used because the children in particular suffered which was evident from their autopsy reports. So sad.

[@Ulyssestnt]

I have seen Peter on TV I think..he is still a true believer right?

[@jj-if6it]

I'm Aussie too, crazy that Australians became involved in this

[@sunshinefalls1086]

@@Ulyssestnt Peter was shot & killed in the initial raid, he was on top of a tower.

[@Ulyssestnt]

@@sunshinefalls1086 oh ok, different Aussie then ,my bad. The one I saw lost his kid and is still waiting for Koresh to return like Jesus. Trauma does things to your brain. Sorry about your friends .

[@hhluvzmagik]

​@@sunshinefalls1086, That's true. The Feds wouldn't let the Davidians remove his body for 6 days.

[@Obekanobee]

When your videos about death are a welcomed relief from reality

[@Charlotte66666]

Yes ❤

[@firstlylastly9961]

*too true* 😅

[@melwasnevergivenaname]

Nelva commenting another 👍 because this needs it

[@binksshank]

Yas!

[@dundeedell1960]

Amen

[@berkleypearl2363]

I’d like to add to the conversation about members of religious cults. Some people say “how could they be so dumb to keep practicing this religion?”. It’s not about being dumb. It’s about mindset, manipulation, and social pressure. There are more factors at work than just “being dumb”. For example: being raised within the system, or relying on it for food and shelter, a combination of a lack of outside support and lack of influence that builds a more holistic view of the world and religion. People who join cults later in life do it for the sense of community and love, even if that ‘love’ can be revoked at any time. It’s complicated and scary because, for me, there’s always a sense of “am I susceptible to this kind of thinking? I know I’m smart enough to recognize a cult and fun for the hills, right?” But they are still people who deserve love and affection. People shouldn’t be blamed for being victims of religious abuse. It’s hurtful and doesn’t help solve the problem.

[@dianedenham5259]

Well said 🌻

[@moonfish3638]

Thank you 😊 we don’t have enough empathy for cult survivors, labelling them as dumb sheep. How many of the people you mock for joining a cult were teenagers and unloved people who had never been cherished?

[@adriennecarrasco37]

It's the same kind of weakness that locks a person in an abusive relationship or a gang. I don't think these people are stupid, many know what they are into yet feel the attention and affection outweighs the bad. A weak mind is easily manipulated.

[@somedude172]

100% agree. even einstein couldve been indoctrinated had he given someone the time. this is why its important to teach people critical thinking skills, and manipulation tactics to watch out for. and sexual predators, abusinve partners, etc. use the same kind of tactics most of the time... it definitely couldnt hurt to be more educated on the topic. i recommend channels like TellTale, Jimmy Snow, and Genetically Modified Skeptic. they break cult tactics down in really simple terms

[@lexi0006]

It's a lot like being swept up in the current of a mighty river. The current always forces you toward the middle making it very hard to swim to shore. It has little to do with intelligence except in how and if you decide to swim to shore.

[@thepennsylvanian9280]

This is absolutely the most unbiased and honest video I have ever seen on Waco. I truly appreciate you

[@c2shiningc903]

If you're taking shelter in a fire-proof vault and covering with wet blankets, chances are you are avoiding fire, not trying to take your own life from it. The tanks also tore out strategic holes in the structure, creating a type of venting which caused the building to burn very quickly as it did.

[@uzias123]

@@sjb3460 sad but real portrayal of the horror the victims of this massacre had to endure before dying. Talk about cruel and unusual punishment

[@uzias123]

@@sjb3460 "I have heard the FBI Hostage Rescue Unit say many times that they had recordings of David Koresh telling people to "set the fires" but I have not been convinced the poor quality recordings are authentic. " I have heard that story too. Problem is, the mikes they supposedly used wouldn't be invented for maybe 15 ears after the massacre happened. Also the standoff could have ended in a matter of a few days if the feds would have allowed the local sheriff to go in and look at the evidence the Davidians had that proved they had not started the ambush

[@uzias123]

@@sjb3460 They ORIGINAL story was, they had embedded these mikes in pizza boxes, they had sent into the house. Mikes, tiny enough to embed in a cardboard pizza box, with the power that would allow them to transmit sound hundreds of feet through walls, just was not available at that time.

[@uzias123]

@@sjb3460 Yes that sounds very plausible, with TODAY'S technology, but think late 80s, early 90s CB technology, you would have the mike, but need a transmitter to get the sound outside the house. Biggest problem with this whole idea is that the feds claim they used these bugs to listen in and hear David Koresh order his followers to set the house on fire, but in a interview with the local coroner, the coroner claimed Koresh's body was found shot to death in his room, likely killed before the fire started. So, which story is real?

[@uzias123]

@@sjb3460 most plausible explanation of what happened that I have seen yet

[@VStrangeProductions]

The story about "wake up olive" just makes me so sad. I can't imagine the pain of losing a child, or the desperation the mother must have felt to beg strangers to pray for God to bring her back. I hope she's found some peace since then.

[@ViirinSoftworks]

It's part of why we need more funding for mental health services.

[@Saybleu]

As a father I found tears flowing🙏😇😇😇😇😇

[@PredatoryPrey]

@@ViirinSoftworks Mental health services isn't good either. They asked me what my pronouns were and I walked the fuck out.

[@electronic_rat]

@@PredatoryPrey what’s wrong with asking pronouns

[@PredatoryPrey]

@@electronic_rat LMFAO

[@colemarie9262]

Imagine being a child in that building. That is genuinely, 100% inexcusable to me.

[@mcdougalvalentine5801]

Their life was horrible either way. Option A...be controlled & possibly sexually assaulted by a cult leader. Option B...be tortured & murdered by the US government. This entire situation was trash, from beginning to end.

[@fridal5218]

@@mcdougalvalentine5801 Option C: Find a way to get them out of there. Which they unfortunately didn't even seem to attempt.

[@JTScott1988]

@@mcdougalvalentine5801 we still dunno if he was a cult leader

[@alwaysyouramanda]

When you step even farther back, you recognize the Human-Farm this country really is.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

Belief is a dangerous weapon. I wouldn’t be surprised if there just weren’t any adults willing to take them on.. that one comment up there is telling. Humanity is broken. Like a cultural sink of sorts.

[@devodootie]

I see you posted this long ago, but it was definitely worth watching. I lived in Tyler for over 20 years, including the time of this horrific event. We actually saw his headstone @ the cemetery. We now live at in Waco, & have visited the grounds of that complex. It was a terrible tragedy that happened there. Thank you for covering this.

[@fiona8230]

I’m going to take a second and appreciate caitlin’s “breaking news” headlines during the ad read! They made me giggle!

[@peternorton5648]

Most ingenious plug for an advertiser on a KZbin channel I’ve seen yet. Kudos!👍👍

[@cynthiar.3181]

Bentham’s head would agree, LOL!

[@JimC]

@@cynthiar.3181 I really did a double-take when I caught that one! 😂

[@Terri_MacKay]

The story of Olive and her mother is heartbreaking. Instead of going through the grieving process in order to deal with and come to terms with Olive's death, she is stuck in this hopeless bubble of belief that her daughter is going to return one day.

[@ralphhoskins2115]

Terri MacKay but what if she is alive,,, ? But trapped in the casket? I hope someone was checking?? Talk about a nightmare

[@Merrydothe]

Ralph Hoskins dude what? 🙄

[@saraa3418]

It's so heartbreaking, I can only imagine what she's going through and this all makes it so much worse. This makes me think about the Sleeping Beauty Iconic Corpse video Caitlin did a while back.

[@julietfischer5056]

@@ralphhoskins2115 - Are you accusing someone of criminal negligence? Olive was in the MORGUE. Had she been alive, they'd have found out. Or do you think people die on Monday and are buried on Tuesday?

[@lj.853]

@@ralphhoskins2115 TF are you going on about?

[@iamme6773]

I remember watching it on TV as a child. My parents straight up told me that the people were killed by the government. My mother even cried about the children. So, the media didn't really convince the public all that well.

[@Cynnas]

Except the cult leader helped

[@TheSamLowry]

@@Cynnas The ATF started the media circus/siege because their budget was about to be cut. They figured an event that made their agents look like heroes would guarantee an increase. So all those kids died to protect some government jobs.

[@sitcomsTV]

Everyone with a sensitive background a good upbringing - that hasn't somehow become insensitive to recurrent violence in the news - would cry and think about the innocents. And there aint more so than children.

[@dawnt6791]

Same thing here. My family watched that with horror. Even though we did believe Koresh was NOT a good guy, we also believed the federal agents seriously escalated the situation in a horrific way when they could've deescalated it and prevented all those deaths. The loss of those children was especially heart-wrenching.

[@kendallgraysenthomson3311]

@@dawnt6791 My thoughts exactly

[@crystalwolcott4744]

"They escalated the situation instead of deescalating the situation." American law enforcement in one line.

[@justcake2533]

they did deescalate the situation , hell they deescalated the whole building.

[@GhostvaperYT]

thank God I am in the UK

[@justcake2533]

@@GhostvaperYT oi you got your commenting loicense

[@TeachUBusiness]

You nailed it. Sounds like our military too.

[@GhostvaperYT]

@@justcake2533 YES thanks not got it from EU now I am FREEEE #BREXIT

[@emily94762]

The WakeUpOlive campaign is so sad. That woman was so desperate for her daughter

[@MissBee13]

Oh god that poor angel. :(

[@MDArts666]

I heard that and felt so horrible for her... i hope she’s been able to grieve properly since

[@GreenGlo1991]

Yeah that’s all I could feel too and while I’ve never experienced that kind of loss, I can only imagine the pain. Anything, any hope, to get her baby back.

[@MyGreenNest]

It struck my heart with sadness

[@duncanbryson1167]

Religious indoctrination is so sad. I'm not religious, I prefer to deal in the real world.

[@adeletaylor6143]

When we did this in Sociology my teacher started the unit with "Brace yourself this ones a mess".

[@slithra227]

My world religions prof said the same thing

[@gilligan80]

@Amy Sternheim was that the one with the actor from wings

[@faithismespeaks6848]

@ Knave, That is because your "professor" is probably a card carrying member of the communist party and was too busy indoctrinating you and keeping you from knowing the actual facts. It was murder, call it what it was, the FBI and ATF murdering a bunch of innocent women and children. Your professor must be so proud.

[@faithismespeaks6848]

@ maranda, It was a shit show by the government, maybe you should look at more evidence or study up on what happened at Waco. Most professors are liberal progressive stooges for the record, not all but most are. SJW types might call it progressive or socialist, we call it what it really is...Communism. You see the little commies running all over setting things on fire right now, and where did they learn this? Public schools and liberal indoctrination centers, aka Universities and so called "learning" institutions. The good news is now that all the mask wearing Covidiots have taken over at least the children are not being indoctrinated. See there is always a silver lining to every cloud.

[@azuravian]

@@faithismespeaks6848 Ah, yes, the old standby: "Universities are just Marxist indoctrination centers". Someone learned communism was scary from their daddy and never bothered to study socialism or socialist democracies. There are many instances where socialist models have worked well (including some systems in the US: Shocker!). That doesn't fit the conservative narrative though, so you ignore it. The best part of all this is the irony of an indoctrinated Christian speaking negatively about indoctrination, while ignoring their own.

[@haibane04]

i recently discovered this channel and i love it. your voice is so soothing and combined with the causes you support and the topics and stories you shed light on its so educational and fun at the same time

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Point of clarification: Jonestown was also not a mass suicide. People were held at gun point that day, they begged for their lives.

[@chrisi162]

Yes! The audio is chilling.

[@somedude172]

it was a mass suicide tho. even tho a lot were held at gunpoint, there were still a good chunk who were willling. but yeah, either way, super fucked up and horrifying

[@neuralmute]

It was a mass suicide AND a mass murder. Some went willingly, some did not. The part that horrifies and sickens me most is the children. I've heard the audio, and until I saw the George Floyd video, I didn't think I'd ever see/hear anything that would make me feel any worse.

[@feverspell]

Just because not all 900+ people died because they voluntarily drank the Flavor-Aid doesn't mean the event as a whole wasn't a mass suicide. The vast majority of those people DID willingly drink it. They were true believers, literally to the very end.

[@vaderladyl]

Beg to differ. Some were killed at gun point but the majority drank the Kool Aid by their own volition.

[@Tedris4]

Given the “notoriety” for cops shooting dogs for no reason without repercussion it’s highly believable that the “ATF shot first at the dogs” account is the true one and the agent was pressured into retraction. The recent police response to protests as well makes the entire situation more indicative of the institutional spite towards civilians that the police had and have to this day.

[@dianedenham5259]

Dogs are the early warning system, so in any situation like this the dogs are the first to go.

[@dadofducks]

You mean riots, not protests.

[@Tedris4]

@@dadofducks I could go "same difference, coward" which is basically the truth but... The police are responsible for escalating peaceful protests, against police violence and institutional racism that actively kills black people, into riots after assaulting, gassing and provoking them, and literally this week disappearing nonviolent protesters in Portland and Chicago with unmarked federal agents. Just like they were responsible for escalating the situation here into a tragedy involving dozens of deaths of abuse victims, many of which were children.

[@cynhanrahan4012]

Cop former friend of mine confirmed they shoot dogs to terrorize people, giving the cops a psychological advantage. Some dogs might defend their homes and people, most don't, and even try to run away while being shot at.

[@BennyLlama39]

@@cynhanrahan4012 That would backfire in my case. Shoot at my dog and I charge, even if I'm risking my own life.

[@kindashabby]

I was 28 years old when this tragic event took place. It was the first time I felt I was being manipulated by media and the government. I could not understand the bizarre, heavy handed, overreaction of what I was seeing. I am not a conspiracy theorist, but I never again flippantly believed news stories. I research to form my own opinions. The awfulness of what happened to those poor people changed me in a profound way.

[@jolovesminnis]

I turned 30 when this happened!

[@vampiraJ]

I was younger, but wondered why the sexual abuse wasn’t the reason to take action. Instead they hurt those kids even more. It’s a very layered, and badly handled situation.

[@200houryogateachertraining]

So relevant in today’s world. ❤️

[@davidm1926]

@@enrihoward6077 "The media blew it out of proportion?" - Nobody said that. The OP mentioned "the bizarre, heavy handed, overreaction". Could be about the media response, but I think it's meant to describe the military-style attack on the compound. Yes, the group was heavily armed. Possibly dangerous. It's quite possible they only meant to defend themselves if the government ever tried to enforce the law on them, but regardless there were serious allegations against them. The Bundy crowd at the Malheur Refuge under the Obama administration was handled more carefully. Law enforcement looked like they'd rather not create a firefight. I think that's a more sensible approach. Realize that these people are dangerous, but possibly less dangerous if they're handled with patience. Control the situation, and bide your time until you can safely make an arrest. Otherwise, you put everybody's lives in danger, and are more likely to engage in illegal tactics.

[@siccandtwistted]

Good on you. I was not alive when this happened, but learning about it after the fact. Never believe the news firsthand. Always research to form your own opinions!!!

[@tomc.4860]

It is amazing how Waco and Ruby ridge were people who wanted to be left alone and get away from the government but predicted that eventually the government would come and attack them and that's exactly what happened

[@ianalexander4891]

“It is unknown who started the fire. The only thing authorities know is it was not Billy Joel.”

[@theguyinthebluejacket3474]

Obviously it had to be Ryan.

[@doggy7210]

It was always burning

[@anonymousadult]

😂😂😂👏🏻

[@williardbillmore5713]

Well, Joel *said* he was an innocent man. He claimed it was always burning since the world was turning.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

it was the prodigy!

[@Hannahcantcometothephone]

The feds could've handled Waco a LOT better. It was a mess.

The feds cant handle ANYTHING.They are a mess

[@redXmamba]

Feds love having their ego trips.

[@torinjones3221]

I believe it was deliberate to make an example to other groups similar the the Davidians.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

@@redXmamba It wasn't an ego trip. It was a calculated move to show that you cannot defy government authority. You either submit or perish.

[@redXmamba]

@@PsRohrbaugh That's an ego trip. Screw them. You know they enjoyed doing it.

[@Hothouseflowersss]

The FBI handled this like absolute monsters

[@kayagyft2049]

Just as they did the miners in Colorado

[@spirittravels623]

@@kayagyft2049 Yes they are and one of the Texas Rangers that was there that day, I have spoken with and he's a complete idiot and now a sherriff imagine that.

[@terichapman8293]

Yes and David having a ten year bride makes him not a monster? Both sides were wrong.

[@mcwatte]

@@terichapman8293 He just pointed out that the FBI's actions are indefensible, when did he say David was a saint?

[@afrochick9142]

Teri Chapman Sad for everyone that died with him. Some of them were victims.

[@bridgetthewench]

WHY did they have recordings of rabbits being tortured? That's incredibly sick.

[@cjpietropinto9293]

Hunters

Why you would record that is beyond messed up. But when there is an explosion in the population of rabbits in our state, they corral them and beat them to death with clubs. We have a lot of, let’s just say, couldn’t graduate High School types around here. They go out and shoot all the coyotes they possibly can, and other predators, including birds of prey. Yes even birds of prey. So the balance of predator and prey becomes a wreck. The beating hasn’t happened in a long time tho.

[@shannonhensley2942]

@ for "scientific" research. They honestly could have just played the a b major note for hours that would make them just as insane and would not have been animals being torchured.

[@MeliaMimi]

People who go hunting will play the sound of dying rabbits or lure out foxes

[@johnchestnut5340]

It's a predator lure for hunters.

[@ariesambully5620]

My father grew up in Waco in Mt Carmel as part of the Branch Davidians. He made it out when he was younger, most of the family left well before the siege. He eventually met my mom and got married around 27 I think, I was born like a year later in 1993. I remember my mom telling me about them watching the siege of Waco on tv. I've heard some stories, it's pretty hard to wrap your head around hearing it from someone firsthand too. So glad my father made it out. Super interesting video Caitlin! Always look forward to uploads from you!

[@MystiDawn]

I just have to ask, is Aries the adorable pup in your picture? I'm just asking cuz my sons name is Aries, and we have a dog that looks alot like the one in your picture.

[@ariesambully5620]

@@MystiDawn Yes! That's my boy Aries, he is a 6 year old service dog. :)

[@MystiDawn]

Ah cool! He looks like our Jaxon, with that big goofy smile!! Looks like he's a great service dog, too!

[@landofthelivingskies3318]

Your dad was one smart man.

[@ariesambully5620]

@@MystiDawn Jaxon is such a cute name for a goofy faced pittie! We had an Ajax in the past. And yes, he's a great service dog though his bully breed stubbornness has been a struggle at times, definitely not easy like a lab! lol

[@bethroesch2156]

Another truth about this is that Koresh left the compound many times and they had ample opportunity to snatch him up without anyone dying.

[@Tattooedgaymer]

She mentioned that he, and others, left.

[@nise5281]

He did not after ATF got involved.

[@dominicawitt7867]

@@nise5281 but they had been investigating him and his organization very heavily prior too the assult, and he had left many times during the investigations.

[@itsallgood4093]

He could have surrendered in the beginning and none of it would have happened. But the government went WAY above what was needed!

[@marys3127]

Beth Roesch - they sure did.

[@montecheney6688]

Thank you for a balanced and respectful presentation. This is a sensitive and painful event in Adventist history. Well done.

[@brandylindsay8230]

As someone who was born and raised in Waco Texas you still offered some new information I never knew. While I was only 12 when this happened I can tell you the media definitely spun this story to the FBI's benefit. Not once did they state the members were "victims". Truly tragic and I hope the FBI learned a long hard lesson about deescalating these types of situations. Thank you for covering this story.

[@neiltappenden1008]

Was it that bad

[@johncampbell829]

The FBI is only following procedure....coming soon to your neighborhood

[@wingednotepad]

always a blessed day when you upload

[@wingednotepad]

@Andrew Harper i said what i meant, my fine fellow

[@Dani-ys7ut]

@@wingednotepad 👍

[@blanchy]

@Andrew Harper Now That's What I Call Edgy vol. 24

[@GameNerd346]

Feel like the event should be renamed to "The Waco Massacre" in my opinion because that's literally what it was.

[@sanguinemoon9201]

It has been called that since the buildings burned. Just not by the main stream media.

[@ghost_anna_reads787]

I first heard of it under that name.

[@wheretheheartlessgo]

That’s the name I was taught; massacre

[@robingreenwood297]

I live in Waco. The compound wasn’t even in Waco. You have to drive for a while into the country to get there. Waco is a busy town.

[@sputniksweetheart5187]

I have only heard it referred to it as such.

[@Jazzy.girl.Sarah2023]

This is so fascinating. Thanks, Caitlin!! I learned so much more about the leader and the group. I recall seeing the standoff on tv but there was so much more to it.

[@tookitogo]

I first watched this video when it originally came out, and am rewatching it now after seeing the Netflix documentary. And again I am reminded at what a skillful, nuanced, respectful, and compassionate documentarian Caitlin is.

[@Gane-Shillis]

Shes yuk

[@milkbath4798]

Imagine being a child and hearing the sound of rabbits being tortured after seeing dead bodies strewn about

[@daisymay6505]

absolutely horrendous 😞

[@IMadeAThingOKC]

I don't even wanna know how they got those sounds on recording.

[@C00kii0]

The trauma...

[@C00kii0]

@@IMadeAThingOKC Same like the music I understand but the rabbit thing was DEEPLY unnerving

[@dianacampbell8381]

and then being burned alive

[@madelinebeitel7150]

Do Jonestown next please!!! So many believe it was only suicide when in reality the majority of them were murdered (either shot or injected with poison against their will) you could go so so so deep on that story!

[@spaztck]

They already did in the podcast: deathintheafternoon.libsyn.com/dont-drink-the-koolaid-0

[@dopeydiablo]

Stephanie Harlowe covered Jonestown in great detail if you're interested.

[@rayvenheath363]

@@dopeydiablo love her!

[@jj-if6it]

she said she did a podcast

[@tedwalker1370]

Good video. Very well researched and told. Thank you for the clear truth of what happened.

[@beebobeekee5957]

Thank you for humanizing death. You have continuously broken down a lot of my own subconcious biases about the subject

[@AshleyLongTheBrave]

I went to a seventh day Adventist high school. And they actually teach about the branch Dividions and David Koresh in our religion classes. They really see the incident as a tragedy, and they wish that the church could have somehow helped David and the other members of this cult to see that they were not going down a good path. Some even teach about it in church to warn against following those who claim to be gods or prophets. Although I’m no longer a part of that church I appreciate and admire the way they teach about this cult.

[@DawnKellyMedia]

That's a good thing to teach!

[@rosebudadkins6803]

It was a terrible massacre. Government out of control feds. Such a shame and could happen to any of us. Recall Ruby Ridge? The government over stepping their bounds. They let Clinton’s and others abuse children allegedly. I believe bigger nefarious reasons behind both of these.

[@autisticheadscarf]

I’m an ex Adventist too! I find it fascinating tho that your Adventist school would warn about following those who claim to be prophets when all of their teachings come from a false prophet 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@AshleyLongTheBrave]

@@autisticheadscarf many religions claim to have prophets and seeing as theirs is not around to see if the things in her books are actually what she believes, I find it hard to take a hard stance on her. I left a few years ago, but maybe I should do some more research on it.

[@stannetaprospere4301]

Interesting, I also went to Seventh-Day Adventist Schools from kindergarten to high school. My school had a different approach, they seemed very embarrassed about the whole situation. One of our pastors was quick to point out that they were "not actually" Seventh Day Adventist. And some teachers argued with me that there was never a cult associated with our religion. But then.... I grew up in the Caribbean, where you don't talk about uncomfortable things.

[@missnperfection9830]

Love when this channel does tragedies such as Waco,Columbine and others because it teaches people the truth and the depth of these tragedies!

[@kellyg358]

It also removes the salaciousness of the story that the media depends on and humanizes the people involved. I agree that it leads to a greater appreciation and deeper understanding of the tragedy!

[@gowdsake7103]

Agrees a religious nut job armed to the teeth got taken out end of bleating !

[@adelaidemarie]

gowd sake silly wabbit, mainstream Already told us that art

[@landofthelivingskies3318]

@@gowdsake7103 ....yup they were stockpiling weapons and ammo. They had enough weaponry to wipe out a small town. David Qaresh and his followers constantly prayed for "end times". People wanna feel sorry for a zealot who believed he could raise the dead, and when he couldnt...lol...he took to his guns. Imagine taking a corpse from its resting place and thinking if you prayed hard and long enough it'd come back to life. These people are definitely in a cultish state of mind, to the point of delusion.

[@alexsafonov7270]

Thank you Caitlin for this enlightening account of the the shootout and the circumstances leading up to that day.

[@miriahmiller5747]

You delivered this story with so much dignity and respect.

[@kyriearashi]

While they were certainly a cult, that doesn’t mean it’s ok for the FBI to do what they did. I don’t understand the argument that calling them a cult belittles what the FBI did.

[@slithra227]

It's like that thing of people not wanting to talk about police brutality victims that actually broke the law. Like, you don't need to be a saint for police not to shoot at you. Police just shouldn't be able to run you over with a tank period whether or not you broke the law.

[@dsnodgrass4843]

Calling them a cult labels and "others" them; making it easier for some people to rationalize what was done to them. Because they were "weird", they didn't deserve to be treated with dignity that law enforcement affords to others (i.e. not being invaded by a militarized force with automatic weapons, etc.). "Othering" people away from the empathy of an observing public is a step down a path that makes military-style repression of those people less affecting. That's why fascists spend a lot of time doing that early and often in their pursuit of power, as we've too clearly seen online over the past few years.

[@thegoodkelly]

The ATF was the first to arrive, probably about the guns. Had the cult cooperated with the ATF, the FBI would have had no reason to get involved. Then it became a question of what type and amount of munitions were they trying to hide and were the women and children being held captive. If the cult had legal issues, the first thing that they should have done was call their lawyer to come out when the ATF arrived. What did Koresh think was going to happen? That the government was just going to shrug and walk away when he refused to comply with a warrant? That said, destroying a house with children inside was way out of line.

[@slithra227]

@@dsnodgrass4843 This is true, but also, refusing to call them cults makes it harder for people to leave them. There's nuance here.

[@gudakos]

@@dsnodgrass4843 This cult wasn't just "weird" though, it led to several children being sexually abused. Yes, the FBI overstepped their boundaries, and these people shouldn't have died. But David Koresh and the people who enabled him should have been arrested and brought to justice.

[@rickc2102]

Gov't: We are the good guys. Ppl: Ahhh, yes, clearly. We could tell by the sounds of bunny torture.

[@lesliedeana5142]

Don't forget that this was a time before synthesizers & such. They HAD to have recordings made from the actual torture of the animals in the first place to play.... (sad thoughts...)

[@DonnaBrooks]

​@@lesliedeana5142 I watched a video recently about rabbits on an angora fur farm somewhere in Asia. It was one of the most disturbing things I've ever heard. They don't just kill the rabbits. They rip the fur out, let it grow back, rip it out again. The rabbit screams were much more disturbing that the clip Caitlyn played. Folks, don't buy angora or any type of material made from the suffering of animals. There are synthetic alternatives to keep you warm. Try to always know where the products you buy come from & what humans & animals suffered to get them to you. If we thought about that, we'd all support smaller, ethical companies & would just consume less. Thanks.

[@budmeister]

@@lesliedeana5142 Synthesizers have been around since the 1960's.

[@ZestyAqua]

@@DonnaBrooks I thought the movie with the Queen having sex with Emma Stone where she stepped on her rabbit to make it scream scarred me I can't remember the name of that gem of a movie, your comment scarred me. I like rabbits more than I like humans. Seen Kevin Shipp's videos? kzbin.info/aero/PL7gVhPMGKsTYSK9MwIFVjm6KVSb73j-hc He is a former CIA officer. Our government has been a hot mess. I think I have to pass seeing whatever you are talking about feeling way too fragile for that.🐇🐰🐾🐾🐇☠ Anyhow, I think I'm going to watch something to get the screaming bunnies out of my head. That part will now forever be linked to Nancy Santeria and a song I once liked. I need our government to stop DJing.

[@ZestyAqua]

@@DonnaBrooks oh, and the synthetics are also a problem ecowise. Pollution wise. Playlist has more details I popped in the previous comment.*

[@kreh1100]

I love your stories and how you approach sensitive subject. Love you ❤

[@tomc.4860]

You could tell that the government authorities were very concerned for the children in the compound. I could tell by the way they fired large caliber bullets into the buildings.

[@ertpecsertpecs]

20 and 30 cal rifles and handgun ammo isn't large caliber

[@ertpecsertpecs]

@Frank Watkins put down the pipe man.

[@randallcarpenter8325]

Remember the front door had a number of bullet entries and disappeared from inventory during the investigation. At the time the FBI denied every firing into the building.

[@jeffslote9671]

They were so concerned that agents took trophy pictures with the dead bodies

[@piratesswoop725]

@@randallcarpenter8325 Did they actually have the door in their inventory? I would've assumed it burned in the fire. That whole building was made of flimsy materials.

[@nickx1754]

That ad break was not only clever and funny but much needed for such a heavy topic. Excellent video!

[@Sakkeru96]

"Loud music such as Nancy Sinatra's 'these boots are made for walking' and the sound of rabbits being tortured" THAT ESCALATED VERY QUICKLY

[@Tweej]

It would continue to...

[@linasayshush]

Why would they even HAVE sounds of rabbits being tortured? Who tortured the rabbits and why? Forget Waco, I want to know about the rabbits!

[@sandrablanchette2239]

@@linasayshush i know, right?

[@Tracymmo]

I bet Nancy was not happy with her music being used that way.

[@ferrreira]

@@Tweej Ariana Grande's high notes!

[@colinbrazier8511]

Caitlin, love your work, thanks from the UK.

[@Stuartette]

8:45 okay that’s pretty sad. A mother mourning her child and believing that her daughter will resurrect, it’s quite upsetting personally.

[@johncampbell829]

But IT IS A REALITY for those in Christ Jesus....sorry if ur not but you most likly heard the news already.

[@EidolonSpecus]

@@johncampbell829 It's just death-denial.

[@christinalawrence2015]

I think mourning makes people not think properly. If I lost my child I'd be distraught, but I don't think I'd ask millions of people to pray for the resurrection of him. But then again iman atheist, but who knows what I'd say if I were a believer

[@johncampbell829]

@@christinalawrence2015 I, too was an atheist,...until I realized that it takes more faith to believe everything came from nothing or a "big bang" instead of eyewitness accounts about the death, burial and ressurection of Jesus Christ...Eyewitness accounts that would still hold up in a modern court.

[@pointerish]

@@johncampbell829 lmao

[@sloveniaisgoodcountry6511]

Imagine trying to escape a burning building that’s being knocked down by tanks, after being tear gassed

[@TheWolfsnack]

...but...but..but....it was all about saving the children....sigh

[@lukaj679]

Makes it very easy to see how the victims believed it was the coming of Babylon in the last days

[@joewelch4933]

A tear gas that is flammable at high concentrations in a building they knocked the power out of so everyone was using candles to see........

[@uzias123]

Also, don't forget agent Lon Horiuchi was just outside the back door with orders to shoot anyone trying to escape from there. Over a dozen people died there

[@blackkaiser5653]

Tear gas first via tanks that tore holes into compound Pyrotechnic canisters fired into the compound, igniting CS gas Two shooters killing escapees

[@benjaminwilliams8030]

Okay, but who the hell has rabbit torture noises on hand?

[@marlonisaac1]

Ya no shit! WTF 🤔😂

[@Babyshoes777]

The United States government

[@morganstarchild5359]

@@Babyshoes777 I was going to say the exact same thing , terrifying truly

[@GreenGlo1991]

ricecristi you stole my comment

[@Babyshoes777]

Morgan StarChild my dad is retired FBI, they’re a weird group of people. It’s definitely a personality type. You have to be the kind of person that would shoot a kid/baby and then sleep fine after. I’m amazed they didn’t use something like sheep or goats being killed, those suckers really scream. But I’m sure they have those tapes on deck too 😒🤮

[@Lecon60]

I was an Art Bell listener back then. I remember Ruby Ridge and other controversial shootings over the years. I stopped listening to that stuff sometime around 1998. I did have a lot of emotion around the Waco tragedy. I remember veterans calling in to the Art Bell show with emotion calling for Janet Reno to step down. They were very upset about her wearing the uniform.

[@nyanbinary1717]

All law enforcement knows how to do is escalate. We're still seeing this now, literally today.

[@lthompson6750]

as long as you leave Federal buildings alone you can riot and loot as much as you want.

[@nyanbinary1717]

L Thompson The point. You missed it.

[@lthompson6750]

@@nyanbinary1717 oh I'm sorry, what did I miss?

[@nyanbinary1717]

@@lthompson6750 1. Targeting buildings owned by our increasingly fascist government is entirely the point 2. The police and now the military have done nothing BUT escalate. Like, is an appropriate response to windows being broken in a federal building or whatever to send in half an army against ITS OWN CITIZENS? Kidnap people off the streets? Teargas and pepper spray children?

[@thegoodkelly]

@@lthompson6750 Tell that to the people rioting and looting and paid for by Barr. The majority of the attendees are peaceful protestors.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

If you watch the Documentary Waco: Rules of Engagement, they play the audio recordings of the golden retriever dog and her puppies being shot by ATF agents. It's also written in what is known as the Waco Files, which was all of the reports and information gathered by the Texas Rangers. So it was never in doubt before that the ATF did kill the children's dog and her puppies on sight. The firefight after that when ATF encountered David Koresh and one other Branch Dividian at the entrance is what the ATF have denied. Even though the front doors to the building actually were not burned in the fire and had been collected as evidence, but during the Congressional Hearing the ATF and FBI claimed the two front doors were lost, as they also claimed multiple videos, pictures, and other evidence gathered by local crime scene investigators were also "lost." . The ATF claimed they shot the dog and her puppies to cause the children to run outside, but that is highly suspect and also deranged, why would you want children to run out into a possible armed encounter? It's been shown by many others that the FBI and ATF have repeatedly lied under oath at the Congressional hearing and multiple times before and after the hearing. The Texas Rangers made sworn testimony that the investigation and crime scene was handled like nothing they had ever seen or encountered. The FBI made no attempt to preserve evidence and even destroyed evidence at the scene. The same has been said by practically all of the local crime scene investigators as well.

[@paulatreides4274]

When a dogs territory or master is threatened they go after the threat so they were taken out of the equation. They knew when they got close enough to the building the dogs would defend.

[@stuartd9741]

So is it reasonable to conclude with shall we say evidence tampering that the authorities wanted to create a violent cult narrative?

[@mor4y]

@@paulatreides4274 y'know police forces all around the world deal with dogs quite happily without shooting them.... its such a US thing, even other countries with heavily armed police don't do it anything like as much. So many shootouts in the US apart from this one have been sparked by a officer walking onto private property and just shooting someones dog, there's even memes about shooting/flashbanging dogs 😐

[@KryssLaBryn]

@@paulatreides4274 Yeah; Golden Retriever puppies are just *vicious,* man. /s

[@noh-1386]

@Howling Frog for the spectacle... and they got it. disgusting.

[@hfrmartin]

so did the FBI torture the rabbits for those sounds, or does the US government just have that on standby

[@huntermeadows4911]

Well sounds like that are used to control predator populations such as coyotes, bobcats, and mountain lions. It’s used to draw them in so you can get a shot off. Where they exact sound came from I don’t know but sounds exactly like it are a useful tool for wildlife and research management.

[@huntermeadows4911]

Also “boots are made for walking” is another useful sound for drawing in a different type of cougar

[@sunb5738]

I once watched a documentary on the fur industry and I didn't even know rabbits could scream before they skined an angora one alive.... horrible stuff...

[@vincetravis8701]

@@huntermeadows4911 For most electronic calls the source of the sounds come from mouth calls. Mouth calls are made of wood and have a metal and/or latex reed inside, so when you blow into them it sounds like a distressed rabbit.

[@huntermeadows4911]

Vince Travis I mostly was talking about the speaker style calls that you set next to a moving decoy and control with a remote. Fox pro is a popular brand of the one I’m thinking of

[@joearledge]

Fun fact: Before, during, and after, there has been absolutely ZERO evidence of any violation that would fall in the ATF's jurisdiction. The closest they came was being a legally licensed FFL. A delivery guy spotted gun parts in a box that came open, and supposedly came up with some fantastical story that they were making all kinds of illegal stuff. After this allegation, per the fed's documentation, they were invited to inspect the operation... they declined the open offer to inspect. Also, the involvement of the US military is a blatant violation of the posse comitatus act...

[@sqrlmonger]

IIRC it was a faux grenade and "black powder" (probably mistaken) the delivery guy saw.

[@joearledge]

@@sqrlmongeryep, and supposedly "gun parts". All things that are completely legal and normal for an FFL to order in large quantities on a very regular basis. Depending on what the "gun parts" actually were, the delivery that was reported may have been, and still be, completely legal to have shipped straight to your house without an FFL.

[@markmaloney8154]

A few weeks ago, the Pentagon announced that US military troops can be used alongside the police and are now allowed to use lethal force against American citizens. I would post links, but KZbin won't let me; however, you just need to spend a few minutes looking it up to see that the Posse Comitatus Act has been overturned...

[@4nn13h7]

The “Wake up, Olive” story is so unbearably sad. I hope her mom has as much comfort and peace as she can now.

[@Caprifoolaceae]

Sad, yes. But when I heard stories like those I can't help but think that you _have_ to be arrogant to believe that of all the people in the world, you are going to be the special one who will get a special, divine favour out of a deity that will benefit only you. How many parents have lost their children in similar situations? I'm sure that there are many other parents that make more merits to have their children returned to them. Why would this particular children be the one to be favoured? Again, arrogant, delusional and almost narcissistic.

[@XJunixAnnexKayxScarX]

That part legit made me cry (I mean I’m pregnant so definitely a contributing factor). I also watched my nephew die at 3 months old in 2019, and see the pain that my brother and sister in law still suffer over a year later. Hell, I still feel agony over my nephew’s passing. So I can understand needing to cling to the belief that they’re not permanently gone. But I will also say without context I also worry did the parents not take every precaution to keep their child safe because they believed that they could just be resurrected. Because that has also been seen in religions/cults that have a high belief in resurrection. Still heartbreaking no matter what.

[@usagi18]

A thanatologist would help her. People may say she's gone crazy, but you never know how losing a child, the worst pain in the world, will affect you or someone you love

[@nigai0amai]

@@Caprifoolaceae thank you, that's exactly what I was thinking hearing that story. Like, what makes you and your child so special, when so many mothers lose their children everyday? Did she never think about how she's not the only one going through that kind of pain?

[@radiocalico9124]

@@nigai0amai I agree, she should spend all her life pouring one out to those starving Africans a world away

[@kenzieuchiha1191]

"Grave sucking" never thought I'd ever hear those two words used in the same breath.

[@yoyoland8461]

That’s so dramatic. Tanks and over 800 people for 100, mostly kids. As a kid watching this happen was such a reality check

[@hossahunter22]

25 kids and 50 adults means it was mostly adults

[@yoyoland8461]

@@hossahunter22 ok yeah. Now it makes sense to have tanks and over 800 people

[@bluesira]

@@hossahunter22 That was specifically the breakdown of the dead, not the total number.

[@Jellybeansatdusk]

@@bluesira yeah but all but nine of the remaining people in the compound died, so it’s a pretty reflective number. A lot of children were evacuated in the prior weeks, though.

[@danielgagliano6236]

❤ seeing you do so well!, I can’t believe that you are over 2 million!

[@lauraanderson3917]

Thank you, Caitlin, for humanizing these people.

[@ottobaron6392]

The problem I always had, was that David Koresh made frequent trips into Waco, there was no reason he couldn't have been apprehended outside the compound. The siege was unnecessary.

[@gbonkers666]

Yep...very good point...but the ATF needed the footage for budget time.

[@neeneko]

They were executing a search warrant, not an arrest. You can't search a building from one town over.

[@gbonkers666]

@@neeneko Why didn't they make an arrest when Koresh was picking up the grenades and other stuff that you are not allowed to have when he was in town. The ATF knew what he had. Why didn't they arrest him when he was on his own?

[@gbonkers666]

@@neeneko In fact, the Koresh knew that the ATF were on the way...and the ATF knew that Koresh knew...but they went anyway.

[@mattfunk6268]

@@gbonkers666 what are they supposed to do? Let children suffer from a pedophile and sick followers? Leo are not clean in how this happened but don't act like koresh is some kind of fucking pure holy religious figure.

[@extremelyhappysimmer]

i feel so bad for that poor woman whose child died. i cant imagine the hurt she's feeling and how awful it is when her daughter never comes back.

[@jamesdearman814]

Waco has been a very sad and tragic chapter in our history - and a condemnation of government overreach. A well presented video.

[@elizabethhill908]

I met a musician that been to the “compound” to record some stuff and was invited to a meal. He brought up the fact that these were real people, that ate with him , girls smiled at him. He said that they were kind and their deaths were tragic. I was ashamed that I had forgotten that. (About both sides)

[@nivekian]

Cults are always pleasing, till you are sewn into a Bear...

[@elizabethhill908]

Kevin Murphy , So true. I can almost see the attraction though, it can be emotionally and financially hard to be on your own or even harder, a single parent and they’re “so nice”. I just hope that “guns” would be my line in the sand. (Not touching the child abuse etc. )

[@feverspell]

That young woman who wanted people to help her resurrect her dead child - I didn't see religion there, I saw a woman unable to accept her child's death and who is completely and utterly consumed by grief, to the point that she cannot accept reality. That's depression. I'm not suggesting that anyone who has religious faith is mentally ill, but at what point do the things you believe become so fantastical, to the point of being beyond what even mainstream Christians (or insert group here) believe, that something else is going on? Do these sects or groups seek out people like this because they know they're mentally fragile and are susceptible to even minor indoctrination?

[@sburris65]

Yes..they do seek out people they know they can easily minuliplate. They look for people from troubled homes, addicts, homeless people, and people who are grieving. They tend to get people who are at their worst and offer them hope. That is when it is easy to bend their will.

[@artistryiscomingback]

"Divine Power Pissing Contest" could be a new band name. I call dibs!

[@oxymoron296]

Late 70's to early 80's punk band or Stoner metal band.

[@dernudel1615]

That's the name of my Katy Perry cover band. We'll be covering all the stuff she did when she was a christian singer, before she decided that wasn't profitable enough and turned into a Madonna-clone.

[@neuralmute]

Sounds like a band that should be opening for Ghost! I love it! XD

[@sophiew1967]

sounds like a GG Allen song !😉

[@neuralmute]

@@sophiew1967 GG Allen or Dayglo Abortions! XD

[@bobtomlinson8247]

Poynette, Wisconsin native (Class of 1969) perished in that siege. She is buried west of Portage, WI.Her married name was Schneider.

[@BrianaCunningham]

While koresh was a crazy cult leader, I feel for the Davidians and think the government is to blame here. What a terrible way to handle a cult with children.

[@SeeShmemilyPlay]

It sounds like they were abused by Koresh and murdered by the government. Nobody had their backs.

[@windwoman3549]

@@robertodell9193 Don’t be a jerk. You know what she meant.

[@TheWolfsnack]

The Janet Reno cult with her high priest David Chipman...

[@kurtnulf3362]

The cult leader went into town to get supplies the FBI could have got him then without any trouble. Instead like Custer at the little big horn they went in guns blazing .And got there ass handed too them So it became force of wills between the government and the cult .And we all know you cant fight city hall . just like Ruby Ridge was in 1992 the government will make an example out of you no matter how many people will die

[@jamielancaster01]

??? Not only was the ATF was there but the FBI was there with warrants for David’s arrest for Child Abuse & Raping Children. David is 100% at fault here!

[@marymary1877]

I hated how they joked about the Waco thing. It was heartless. That's when I stopped watching David letterman and Saturday night live

[@annickmorth7502]

David letterman is a terrible creep too!

[@jondoes8222]

They even worse now. A bunch of lost demons all of them. On their way to hell.

[@theknifeman7097]

Same here it disgusted me.

[@johncampbell829]

Those ppl are Government controlled Trolls used to expell any shade of wrong doing....nothing to see here folks! go about your slavery induced employment...have a nice day!!

[@melancholygirl840]

I'm with you that is really horrible!