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From: cdt@sw.stratus.com (C. D. Tavares)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.misc,talk.politics.guns,misc.legal
Subject: Re: WACO burning
Date: 22 Apr 1993 18:29:31 GMT
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In article <C5wCyB.n1F@dscomsa.desy.de>, hallam@dscomsa.desy.de (Phill Hallam-Baker) writes:

> No Koresh is responsible.
> 
> If a murderer goes on the rampage it is the murderer who is responsible.

ram.page, n.: To move about wildly or violently.  A course of frenzied,
violent action.

Who assaulted who here, Phill?  Do you remember exactly which side came 
out looking for trouble?

> The police may bear responsiblity for failing to stop him but the primary
> responsibility is with the murderer.

So if it turns out that the fire WAS caused by a tank knocking over a
Coleman lantern, you'll support punishing the "responsible" people, Phill?
Or will you find then find a different reason to hang it all on Koresh?
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