From: Gary Hunt at the Outpost of Freedom in Waco, Texas
Date: APRIL 7, 1993 PHONE: (817) 662-2442, ext 223Let's
just follow along as we go along with the BATF/FBI
version of the happenings of February 28, 1993 at the
Branch Davidian Church complex in Waco, Texas.
It is Sunday morning, the day after the Sabbath. All
are relaxed, but there is apprehension in the air. We all
know that there are automatic weapons made under the
authority of Paul Fatta's FFL, Class III license, but
there is reason to believe that Robert Gonzales and his
six roommates are other than students at Texas State
Technical Institute (TSTI). They are living together in a
two bedroom house, but are driving very expensive cars.
We have wondered, for quite some time, if they are here
investigating us. We know that we have done nothing
wrong, but the fear still exists.
Robert leaves and we hear the alarm in his car go off.
As be drives down the driveway he toots his horn four
times, a signal perhaps. Don Bunds, who had been here for
some time, and his family that were members in the past,
has left in a very secretive manner prior to Robert
driving away.
The sound of vehicles driving up the driveway brings a
few to the windows. They notice that Robert and his
friends have moved their cars further away, over by Mark
and Mary's house. The vehicles coming up the drive
include two trucks pulling cattle trailers.
Suddenly, black uniformed people jump out in mass.
Some are carrying ladders, others riot shields marked
'ATF police". We notice that some are carrying
rifles and all are armed. They approach the front door
and yell, "police, warrant". Within seconds
gunfire breaks out. Explosions are heard and the gunfire
has reached such a rate that little else can be heard.
Then the thumping of helicopter blades is heard over the
gunfire, what have we done to deserve what appears to be
to be-a full scale military assault?
The reaction of those inside, whether they were aware
of the arrest warrant, or not, was absolutely of self
defense. The question arises is it right, or wrong, for
us to defend ourselves against this massive force that
came to our Church, armed and obviously with malice in
mind.
Perhaps now is the time to ask you, the reader, what
you would do in similar circumstances. Would you have
defended yourselves? Would you have thrown your hands up
and hoped that this heavily armed army in black would
respect your safety? Would you even consider what rights
you had under the law?
Perhaps our elected representatives of the past had
more understanding of the proper roll of law enforcement
than we give them credit for. Perhaps the knew that there
had been, and would be abuses of authority when they
wrote §9.31 of the Texas Penal Code.
§9.31 (C)
The use of force to resist an arrest or search is
justified:
(1) if,
before the actor offers any resistance, the peace officer
(or person acting at his direction) uses or attempts to
use greater force than necessary to make the arrest or
search; and
(2) when and
to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is
immediately necessary to protect himself against the
peace officer's (or other person's) use or attempted use
of greater force than necessary.
Read this carefully. Is what happened on February 28
exactly what they had in mind?
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