re cults waco insanity in article c wa g cc apollo hp com nelson p apollo hp com peter nelson writes in article c w c h srgenprp sr hp com patk sr hp com patrick kearney writes i ask this question because there is a tradition and one that is highly regarded by many people that several hundred jews elected to throw themselves off a cliff at masada rather than submit to roman rule the circumstances at masada and those at waco would seem in general terms quite similar and yet so far as i m aware nobody has seriously suggested that the jews were insane as has already been pointed out the jews faced a totally different fate at the hand of the romans than did koresh at the hand of the feds the jewish men would most likely have been crucified the the women and children sold into slavery one can well argue that koresh may have thought that a similar fate awaited him but there was scant rational basis for that fear so insane seems to describe any such belief what is the penalty if convicted of murdering federal agents in texas the death penalty none of which excuses the reckless action of the feds who allegedly believing they were dealing with a nut should have exercise much more restraint indeed given their stated goals of saving the children one might also apply the moniker insane to the feds actions yup russ anderson disclaimer any statements are my own and do not reflect upon my employer or anyone else c ex twins jack morris innings pitched runs world series mvp
