Capitol Hill Blue Forums Life and Moral Issues Crime & Punishment Texas hostages

The FBI is a lot more professional than local law enforcement. When the details come out, I bet he shot at them and they returned fire.

That, or something like it, is most likely to be what happened. But I had a teacher once who said (I’m paraphrasing) that a situation can be interpreted in many different ways, most of which will be wrong. It depends on the facts, and where we’re standing when we interpret them.

My initial question on this thread was how did the man die - was he shot, or was it self-inflicted. I have a real bugaboo about the right to trial. Even though he was shot in the middle of a crime, he didn’t shoot or kill any hostages, and there’s no way of knowing what he intended. It’s almost as though the police (FBI) killed him in self defense. And because it happened just a few minutes after the hostages were released, I wonder if there was any intent to capture him.

As I said, my original question has been answered. I do have a knee-jerk reaction when someone is executed before arrest/trial. I wish the press would ask more questions about that. And just to repeat: I have little or no sympathy for this guy - and what little I have is not based on his actions or beliefs, but on his mental state, nothing more.