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...interview early in William Gazecki's documentary on the fiasco in Waco, a Branch Davidian makes one desperate plea: "I hope that nobody jumps to conclusions." Waco: The Rules of Engagement means to fulfill this wish...
...when the Branch Davidian compound burned to the ground, a vast majority of Americans assumed that the conduct of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms was just, David Koresh was a religious fanatic, and the Branch Davidians were a legitimate threat to the public. But this tale was told from only one perspective...
Gazecki's Waco: The Rules of Engagement aims to tell a different side of the Waco story--the side the American public presumably did not see. When necessary, it shows the conflict from the side of the Branch Davidians, explaining their behavior and justifying their religious beliefs...
...documentary is most convincing when it examines the sociological breakdown of the Branch Davidians. The members of the Branch Davidians included a large number of elderly and children. The people who composed the Branch Davidians were of diverse ethnicities. Waco essentially questions the public's conception of the Branch Davidians, personalizing them as victims of their own beliefs...
...opened the Kong in 1954, after operating a laundry service. Today, Lee's wife and children--Paul, William and Evelyn--run the restaurant, which also has a Faneuil Hall branch...