NYC, July, 1863. 120 to 1000 dead.
Mountain Meadows, UT, 1857. 100 to 140 dead.
Colfax, LA, 1873. 80 to 150.
Although to be fair, most of these can’t really be called a “fire-fight” with law enforcement.
Of course, the same is arguably true of the Waco incident.
The appallingly bad tactics and judgment of the feds at Waco (if not something worse), should not blind us to the fact that Koresh was a pretty bad guy. Not unlike Warren Jeffs of the FLDS or Jim Jones of the Peoples Temple.
Following such a guy is not likely to end well.
Really? “..., should not blind us to the fact that Koresh was a pretty bad guy. Not unlike Warren Jeffs of the FLDS or Jim Jones...”
What was it that Koresh had done that makes him a ‘really bad guy’ in your opinion?