All reports indicate that each of the nine deaths were the responsibility of the police, none of whom were stationed in the restaurant, and among whom were several snipers; command and control (so to speak) were in the parking lot.
A pushing match, originating in the restaurant Men's Room, about 45 minutes before the scheduled meeting, accelerated into a wrestling match with knives pulled. It is said the "dispute" maneuvered out the main entrance where one of the "disputant's" colleagues pulled out "a handgun," according to the Waco Police IO.
It was then, in the midst of this deteriorating situation, that shots were fired.
The Twin Peaks franchise owner had refused to "cancel" the gathering, and the "disappointed" police "authorities" responded by what might be considered an over-deployment, including "several snipers" and non-uniforms (sic) situated primarily in the parking lot.
I can only speculate about what seems obvious, without knowing more about the actual scene, including whether there may or may not be a nefarious motive for the clear use of propaganda, playing on the widespread (in certain cases very justified) prejudice against even the appearance of outlawry, to justify both deadly force and the wholesale arrests of more than a hundred "bikers."
Many other factors may unfortunately factor into what seems to have been an over-reaction. Among these may or may not be anxieties on the part of authorities about the War Games presently underway, for example.
All in all, not the best time and place to hold a biker gathering.
I can't help but wonder why, within an hour of the scheduled meeting time, there weren't uniforms in the restaurant.
“A pushing match, originating in the restaurant Men’s Room, about 45 minutes before the scheduled meeting, accelerated into a wrestling match with knives pulled. It is said the “dispute” maneuvered out the main entrance where one of the “disputant’s” colleagues pulled out “a handgun,” according to the Waco Police IO.”
Perhaps you haven’t released the statement made by the National Coalition of Motorcyclists ...
“WELL the British PRESS have already discovered the FIGHT started by a POLICE GANG DETECTIVE,who was wearing club colors he didn’t belong in,and when he was cornered in the bathrooms,HE STARTED SHOOTING,and when the other bikers FLED into the parking lot the BIGGEST GANG IN AMERICA WAS WAITING,…TO KILL THEM…..this is the future of ALL THE EX-MILITARY,you guys better wake up,THEY FULLY INTEND TO KILL ALL OF YOU,just like hitler did,BIKERS FIRST,everyone else NEXT…..the ADOLF HITLER PLAY BOOK,in action…….”
(I saw this posted on another thread. It has exactly as much cred with me as the line of official BS the PD put out.)