I will not honor Vernon Howell, a child molester in any form.Remember Waco!
I will not honor Vernon Howell, a child molester in any form.
Some years ago, the wife and I on vacation, went to many of the sites and places that were important to the Texas Independence. Very humbling, and informative to actually see these places, towns and monuments that you have read about.
I love Texas history.
Remember the Alamo!
Yes, absolutely he was. Read the words of the girls he molested.IF, he was a child molester, in no uncertain terms, he shouldn't be honored in any way.
Those claims came out after the fact, by the FBI, BATF and the AG Janet Reno.
So was Howell a child molester? Or were they using that as justification for their screw up?
Personally, I'm not totally convinced he was. Remember, Waco wasn't that far after Ruby Ridge, and the fiasco there.
Yes, absolutely he was. Read the words of the girls he molested.
And no, the allegations came to light before the raid.
Did the ATF screw up? Absolutely. Playing cowboy trying to justify their existence after there was discussion of splitting up the ATF. That does not make Vernon a hero or martyr. Vernon did a lot of damage to the people in his cult.
The ATF should have let the local sheriff pick Vernon up on his normal Wednesday visit to town. The sheriff had arrested him before without incident, but he was smart enough to do it when Vernon was away from the compound and alone. The ATF would not listen to the sheriff.
Just how innocent are folks that aid and abed someone like that?He's not the one that burned a bunch of innocent people.
His illegal activities created the situation. I will never have any admiration for him at any level.He's not the one that burned a bunch of innocent people.