And the world's most normal countries, the US law as a personal religious affairs, the federal and state governments will not interfere. However, for those who violate the law cult molecule, destroy normal social order, disturb the normal life of others, the US government's crackdown is quite amazing.
[Philadelphia police "spree"]
After 1972, a Korean War veteran Vincent. Lijphart, because lousy back to the US, set up on his own whim called "Migration" (MOVE) organization. Doctrine of the organization is about: industrial society does not make human happiness, to be back to nature, do not rely on modern technology, but by virtue of picking hunting for a living. In order to express this determination, Vincent led to his surname to "Affleck" (Africa), namely the word "Africa", because he believed that humans originated from Africa. So, Vincent. Lijphart became John Affleck (John Africa).
If you simply refuse to use achievements of modern civilization, but added their own thing. But the "migration" organization man, a village in Philadelphia to buy a house, the roof erecting big horn, loudly all day to promote their to live near Zhaizi garbage, and refuse to use pesticides, the result is made mosquito breeding, rats scurrying.
So, angry neighbor have an alarm, the court immediately leave the organization in 1978. When police arrived at the scene, who refused to evacuate inside the house, but fire resistance, the results lead to a shootout, a police officer shot dead brain - so strange gunshot wounds, so that the organization maintains that the police actually own fire. But the result is still the nine members of the organization were arrested after several have been sentenced to ten years in prison to life imprisonment.
The organization had to move out of the way street ...... until 1981 to find another house before finally settle down. Affleck, with its bizarre teachings and the popular punk culture, also attracted a lot of people came to join.
Unfortunately, the day they strapped loudspeakers publicity, not to dispose of refuse or not to get rid of bad habits, has given rise to new neighbors initiated complaints. May 13, 1985, a large number of Philadelphia police and the FBI (FBI) officers launched a joint operation with its members on suspicion of contempt of court, illegal gun, threatening to others and other charges on the grounds, ready to burst into the Zhaizi thoroughly the tissue was cleared away.
However, the "migration" of people are not going to obediently submit: they had prepared, reserve room there are a lot of guns and ammunition, the window has also been reinforced with wooden planks, the whole house like a gun turret. Immediately, the two sides in fierce fighting, although there is no police casualties, and sometimes did not dare rushed.
The police have not patience and their confrontation, nor propaganda negotiations, but has taken a controversial action: In the media reporters who witnessed a police helicopter flew to the scene calmly, align them hiding the roof, dropped to a "spree."
Bang! Bang!
FBI bag is to provide water-based explosives (a kind commonly used in mining explosives), the power to make a huge explosion inside the gunfire immediately dumb. The side effect is that the explosion Zhaizi burst into flames, fire is very intense, and even dozens of houses around but also to ignite.
Around houses where residents have already evacuated before the fighting, so the police will not busy fighting, but continue to surround the Zhaizi. Two attempts to go out "migration" Christians, killed on the spot by the police.
The fire burned all night ...... police confirmed that the organization a total of 11 people died in an explosion and fire, including leader only two escaped, but also severe burns.
Later, the Philadelphia police were innocent affected homeowners were huge compensation, on the "migration" organization of casualties is not any compensation. Meanwhile, despite the police's handling of suspected abuse of force indeed, but it was understood that the state's residents, there is no one government official been prosecuted.
Waco raid wilderness []
The more crazy than the "migration" organization, the so-called "Davidian" (Branch Davidians).
. "Davidians" David called the leader of the exam, in fact, its teachings are not new at all cults: the second coming of Jesus Christ came to earth to judge the world, and the way of salvation - is to join their sect .
Once someone agrees to join their sect, it must accept a set of extremely harsh rules: hand over the property, give up all personal preferences, subject to "guru" arrangements have been difficult poor life. Of course, the leader himself is not so limited, and his explanation is: he represents God, and female followers formed a "soul of marriage"; these "marriage" is also very efficient, for he gave birth more than a dozen children.
Worse, several witnesses confirmed that women are more than a minor David test as a "wife", which under US law, is rape.
However, Davidian followers have gathered to live in the United States wilderness Wako Texas (Waco, TX) an estate weekdays reclusive, never let strangers near the police want to go check it is quite difficult. Originally, Tobacco Firearms Control Board (ATF) looking for opportunities to sudden arrest David exam, but news leaked out a media reporter, then, February 28, 1993, ATF decided to solve this problem once and for all, simply to lead a large armed officers raided ticket home.
Not come to the gate, the two sides suddenly gunfight broke out, and they are mad bursts of automatic weapons, even hovering in the air surveillance helicopter (belonging to the Texas National Guard) are in several gun and had to return desperate. ATF officers who tried to storm the house, after several failed attempts, also paid the price for 5 people sacrifice.
Immediately, Texas, police, FBI, National Guard and police forces, and so have come, this Zhaizi huddled in a drum. David Khao want to negotiate with the police, but a police requirement is: surrender, and put women and children released.
FBI had considered and sent directly snipers killed David test, but he was always a good hiding, no chance. If the assault force, the house has a large number of women and children, it may harm innocent people.
Standoff for nearly 50 days, under the strong recommendation of the Minister of Justice ( "FBI agents have been very tired, no longer delay"), President Clinton approved the final program of the FBI raid.
April 19 morning, in a dozen infantry fighting vehicles, two main battle tanks, helicopters and heavy machine guns under the cover of hundreds of law enforcement officers launched a fierce attack. Armored vehicles broke down the door, the police were using 40mm grenade launcher fired tear gas into the buildings. And when David shot against the devotees, the answer is more police bullets and tear gas.
At noon, the estate's walls have been knocked a few faces collapse, a step by step to narrow the encirclement. Desperate Christians began in the room fire, ammunition stored inside a series of explosions. Police had to temporarily stop the offensive, wait for firefighters rushed to the fire.
When the fire was finally extinguished, police burst into the ruins, confirmed David test has been killed. In this operation, a total of 76 people died in the sect gunfight and fire, only nine people survived, and that nine people were later convicted of a gun crime, the murder of law enforcement officers, resisting arrest and other crimes, all sentenced tion .
Of course, there are also American public opinion had different voices that should not be solved by law enforcement officials such violence. The Special Committee subsequently established after an investigation found the fire by the "Davidians" in believers' own ignition, FBI and ATF's actions are consistent with the law, inappropriate. There is no government officials have been a criminal prosecution.
[Conclusion]
Although US law for quite tolerant of all religions, but the offense has to implement the policy of zero tolerance, no matter what kind of under the banner, as long as the violation of the law, undermining the social order, law enforcement forces will go to her for those who dare cult followers confrontation with the police will not hesitate to use brute force, even if the expense of harming the hostages, not to take into account the "freedom of religion" as a front.
"Before the law, everyone is equal," this principle will always be the core of the rule of law.
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