Elley Mae
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bbm,Another interesting aspect of the case is the way certain issues here seem to build bridges between the concerns at the edges of the political Right and Left: the (possible) use of drones to track and attack - civil liberties of American citizens both here and abroad. Unchecked power and the death by fire - Waco, 1993 (and MOVE, 1985, Philadelphia, and S.L.A., 1974, Los Angeles, - and the Tulsa race riots of 1921). Dorner's possible hoarding of a cache of weapons and Second Amendment rights.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013...starting-pyrotechnic-tear-gas-against-dorner/
Sheriff’s Acknowledge Using Fire-Starting Pyrotechnic Tear Gas Against Dorner
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_...fer_pyrotechnic_tear_gas_and_delta_force.html
Posted Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999
After years of denial, the FBI has admitted to using pyrotechnic (or "incendiary") tear gas in the 1993 Federal assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.
First, the smoke cloud obscures the movement of agents as they approach a building or crowd. Second, because the metal casing becomes quite hot, it is difficult for the device to be thrown back at police (a common problem with powder grenades). The disadvantage is that it can start a fire. The FBI insists, however, that the timing and location make it impossible to blame pyrotechnic tear gas for the fire that killed 76 people at Waco.