Ramsey Clark, a former U.S. attorney general who represented some of the plaintiffs, huddled outside the courtroom after the verdict with Davidians and their relatives, telling them they could not have received a fair trial in Waco. Jurors were making a statement, on behalf of the Waco community, by deliberating less than three hours to arrive at a verdict, Clark said.
Religion is a factor, but the demonization of that is part of it.
Clark compared Waco's relationship to the Davidians to Dallas' desire to distance itself from the assassination of President Kennedy. Bonnie Haldeman, Koresh's mother, said jurors had their minds made up before they began deliberating. I think there's a lot of good people in Waco . . . I'm not disappointed. If you don't expect something, you can't be disappointed . . .