The legacy of Waco is that we still fail to see real tragedies
When I first heard about the new documentary series Waco: American Apocalypse (Netflix), I was a bit ho-hum. I thought why now? (It’s the 30th anniversary of the siege at Waco — duh). But I also wondered what relevance this terrible story could have today. Eighty two people, including 25 children and four federal agents, died in the carnage, which ended when the Davidian cult’s compound was engulfed in a hellish inferno.