The recent killings at Waco, Texas was the result of a turf battle between the Biker Gangs "Bandidos" and "Cossacks". The Bandidos are the pioneers in their field, having a long time presence in the state Texas known for its Cowboys, with the upcoming tyros Cossacks challenging the former's supremacy. On that fateful weekend, members of both the gangs happened to be together in a restaurant.
The environment was highly surcharged. The presence of plenty of liquors and guns had their own effects, adding fuel to fire. The fact that a tragedy was imminent was as clear as the bright lone star in a clear sky, ironically in a state also known as"Lone Star state". The bikers were sitting on a keg of gunpowder, in room full of inflammable gas. All it needed to take was for someone to light a match. It happened when one member of the gang stepped on the toe of another, no one knows whether it was deliberate or an inadvertent Bacchanalian tip. Whatever, it soon led to a trip of 9 of them to heavenly abode. Wild Wild West was enacted again.
This incident yet reminded me of my often quoted lines delivered by Anupam Kher from the movie HUM in early 1990s. The great actor playing he role of a crooked cop says "BAGAVAT MEIN TEEN KISAM KE AADMI HOTE HAIN. ATYACHAARI, KRANTIKARI AUR UNKA FAIDA UTHATA HUA HAMARA JAISA VYAPARI. Fit that into this scenario "There are 3 kinds of people during a crisis. They are the tormentors (gang members in this case), protector (police who have arrested scores of them) and taking advantage of the situation are some traders". I am sure Hollywood will come up with a movie based upon this this incident. It will be soon cloned by " Ram Gopal Vermas" of Bollywood, with a few item dances strewn in between. Traders will have their profit and a field day.
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