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A Predictable Coda to the Waco Biker Gunfight

Local authorities behaved badly from the start. Anyone could see that.
Source: Mike Stone / Reuters

Almost four years after a gunfight among rival motorcycle gangs left nine bikers dead at a Twin Peaks restaurant in Waco, Texas, this story of wild misconduct and ineptitude in the criminal-justice system came to a predictable conclusion on Tuesday.

Roughly 200 bikers were arrested on May 17, 2015, the ; 155 with engaging in organized criminal activity; many were held on $1 million bond. But prosecutors announced yesterday that they were dismissing all remaining cases. In the end, just one biker

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