Annie Dawid

Yes. They had done these drills before, suicide drills. Back in the States, they did at least one, and there was at least one in the jungle itself. So back in the States already, Jones had instituted these mock mass suicides, which he called White Nights. And people would drink a liquid, and he'd tell them it was poisoned. And then guess what? It wasn't poisoned. It was just a loyalty test.

Yes. They had done these drills before, suicide drills. Back in the States, they did at least one, and there was at least one in the jungle itself. So back in the States already, Jones had instituted these mock mass suicides, which he called White Nights. And people would drink a liquid, and he'd tell them it was poisoned. And then guess what? It wasn't poisoned. It was just a loyalty test.

Yes. They had done these drills before, suicide drills. Back in the States, they did at least one, and there was at least one in the jungle itself. So back in the States already, Jones had instituted these mock mass suicides, which he called White Nights. And people would drink a liquid, and he'd tell them it was poisoned. And then guess what? It wasn't poisoned. It was just a loyalty test.

Now, there's disagreement about how often this happened. It happened at least once in Jonestown, where Jones, I believe, and a lot of people believe, he kind of staged an attack on the compound. a year earlier, and this had to do with that custody dispute over the boy who was supposedly Jones's son, and the parents wanted him back, and they had gone to the law, and they'd gone to Guyana.

Now, there's disagreement about how often this happened. It happened at least once in Jonestown, where Jones, I believe, and a lot of people believe, he kind of staged an attack on the compound. a year earlier, and this had to do with that custody dispute over the boy who was supposedly Jones's son, and the parents wanted him back, and they had gone to the law, and they'd gone to Guyana.

Now, there's disagreement about how often this happened. It happened at least once in Jonestown, where Jones, I believe, and a lot of people believe, he kind of staged an attack on the compound. a year earlier, and this had to do with that custody dispute over the boy who was supposedly Jones's son, and the parents wanted him back, and they had gone to the law, and they'd gone to Guyana.

And so he staged this attack. He said they were under siege, and the only way they could get out of it was to die. And so they stayed up all night, and Jones is... They have a PA system there in the jungle where Jones can yell at them all the time. And if he's not yelling at them, they can play tapes of him.

And so he staged this attack. He said they were under siege, and the only way they could get out of it was to die. And so they stayed up all night, and Jones is... They have a PA system there in the jungle where Jones can yell at them all the time. And if he's not yelling at them, they can play tapes of him.

And so he staged this attack. He said they were under siege, and the only way they could get out of it was to die. And so they stayed up all night, and Jones is... They have a PA system there in the jungle where Jones can yell at them all the time. And if he's not yelling at them, they can play tapes of him.

And so the shooters get back from the airstrip and they tell Jones, you know, mission accomplished. And the shooters have stopped one of the planes from leaving by shooting out the tires. So only the little plane takes off. And Larry Layton and the two pilots and one wounded person are on that plane.

And so the shooters get back from the airstrip and they tell Jones, you know, mission accomplished. And the shooters have stopped one of the planes from leaving by shooting out the tires. So only the little plane takes off. And Larry Layton and the two pilots and one wounded person are on that plane.

And so the shooters get back from the airstrip and they tell Jones, you know, mission accomplished. And the shooters have stopped one of the planes from leaving by shooting out the tires. So only the little plane takes off. And Larry Layton and the two pilots and one wounded person are on that plane.

Larry Layton did shoot on the plane and then the gun malfunctioned and then somebody got it away from him. So he's no longer an active shooter when he's on the plane. So all the people on the flatbed get back. They tell Jones, OK, it's done. And then Jones needs to tell his congregation that this is it. There's nothing they can do except to die because the Guyanese forces will be coming for them.

Larry Layton did shoot on the plane and then the gun malfunctioned and then somebody got it away from him. So he's no longer an active shooter when he's on the plane. So all the people on the flatbed get back. They tell Jones, OK, it's done. And then Jones needs to tell his congregation that this is it. There's nothing they can do except to die because the Guyanese forces will be coming for them.

Larry Layton did shoot on the plane and then the gun malfunctioned and then somebody got it away from him. So he's no longer an active shooter when he's on the plane. So all the people on the flatbed get back. They tell Jones, OK, it's done. And then Jones needs to tell his congregation that this is it. There's nothing they can do except to die because the Guyanese forces will be coming for them.

And he says, OK. You know, our children will be taken and our seniors will be taken and we can't let that happen. So we're going to do revolutionary suicide. Now, important point of terminology is that he stole that term from the Black Panthers. And in the Black Panther literature, revolutionary suicide means you keep fighting until they get you.

And he says, OK. You know, our children will be taken and our seniors will be taken and we can't let that happen. So we're going to do revolutionary suicide. Now, important point of terminology is that he stole that term from the Black Panthers. And in the Black Panther literature, revolutionary suicide means you keep fighting until they get you.

And he says, OK. You know, our children will be taken and our seniors will be taken and we can't let that happen. So we're going to do revolutionary suicide. Now, important point of terminology is that he stole that term from the Black Panthers. And in the Black Panther literature, revolutionary suicide means you keep fighting until they get you.

It does not mean you take poison and lie down and die.

It does not mean you take poison and lie down and die.