Hostages taken in Sydney + bomb threat

i find it funny how the police waited till the gunman actually started firing. makes me wonder if the gunman didnt make the first move, would police of done anything at all ?

They waited because they hoped to resolve it without shots being fired. Had they gone straight in there would have been far more deaths.

It is possible that had the last hostages to run out stayed, he wouldn't have fired and all would still be alive. Not that I blame them for escaping though.

But yeah, the police knew what they were doing. Police Negotiators are a very important part of the police force.