Who hired the Law Enforcement Snipers at Keene Pumpkin Fest 2013?

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[PLMerite]

Maybe just being proactive in case something happened? I have no problem with that. Better than some other things they could be doing.

[Red in Blue PA]

My guess is they may have had reports of a possible shooter, so they are armed and ready.

And your "guess" is based on what????

[Red in Blue PA]

Maybe just being proactive in case something happened? I have no problem with that. Better than some other things they could be doing.

Proactive? So every pumpkin festival now needs snipers? And this "thinking" on a site where people supposedly love the Constitution.

[Travis McGee]

"Next question...why would you need such a setup at a pumpkin festival?"

City Manager to Police Chief, 2003: "Chief, I see your SWAT team cost the city three million dollars last year, and it was only called out twice, to serve regular drug warrants. We're going to have to trim that back to one million."

City Manager to Police Chief, 2013: "Chief, I see your SWAT team was called out 327 times last year! Wow! Great work! Do you need more money? And I heard there is a new federal program where they'll even pay for armored personnel carriers and helicopters too."

[Travis McGee]

Exactly. That’s the scariest part, here on Free Republic, half of freepers now support undercover sniper teams on buildings over Pumpkinfests, “just in case.”

Slaves, begging for chains. Welcome to the USSA, comrade.

[Resolute Conservative]

Maybe they were told that Moochelle might show up and throw a pumpkin so they had to bet ready to protect her...

[bgill]

Snipers, drones, NSA and video cameras on every street corner. This is not the America I knew or loved. LE “protecting” us today will quickly turn into the usurper’s mmmmm army tomorrow taking out those who opposed him and exacting his payback.

[RipSawyer]

Yeah, a guy who comes out on stage with cymbals attached to his knees, a harmonica on a frame in front of his face, a banjo, a guitar, a tambourine and a drum with a foot petal is not necessarily doing a one man band routine, he might be about to recite some Shakespeare.

[MasterGunner01]

For all the inquiring minds who want to know, the Keene Pumpkin Festival 2013, was held in Keene, New Hampshire. I did not find the location mentioned anywhere.

[Guenevere]

Both my husband and I are reading Enemies:Foreign and Domestic.....fits right in with this scenario.

YOU are a great author, btw..

I've read all of Flynn, Thor and Silva and now I intend to read all of your excellent books!!

[Renegade]

Being that they were “outed” by common civilians means they could have been “taken out” by targets they were looking for !

[Black Agnes]

Were they regular Keene law enforcement people or were they hired from outside for the festivities?

If so, who paid them and how much?

If I were a taxpayer I’d want to know.

[nothingnew]

That’s what snipers do.

Yeah, but you left out that they usually try not to be visible...don't they?

FMCDH(BITS)

[devolve]

- Travis - There was a Free Republic “sidebar poll” several years ago; the question was “How would you pick as your favorite candidate for President?”

- Over 15% picked:

Hillary Rodham Clinton

- Free Republic is now infected with radical leftists - usually on every thread - diverting, trolling, killing threads and any conservative opposition.

[arthurus]

The participants in the festival should have their own teams positioned as if to counter the police teams. Just in case.

[Guenevere]

...and it will get worse as the elections draw near

[arthurus]

Properly selected police snipers should be fanatic video gamers given intense training with targets depicting small children and pretty women.

[Rapscallion]

We really do live in a police state.

[devolve]

YOU BETCHA

[SpeakerToAnimals]

Yeah, but you left out that they usually try not to be visible...don't they?

Remember the motto on police cars? To intimidate and Harass. If the primary goal is intimidation and harassment, being visible is necessary. Military snipers hide. Police snipers strut and posture.