Posted on 07/23/2016 6:07:46 PM PDT by Elderberry
I’m pretty sure no one called 911 in 1966, since the system didn’t get approved until 1968. Then again, maybe they were on hold for a really long time.
I recall watching it on TV at age 16 in the new house that Mamma and Daddy had built. We had only moved in a couple of months before.
I rember the made for TV movie back then...chilling.
The team that took him out..brave men.
News broadcasters told us that several private citizens, i.e., not law enforcement officers, stopped their cars, got their hunting rifles out and provided some of the covering fire for the police.
News broadcasters told us that several private citizens, i.e., not law enforcement officers, stopped their cars, got their hunting rifles out and provided some of the covering fire for the police.
I took a criminology class and there was an entire chapter devoted to Whitman.
One thing I recall is Whitman left a message that he wanted to have an autopsy done to see if he had a brain tumor. They did find one and then had the audacity to say it did not contribute to his insanity, if that is what you call it.
In his insane way he used what was probably as deadly a weapon as he could have chosen for his particular job. It was a .264 Winchester Magnum.
I read an article by the Hispanic cop who most credit with taking him out. He said that Texas students got their own guns out of their pickups and began shooting back.
He stated categorically that Whitman did not kill any more as he was kept down by the students fire. The media tried to make the armed students out as stupid yahoos.
It was live on TV-—I had the black and white TV on and it was eerie to hear the shots.
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IIRC more than a few armed civilians returned fire!
Forcing Whitman out of cover for each shot.
Glad to see I wasn’t the only one catching the 911 anomaly. Guess all it proves is that I’m old...but not you, of course.
My thoughts the same. Being here in Northern California I believe 911 came around the late 70’s or early 80’s. I doubt anyone called 911 back then. All I remember was dialing the police station.
I wonder if this is one of those Mandela’s Effect =)
The police only had .38s and shotguns and couldn’t advance on the tpwer. A prof. at the school took his hunting rifle from his truck and returned fire making the shooter hide, this allowing the police to gain entrence to the. Building and kill him
Ping
Now the professor would be arrested for having a firearm on school grounds.
HARTMAN: Do any of you people know who Charles Whitman was? None of you dumbasses knows? Charles Whitman killed twelve people from a twenty-eight-storey observation tower at the University of Texas from distances up to four hundred yards. ....
Do any of you people know where these individuals learned to shoot? Private Joker?
JOKER: Sir, in the Marines, sir!
HARTMAN: In the Marines! Outstanding! Those individuals showed what one motivated marine and his rifle can do! And before you ladies leave my island, you will be able to do the same thing!
Try to imagine that today.
I saw it too It was Brian Williams first big story
Whitman used a Remington 700 in 6mm caliber.
I was going to say that. Accuracy in reporting? Nah . . .
From that book suppository building, sir!
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