Beltway Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary-Monday, Oct. 14

Fox News, CNN, Press Conferences | October 14, 2002 | Fox News, CNN, Press Conferences

[Peach]

To avoid multiple vanity threads regarding any news from press confrences, let's keep a live commentary thread going again today.

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[DaughterofEve]

Many companies including union positions take the holiday as well.

[md2576]

This sure beats video games.

[md2576]

Some new research of mine may place the shooter in Fairfax, VA

[Darnright]

Heads up. Moose on Fox, now...

[Travis McGee]

My prediction is he will take a few days off and then "up the ante" by getting specific.

He's going to target a name cop or reporter to demonstrate he is not only capable of shooting random passers by.

[md2576]

A character named Mr. Brown was also mentioned in the sniper story. Also, Black Lightning.

[FreedomPoster]

"Sir, I think I explained very clearly why we put the post office box out there."

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Take that, idiot press-boy.

I am warming to Chief Moose.

[NautiNurse]

Please tell me the address for tips that Moose just held up doesn't have transposed digits--the last 4 digits of the zip code were not the same as the P.O. box number.

[aristeides]

Name cop or reporter, or politician? I think these shootings are a threat to our leaders, like the Great Satan's theory of the anthrax.

[aristeides]

Moose confirms evidence was found at first shooting at Michaels store, but won't say what it is (reporter suggested it was bullet fragments.)

[NautiNurse]

I must have missed something--thought it was reported last week or so that the bullet lodged in something at the craft store after a near miss with the cashier.

[aristeides]

Yes, I believe I remember that being reported. I guess Moose is just being supercautious.

[Chemist_Geek]

My prediction is he will take a few days off and then "up the ante" by getting specific.

He's going to target a name cop or reporter to demonstrate he is not only capable of shooting random passers by.

It seems to me that before the shooting that the school, the spokescritters were saying over and over that the schools were safe. The most recent attack was practically under the nose of a police officer.

Need I say that this shooter is trying to show a stunt-like shooting? I think that you may be correct, Travis. The shooter may be Al-Qaeda, but he's beginning to show a personal interest in showing off. Of course, that just makes it all the more effective from the Bad Guy's point of view...

[Servant of the Nine]

Well, Well. A second weekend of no shooting. Either the shooters suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder with regards to the 40 hour week, or we are dealing with teens. They play hooky and shoot during the week, but have to stay home with mommy and daddy on the weekends. If mommy or daddy are government workers and have today off, there will be no shooting till tomorrow. If the parents are in the private sector and have to work today, the shooting should start momentarily.

The idea that the FBI is checking out former military snipers is preposterous and shows a complete lack of ideas or direction. Anyone who completed basic training was taught to shoot better than these clowns. One is a barely adequate shot for an occasional Deer Hunter, the other is hopeless. I would certainly never let anyone as incompetent as either hunt with me.

So9

[Skel]

Does anyone know if there is a video game (sniper type) where after the person scores a high point it says "I am GOD?" A quick search of threads, and I can't find it, but I'm sure I had read about sniper video games on these threads. heard it was mentioned by Bo Diehtl on TV today.

After five kills (within a certain amount of time) in Unreal Tournament will get you a "GODLIKE" voice effect. Unreal Tournament is a first person shooter for the pc.

[Catspaw]

It ain't for nothin' that the US Secret Service is involved. It may be that he wants this to end with a really BIG name.

[DugwayDuke]

Anyone who thinks cartridge cases exit thru the barrel wouldn't know that steel pots and kevlar would not protect them either.

[Freedom2specul8]

Maybe we saw the same one Bella. I think fox news's rita crosby was interviewing 2 guardian angels..

I wonder what the stats are on guardian angels being injured trying to protect people like that.

[Freedom2specul8]

"or so that the bullet lodged in something at the craft store after a near miss with the cashier"

That's right..someone said it referenced a scripture didn't it?