[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

No one gets it. It's so obvious. Some kid will die on his doorstep if they close the schools. This sniper is countering every move the government makes here. It's been his M.O. from the get-go -- "you can't hide". Absolutely horrifying.

Urrghh! I hadn't even thought of that! So would you say that closing the schools could be seen as a provocation of the sniper, and that it has increased the risk to children?

[Dirk McQuickly]

His goal is two-fold: Terrorize the public and frustrate the police. It's bad enough people can't go to the gas station. Wait until they can't walk out their front door. I pray with all my heart for some Divine intervention here -- maybe a vehicle mishap/malfunction/rifle misfire. I still think this stinks of al Qaeda. I hope I'm wrong.

[DC native]

We find in our midst a conservative public school teacher....rarer than a unicorn....and the mob wants to tear him limb from limb...I, for one, would like a DNA sample, sir, so that you can be cloned.