LAPD looking for Suicide Bomber in USC campus area

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[Poohbah]

So you used your little pea brain, sized up the situation, and decided that you should shoot everyone who puts his hand in his pocket. I suppose you like jail. You definitely need help.

Hey, help me out here.

I've asked how, specifically, suicide bombings would be prevented by an armed citizenry.

The best answer I've gotten is "hope that the bomber is a blithering idiot."

[Poohbah]

Escape from Alcatraz.

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

Well it is know locally as the University of Spoiled Children, but its real name is University of Southern California.

[RichInOC]

Not in LA, it's not.

[Servant of the Nine]

Trust Arabs to screw up.
First a bomb in Germany.
Now a suicide bomber in a town that is anti war.

If they ever figure out where we are they might be dangerous.

So9

[John H K]

The ironic thing is, an armed citizenry IS cleary useful in deterring property crimes by criminals not interested in dying, sexual assaults on women, etc.

But the crimes that people here make laughable claims about an armed citizenry being a panacea for are politically-motivated suicide bombings, and things like the DC snipers.

Every citizen in the DC area could have been concealed-carrying a handgun and present at sniper every shooting scene and it wouldn't have made a damn bit of difference.

And an armed citizenry would be 99% useless in stopping a large scale suicide-bombing campaign in the US, requiring, as you note, bomber incompetence.

What HAS worked against suicide bombing in Israel and what has been successful in markedly reducing the rate of attack is destroying the infrastructure of the bomb vest making; and that's been basic government/military intel/police work.

Making an effective wearable suicide device is less trivial than it seems, and each bomber requires a "support staff" of about 20 people to pull it off.

[FreedomPoster]

There have been cases where homicide-suicide bombers were detected and taken out before getting into crowds in Israel by armed citizens. Likely off-duty military, but still, the example applies.

[Chemist_Geek]

There's a guy in a jacket, and he just put his hand into a pocket.

So I'm supposed to cap anyone fitting those criteria?

According to some people around here, only if he's dark-skinned or wearing a kaffiyeh (sp) or both.

[Calpernia]

>>>Every citizen in the DC area could have been concealed-carrying a handgun and present at sniper every shooting scene and it wouldn't have made a damn bit of difference.

That is because the MO was for a white van :)

(point well taken though)

[FreedomPoster]

Yes, that goes without saying.

[weegee]

Mikey Moron was attached to this bomb:

[Calpernia]

>>>Making an effective wearable suicide device is less trivial than it seems, and each bomber requires a "support staff" of about 20 people to pull it off.

Explain? About the support staff.

[spunkets]

"How does this happy circumstance prevent a suicide bomber from accomplishing his deed?"

Assuming the bulletin is accurate, they'll be able to do the same thing as the PD when they see him. It's a male dressed in bomb. Sounds like he's not even wearing slippers. I don't think CA has picked up on this fashion yet, so he shouldn't be too hard to pick out of the crowd.

If someone does see them, they can wait 'till he locates to a place relatively safe to set off a bomb and command him to stop, hands up. If he acts aggressive, tries to run, or looks like he'll make a break for something to threaten, shoot his batteries, or him. He's a homicide bomber, his intent isn't suicide, it's homicide.

[Billy_bob_bob]

I believe the title was "Falling Down".

[FreedomPoster]

Yes, thank you.

[gnarledmaw]

Ive been looking for that story since the question was posed but oddly I cant find it anywhere. It seems to have just disappeared...

[snooker]

Like I said you need help. Shuttle back over to the Dump-o-crap forums.

[rightwingreligiousfanatic]

That Wammyburger scene was hilarious....

[ken5050]

Vigilante groups in LA are now roaming the treets, forcing young women to disrobe to prove they're NOT concealing anything..

[Calpernia]

What are you talking about?