President's bodyguards join hunt for sniper

London Times ^ | October 09, 2002 | Tim Reid

[Grampa Dave]

This is interesting that the Secret Service would be called in for this.

Has there been anything in our left wing fishwraps about this?

[Grampa Dave]

FYI

You guys ever remember the Secret Service guys getting called out on a so called community crime?

[lainde]

This makes no sense...I don't like this at all. WHAT is the rationale?????

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

THE hunt for a sniper whose killing spree has been terrifying Washington was stepped up yesterday, with members of the Secret Service who normally protect the President and foreign embassies sent to guard schools and highways.

By the Presidents orders I"M SURE!!!

This President is decent and absolutely amazing.

God Bless him.. he is facing the hardest time in our Nations history. Yet he has love and compassion for our nations children who are being terrorized. President Bush is an amazing man. Wow..

[RandyRep]

I have three guesses on how and why the SS is involved...

One is that some of them live in this specific area and have kids and are concerned. Moonlighting, as it were.

The second is the more logical one - the SS has tremendous knowledge about the art of sniping - they have to protect POTUS and others. I think they are helping with the psych profile and the forensics and the observation.

Based on what's been said to date about the profiling , I would guess they have narrowed the sniper's home location to a 5 to 10 square mile area. The SS knows how to observe from high places, and may be deployed in the target area to try to see the vehicle before it reaches its destination.

Too many guesses...

[ALS]

bingo

[Fabozz]

"This makes no sense...I don't like this at all. WHAT is the rationale?"

The Secret Service receives very extensive training in anti-sniper tactics, as one might expect. Since they're experts in the subject, and are right there in the neighborhood, why shouldn't the President offer their help to local law enforcement?

[Grampa Dave]

I am afraid that the politically correct DC area police chiefs are better off running Divesity Quilting parties than handling this very bad situation.

[Grampa Dave]

Ooops that should have been Diversity Quilting Parties. I have the remains of a summer cold and the old cns is proof reading very well.

[Grampa Dave]

Your reply makes a lot of sense.

[DoughtyOne]

Let's remember where this is taking place and realize that there are a good many VIPs and their family members in the area. All this person has to do is morph their tactics just a bit and we're going to be scooping up a Senator, Congressman or their family members out of the dirt.

This person is a top priority until he/she/they are apprehended.

[Grampa Dave]

If this president does something for the children, I believe him.

[FRMAG]

The powers and amndate if the SS are pretty broad. In this case I'd say they are involved because an event of this magnitude can have an impact on their perceived view of the safety of the Prersident.

[Grampa Dave]

I had a friend who was Secret Service and their powers and mandates to protect the President were very broad as people found when the president visit their city/town!

[keepvotin]

Perhaps there is a concern that this maniac is part of a terrorist cell, with plans on killing government officials. That would be a good reason to send the president's body guards to find him. A pre-emptive strike kind of approach.

[Grampa Dave]

Good evening John.

You might be interested in this story re the sniper in the DC area.

[spokeshave]

I can just imagine clintoon or albore doing this /sarcasm off.

The sniper hid behind a tree,,,check out albore the wood for gunpowder marks

[Grampa Dave]

There are a lot of us with the concern you mentioned in your reply!

The Secret Service will act pre emptively to protect the president!

[Squantos]

Yep....BTW youngster !!! What in the heck are you doing up this late ?;o) Better be a cold beer involved in the answer.........

USSS Tech services solves a whole lot of crimes. This sniper is too close to their protectee to ignore. Beside it'll hopefully catch the turd before s/he can kill again. Free training for the counter sniper teams ect ect.

Stay Safe !

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for the feedback.

I'm actually fighting a late summer cold, and My DayQuil has me wired.

Hopefully one of these Secret Service guys/gals will nail this creep tomorrow and bag his helper/s if he/she has any helpers.

The three of you have been great with your expertise on these threads about the sniper/s.