Maryland Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary

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[Peach]

Another press conference due soon. To avoid multiple vanity threads regarding any news that comes from press conferences, thought we'd keep a live commentary thread going again today.

[ThinkingMan]

Kim- I would like on this Ping list as well. I have been missing your pings since westerfield trial ended!. It seems we only ping every once in a great while, and I got used to being pinged once a day! :)

[Dead Dog]

It's strange that those they busted in PDX had just one empty .223 cartridge, out of almost 1000 7.62 and other .22 cal. Seems like a plant waiting to happen. I have no idea why. I would guess they are using a .223, but the brass left at the site is one they picked up at a public range. That way, the firing pin and head space won't match.

Imagine what the Defense Att. will do with that in a trial.

[Freedom2specul8]

"said freeper wondered if anyone had made a connection between AQ and the sniper attacks. "

Gotcha..thanks!

[Elenya]

My "attitude" in the prior post was out of line. I appologize for that.

No harm done! :o)

[Freedom2specul8]

Hi! Can you believe people are still asking to be added to that list?

Sometimes I just want to quit following that case. So many negative things surrounding it you know? Between the freeper fallout, the wild speculations, and crazy claims by pierce..I just rather sit back and wait until Nov 22..when judge mudd announces the sentencing..

[KneelBeforeZod]

the tarot card could be real and a scam on the shooter.

a bit clicheed, but they have already rolled out the headshrinkers saying this guy is a loser...maybe probing him for more messages.

then again that might make him so POd that he kills more people.

[Freedom2specul8]

testing the ping list...Will do this periodically to check for spellings etc., at the suggestion of archy. :)

[freeperfromnj]

Please add me to your list as well. Thanks

[archy]

Of course, if you have a one word title, I would appreciate it

Two words, though an abbreviation could be used, as is the custom with FBI case name reports, such as MurKing for the MLK assassination *investigation* and OKBomb for the Oklahoma City events.

*TargetMaryland*. Or *MDtar* if you prefer.

-archy-/-

[ThinkingMan]

Yeah- I quit paying attention right after the verdict. Saw a little of the sentencing threads, but they seem to be nothing but endless and pointless speculation at this point.

[Quilla]

Just did a search on 'tower tarot and 911' and came up with this graphic. It gave me the creeps.

[WVNan]

I can't find it now Kim, but I have heard somewhere on the news before that he used that phrase in the most recent audio tape, so this is not the only place it's come up. The fulfilling of prophesy is from wsapatriot28 on post #381.

[xsrdx]

That age group is also that of most Marine and military snipers

Interesting point - but difficult to substantiate. Not sure of the median age of candidates for USMC scout sniper or US Army sniper course, but typically they are at least E4 and thus closer to 23 than 18. Most active snipers are NCO's due to their recon responsibilities.

But, I'd say 17-25 is not out of the question, certainly more likely than 16 or 17.

[aristeides]

And it's probably pretty easy to get a police cadet to blab to the media.

[archy]

Maybe a cop that was overlooked for a promotion...Trying to make Moose look bad.

Moose has been doing a good enough of a job of that himself, and it seems unlikely that someone attempting a little job-politics office sabotage would go to the lengths of committing multiple murder.

But the ranges involved are more those for which police marksmen and SWAT snipers train than those for which military sniperrs prepare. And the use of an M16 or other .223 caliber weapon would also be consistant with that possibility.

-archy-/-

[KneelBeforeZod]

as long as you don't watch "CSI" that show is retarded. they have the excuse of being drama, but I'm insulted when they say "the science is all real"

[ET(end tyranny)]

I think it was the second to last that said 'Youths of God' were going after Americans and their economy or something close to that.

The last one made mention about going after the 'deputies of America'. Deputies made me think of law enforcement, but another freeper brought up military.

[Elenya]

That said, you could very well be right--

You could very well be right too. Hopefully we won't need to speculate much longer...

[ET(end tyranny)]

Okay by me, just tossing out the idea since it was brought up.