Maryland Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary

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[Peach]

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

[Peach]

I've had a request to have two threads on this topic - one with graphs and pictures and one easier-to-load verse only. What about it folks? I'd like some feedback for when I set up tomorrow morning. Thanks for your replies.

[walkingdead]

Not sure of the MD muslim population. I'm sure it's up there, every other place packed with people is. Heck, there's a ton of them up here in Seattle.

Just look at Portland the other day. And still people don't believe.......

[bonfire]

Conference on now.

[relee]

Singe gunshot wound to the upper torso.

[Peach]

Overall circumstances appear consistent, so say police. Still testing bullet from last night's shooting.

[Sacajaweau]

Pretty soon, everyone will realize that there are Michael's all over the area in little plazas set up relatively the same.

We only have a couple up here. We're a big city and our plazas have "very different" layouts.

Sac

[relee]

Singe = Single

[walkingdead]

Yea, I'm sure they're "friends". But I tell you what, if I just snapped, and started running around shooting people, I don't think my friends would let me crash at their pad anymore.....

[Elenya]

The 2 thread thingie sounds good. Pics take too long to download for people like me still on a 56K :o(

[MJemison]

new story that just died . . .

Don't think so. Lackawanna is in western New York. And I'm just SURE that the FBI is right on top of this.

[mystery-ak]

News conference...evidence consistent with other shootings...waiting for ATF lab reports.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Even after September 11th. Even after all that, America seems to still be reminiscient and nostalgic of the 'old days' and so badly wants to return to them....but we cannot as long as al Qaida still wants to kill us all. America is still stuck in "It Can't Happen Here" mindset but there is no plausible explanation as to why we and our fellow citizens should EVER feel this way again, or at least for a long time.

Reality sucks.

The Japanese have a word for this "heiwa bokke", or literally, the mind is stuck in a funk that the whole world is a peace.

[Dead Dog]

Nah, he doesn't want to convert us by the sword...well not yet anyway, he would just like to see the Constitution overthrown democratically. Kind of like a liberal, but with moral convictions.

Those weren't his words by the way, just the only way to achieve the goals of Islam peacefully. The only difference between him and Christians, who also want to convert the world, is that Christians are much more tolerant of secular government and other religions. It's that "Grace" thing they always talk about.

[Mat_Helm]

This shooter(s) is picking target areas with few witnesses where people are out and exposed. I would not be surprised if the next victem is standing in front of an ATM machine or in a phone booth. Gas stations have been targets of choice because they have people out in the open in areas that allow quick escape on major roads. LEO should already be staking out gas stations and as soon as the shooter fears this target another will be chosen. Jogging and other pidestrian activity are at risk as well. To catch this wolf you need to watch the sheep a little closer. A terror group is not going to have a snitch to give this group up. They are going to have to stake out target areas and get lucky and be able to call down lots of resources to box the shooter in after the next incident and yes I would profile a middle eastern person leaving the area.

[Dog]

This was the sniper....bet on it.

[two23]

News Briefing: LE says last nights attack IS consistant with the other shootings (1:30 Eastern)
Eveidence at the scene "consistant"

[AmericanInTokyo]

Since so many Democrats are getting up on the House floor right now, and actually support the War resolution (support for force), are the saps over at DU also getting palpitations over that? I'm real curious.

[Peach]

Thanks for the input, George. Unless I hear otherwise, I intend to set up two threads tomorrow morning - graphics and graphics free. Will try to remember to ask folks who have posted interesting pics or graphics on the graphics thread to visit on the words only thread to ask us to visit!

[ET(end tyranny)]

Just psychiatric observation.