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This Guy Must Be Ex-Military

Posted on 10/11/2002 1:54:26 PM PDT by GulliverSwift

This guy must be ex-military. Look at his skill in slipping away, only trained snipers can do that.

The most recent shooting in Virginia happened when he shot the guy with a police officer 50 yards away. Dang, how do you slip away from that?

That's one of the things they know how to do, not only shoot the guy, but slip away with skill.

Either that or these Washington-area police are complete bafoons, which I'm willing to accept. All looking for a white van, even though there are so many white vans out there you could count 30 easily if you stand by the road.


TOPICS: US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: banglist; shooter; sniper
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To: GulliverSwift
Or a turkey hunter.

The guy looks just like me when I'm bear hunting. Furthermore, I've made some of the shots they're claiming with open, iron sights and a roundball loaded musket.

I really hope they catch this guy soon and I truly hope he isn't an American, regardless of how nuts he may be.

The religious among you should pray to your God that this ******* is caught tonight.

21 posted on 10/11/2002 2:11:35 PM PDT by DrCarl
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To: GulliverSwift
More likely two twenty something misfits who have some hunting experience. They are sniper wannabees. They have seen the movie "Sniper" (Great movie)too many times. If they were military they would be using a deer rifle, they would be firing from a longer range, and they probably wouldnt be fleeing the area by van. They would merely lie in place or crawl away (in plain sight). Each shooting had a wooded park area nearby.

BTW, the cop was dealing with an accident on the expressway and he was 50 yards from the shooting victim, not the shooter.

22 posted on 10/11/2002 2:11:47 PM PDT by Dave S
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To: El Gato
50 feet make that yards
23 posted on 10/11/2002 2:12:34 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: GulliverSwift
"This guy must be ex-military. Look at his skill in slipping away, only trained snipers can do that. "

You are out of your mind. I am not military and I can hit a target at 200 Yards, get in my "white van" and drive away in the confusion with no problem.

24 posted on 10/11/2002 2:13:16 PM PDT by lawdude
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To: Junior
Hope everyone knows that some of the nation's law enforcement elite train down at the U.S. Marines base at Quantico, VA, just a short trip up/down I-95 from both Fredericksburg and today's crime scene.

The perp(s) are obviously smart enough to know how to elude authorities in an area where several members of the law enforcement community live, work and play.
25 posted on 10/11/2002 2:14:02 PM PDT by Hail Caesar
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To: DoughtyOne
....people at seven different name brand gas stations. Then consider this. He stated that, "I am God." Gotta tell ya, if you think like an eco freak, that could mean that he is acting as God's hand, desiminating justice as if by His will.

That's an interesting take on the killer. My sense is that he is (with apologies to our very own freeper swarthyguy) a swarthy guy, disgruntled with being overlooked or passed over....perhaps an ex-cop or special forces guy, perhaps one of allah's darling little terrorist martyrs...but those Allah fellows have so far martyred themselves whilst killing others. I think the Koran gives tham that directioon. So if he's a muslim terrorist, he's a renegade; if he's an ex-cop or serviceman, he's a renegade. And if he's an ecofreak, well, he's prety mainstream for that bunch.....You really may be onto something!

26 posted on 10/11/2002 2:19:12 PM PDT by PoisedWoman
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To: Hail Caesar
The perp(s) are obviously smart enough to know how to elude authorities in an area where several members of the law enforcement community live, work and play.

I wonder how long it is until the police have a good enough idea of his MO that they can figure out a couple of possible target areas and forgetting "Posse Commitatus", post a few real special ops snipers in wait for him. Like to see the look on his face when he looks in his scope to find his target of the day and sees a puff of smoke in the distance. BANG!!

27 posted on 10/11/2002 2:23:42 PM PDT by Dave S
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To: Hail Caesar
Earlier on FNC, Cavuto was talking with David Hackworth. Hackworth said he felt it was domestic, not imported.

He also said it takes a sniper to get a sniper.
28 posted on 10/11/2002 2:24:58 PM PDT by ET(end tyranny)
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To: GulliverSwift
I once went on a "hash" run in Dallas (about 1990 IIRC, younger, lighter, chick involved) that went about a half mile thru a city storm sewer. People were looking at all these insane runners wondering where they all came from.

What's the big deal about appearing out of nowhere, or just disappearing, with something that handy nearby to either emerge from or slip away in?

29 posted on 10/11/2002 2:27:27 PM PDT by OKSooner
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To: Dave S
IMHO, your suggestion would be counterproductive. We want these perp(s) taken alive.

Also, they could very well be recently ex- or current LEO/military. They probably have sophisticated technical gear locked in on all police communications.
30 posted on 10/11/2002 2:29:23 PM PDT by Hail Caesar
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To: PoisedWoman
Well, my thoughts are nothing but hot air at this point. It will be interesting to see what the motivation was. Obviously the largest facilitating factor was mental illness.
31 posted on 10/11/2002 2:31:16 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: OKSooner
Hmmmm...great minds...Other thread on SNiper
32 posted on 10/11/2002 2:33:12 PM PDT by Michael Barnes
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To: GulliverSwift
Leaving his brass is the mark of an amatuer. FWIW.
33 posted on 10/11/2002 2:34:59 PM PDT by backhoe
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To: ET(end tyranny)
Earlier on FNC, Cavuto was talking with David Hackworth. Hackworth said he felt it was domestic, not imported.

I think Hackworth is probably right. Especially since any so-called "foreign looking", "suspicious" characters seen down in THOSE particular areas of Virginia would have attracted more attention from the local folks than someone who looks more "like from 'round here". ;-)
34 posted on 10/11/2002 2:35:39 PM PDT by Hail Caesar
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To: GulliverSwift
hold on. I just got in. Let me take off my gillie suit.
35 posted on 10/11/2002 2:37:43 PM PDT by Texas_Jarhead
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To: laconic
Indeed, It's part of the "bogeyman" tradition that these guys get built up into terrifying supermen; but these seem to only exist in movies, it's amazing how pathetic they often turn out to be in reality.

Cunnane is a good example, but Berkowitz is one too....the Summer of the Son of Sam, I don't think anyone was expecting the guy to turn out to be a pathetic little lump of a man. Heck, plenty of people still aren't "satisfied" that he was scary enough and lived up to the hype and you still have "massive Satanic conspiracy" types running around.
36 posted on 10/11/2002 2:38:20 PM PDT by John H K
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To: Hail Caesar
Do you think they will bring in snipers?
37 posted on 10/11/2002 2:38:54 PM PDT by ET(end tyranny)
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To: GulliverSwift
I have a weird theory. What if the sniper is in "training" for a bigger attack...as in, shooting at the President? Look at how he is operating..during the day, in crowded areas, even with police around. Just my two cents, but a thought anyway.
38 posted on 10/11/2002 2:42:21 PM PDT by FreepLady
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To: PoisedWoman
>> with apologies to our very own freeper swarthyguy)

No apologies required.:>> I would not want to be part of a two man Egyptian painting crew in a white van this rush hour.

39 posted on 10/11/2002 2:45:50 PM PDT by swarthyguy
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To: PoisedWoman
My sense is that he is ... a swarthy guy, disgruntled with being overlooked or passed over....perhaps an ex-cop or special forces guy...

I'm thinking an ex-cop or a cop wannabee. He knows the local area and local PDs, and was able to flee today and avoid a huge dragnet. When they finally catch him/them, I think they'll discover a scanner with all of the local/state frequencies programmed in.

40 posted on 10/11/2002 2:49:46 PM PDT by TechJunkYard
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