Beltway Sniper Shootings-FR Commentary-Wed., Oct. 23,2002

Fox News, CNN, Press Conferences | October 23, 2002 | Fox News, CNN, Press Conferences

[Peach]

Let's keep a live commentary thread going again today. The FBI Tip Line #1-888-324-9800.

All seems quiet since yesterday's news the shooter may target children specifically. It was released on various news outlets the shooter's 3-page letter to police was in broken English and threatened extreme violence. Police announced an electronic transfer of $10m as requested by the shooter was not possible but other options for transfer remain open. No one seriously believes police will actually give the shooter $$, but police are trying to keep a dialogue open with the shooter in an effort to capture this monster.

[bcoffey]

WTOP reported (approx 4:15 EDT) that the newsies at Camp Rockville heard what sounded like a gunshot near them. Almost immediately, a police helicopter headed in the direction of the shot.

[mhking]

WTOP reported (approx 4:15 EDT) that the newsies at Camp Rockville heard what sounded like a gunshot near them.

Brian Wilson/FNC reported & discounted it.

[tomkat]

speaking of weapons systems, some of y'all might wanna have a look at this page i stumbled across.
nice graphics and info about much of the hardware our guys get to play with ...

Secret Weapon.com

[Letitring]

OMG, you should have witnessed the carnage the other night. A friend of mine, after talking to her about this place for over a year, had signed up earlier and made her first posts. Dear Lord, for some reason it was on a cross dressing thread. I don't know why, but it happened. Hysterical phone calls to me, found me, got me to come online. I was soooo funny, in some ways, and so gross in others. Because I knew her, it was funny. Truly, I have never seen such flames. Nor, with the exception of Howlin have I heard anyone talked to that badly. It was awful. She stood her ground and took a few prisoners. ROFLMBO. It was something.

I don't know if she has returned since that night. I really regret it happened that way, because she would have been a good FReeper and we could count on her for donations, and activism, I feel sure. Oh well, freep on.

[bcoffey]

Thanks. I hadn't heard the update. (Probably checking into the hotel when that was said)

[hispanarepublicana]

the newsies at Camp Rockville heard what sounded like a gunshot near them.

Are you sure that wasn't just Helen Thomas, who might have recently got press credentials from Moose and maybe celebrated by eating a bean burrito?

[mhking]

Awaiting Moose-sign...

[tomkat]

and justwhat have we done to you today to deserve a mental image like that ??

[mhking]

Awaiting Moose-sign...

[hispanarepublicana]

hurts, don't it? hahahahahha

[tomkat]

almost as much as this ....

[johnb838]

I dunno; I haven't heard that much from the media about Daniel Pearl lately.

That's because he was a Joooooooo... anti-semitic bastards. I was thinking more about like when CNN put on the hour long special and ran it constantly about all the 'brave' journalists who got popped in Afghanistan trying to get 'close to the action'. Probably a bunch were fragged by the ones they were hanging out with as in "I will give herm some action, heh heh". Afghanis seem to have a rather morbid sense of humor like that.

And yes, I said Herm intentionallyseriesly.

[WVNan]

LOL. Get your friend to come back and check in at the FR Finest Thread. We'll sooth her ruffled feathers and get her on the right track.

[abner]

I don't know. He just yelled it across the room. My guess is that it must be the bus thing. I'm in Pennsylvania and DC area people would definitely hear about it before us.

[mhking]

Are you sure that wasn't just Helen Thomas, who might have recently got press credentials from Moose and maybe celebrated by eating a bean burrito?

Just damn.

[snippy_about_it]

Perhaps he heard something about the 9 yr old in Pennsylvania shot by bb or something but only received abrasion?

[bcoffey]

I was waiting for this press conference before going to dinner, but you know... I could have gone, eaten, and returned by the time it starts!

[mhking]

I could have gone, eaten, and returned by the time it starts!

I've flipped over to the local news - someone ping me when you get Moose sign...

[TexKat]

I'm back, anything happen so far?

[abner]

Moose sign!

LOL!

Not actual Moose sign, I'm just commenting on how funny that is.