Sniper attack

[Clayface]

Originally posted by gtracer72

Whatever happened to that white truck that they confiscated?

They're still doing forensics on it.

This phone number development is interesting....

 

[Comic Book Boy]

does anyone live near these attacks if so whats up! The person shot at the mall in Fredricksburg was a place ive been to.

 

[Sandro]

This phone number development is interesting....

Yeah, I just heard about this. Apparently "God" has a phone number; I wonder if he's online as well.

It does sounds like this guy wants to communicate with the police or something; he's done it before with the tarot cards. But my question is, why would he even leave it? The police CAN trace the call if the conversation lasts long enough, unless he's calling from a different place than his home or from a pay phone.

This guy is smarter than this; he wouldn't leave his number out where people can get to it and besides, he wouldn't even call the police like they want him to unless he wants his voice recorded. Then again, he could digitally alter his voice and record a message or something. Hmm...

I bet NO ONE is going out for Halloween this year. And who can blame them?

I wouldn't. Five dollars says Trick or Treat is cancelled this year for that area.

 

[gtracer72]

Originally posted by Sandro885
I wonder if he's online as well.

Actually, I just got off of AIM with him. He said hello. (just trying to livein things up )

I think this person is just playing a game now. If he was smart, he would have stopped this by now. He would have gotten away with it too. But it seems like he isn't.

I heard that the white truck, that was confiscated, is no longer related to the sniper. Is that true?

 

[Sandro]

I haven't heard anything on the white truck but it wouldn't make sense that he would still be using it, considering everyone's looking for it after all.

 

[Failure]

Originally posted by Sandro885
Yeah, I just heard about this. Apparently "God" has a phone number; I wonder if he's online as well.

It does sounds like this guy wants to communicate with the police or something; he's done it before with the tarot cards. But my question is, why would he even leave it? The police CAN trace the call if the conversation lasts long enough, unless he's calling from a different place than his home or from a pay phone.

This guy is smarter than this; he wouldn't leave his number out where people can get to it and besides, he wouldn't even call the police like they want him to unless he wants his voice recorded. Then again, he could digitally alter his voice and record a message or something. Hmm...

He's smart, but I don't think he cares. I get the impression that he's not afraid to get caught, he knows he probably will get caught, he just wants to have fun while the ride is going. To him, it's all a game.

Originially, I worried that if the cops didn't find him quick enough, he'd eventually get bored and quit while he was ahead. But him leaving a message and a phone number, if legitamate, ups the stakes and changes my views somewhat... God forbid, if this latest shooting is a result of a copycat.

 

[JetMaster5]

The sniper strikes again and this time, he leaves a phone number?

This is definately a game for the sniper alright. He/she likes to be famous. Well, the killer's got the wish. The whole nation's talking about him/her. Hopefully he goes to an eternal torture chamber when caught.

 

[Sandro]

I get the impression that he's not afraid to get caught, he knows he probably will get caught, he just wants to have fun while the ride is going. To him, it's all a game.

I sort of get the impression that to him this isn't a game. What sick-minded jackass kills for fun, honestly?

As for him getting caught, I don't think he cares let alone thinks he will, not at the rate the police are going anyways.

 

[gtracer72]

Let me ask you all a question. Do you think that the FBI should step in and take control of this case?

 

[TimTwoFace]

Originally posted by Sandro885
What sick-minded jackass kills for fun, honestly?

Hey, EVERYONE has the capability to be that cruel. You know, when you're upset, you feel a little bit better when you hurt someone. It's a sad fact, but it's true. Of course, this is taking that to the extreme. I think it's absolutely disgusting, but at the same time, it's very realistic.

-Tim

 

[Mercurial206]

I am surprised that nobody has mentioned that "witness" who deliberately gave out false information. I mean...what was that guy thinking? What is wrong with people? Ugh.

The more I hear about this situation -- the more I am convinced that the general social climate in this country has become dangerously toxic. It's almost impossible for me to sit through an evening news broadcast -- pure chaos. I feel all too young to be so damn paranoid about being out in the streets...and not feeling safe.

Call me crazy -- but at this point I could care (even) less about what Saddam is doing out there in Iraq. We are so busily thumping our chests in the direction of the middle east -- yet we cannot even track down this supposed lone gunman snuffing out lives in the cities of our own country. Bizarro world indeed.

Also, I seriously hope that this sniper/murder spree encourages certain people to reconsider their stance on gun control (the lack thereof).

 

[Sandro]

Looks like this "sniper" has struck again around 6:00 am EST. This time the victim was a guy at a bus stop. Now you can't be safe at a bus stop anymore.

Do you think that the FBI should step in and take control of this case?

If it'll stop this guy, yes.

You know, when you're upset, you feel a little bit better when you hurt someone.

I get angry too but I don't go hurting people just to make myself feel better.

 

[gtracer72]

You know, when you're upset, you feel a little bit better when you hurt someone.

Anger is no excuse for hurting people.

 

[James]

Originally posted by Sandro885
Looks like this "sniper" has struck again around 6:00 am EST. This time the victim was a guy at a bus stop. Now you can't be safe at a bus stop anymore.

You can't think like that. Even with a sniper, you are statistically safer there than in a car or crossing the road. Fear is the key and like with 9/11 you have to face it and live your life. Don't give those responsible satisfaction. This is again a form of terrorism.

Originally posted by gtracer72
Anger is no excuse for hurting people.

... let alone killing them randomly like a child squashing ants. Having no apparent motive makes this far worse. It's a fear thing. Power through fear. Random acts create uncertainty and panic. To be in center of this random behaviour, to hold control yet create chaos.... a power rush. That must be the driving force behind this.

 

[Sandro]

You can't think like that. Even with a sniper, you are statistically safer there than in a car or crossing the road. Fear is the key and like with 9/11 you have to face it and live your life. Don't give those responsible satisfaction. This is again a form of terrorism.

I know I was just mad at this one.

 

[TimTwoFace]

Originally posted by gtracer72
Anger is no excuse for hurting people.

Of course it isn't. I'm not saying it is. It's a terrible thing to do. But people get into these funks and I see it happen a lot - you know, you get so angry you want to throttle someone. Honestly, I think everyone has felt like that at least once. I know I have. Now, the big difference is that most sane people refrain from acting on these emotions - and thank heaven for that.

This sniper is obviously a different case altogether, where these citizens are just pawns in his little game with the authorities. It's like something out of a cheesy comic book. And that whole "game" aspect makes it all the more sick.

-Tim

 

[Sandro]

The sniper hath struck again. This time it was a bus driver in Maryland apparently. This makes how many now?

But people get into these funks and I see it happen a lot - you know, you get so angry you want to throttle someone. Honestly, I think everyone has felt like that at least once.

I don't think I've ever been so angry that I want to hurt somebody.

 

[Krayenhoff]

I'd like to say that this angers me, but it doesn't. I feel indifferent about it, and that makes me feel a little bad. But the media is determined to turn this into a sideshow and I won't indulge that.

God may never be caught, although his behavior as of late is getting him closer to being nabbed. I still think that he'll be caught by an alert citizen before a cop or fed catches him.

The people of Washington, Maryland, Virginia, et al should not do all of this "lockdown" nonsense. The more people on the streets there are, the more likely he'll either be caught or not be up to sniping. When he's able to snipe in broad daylight, then that means that there is not enough vigilence, and he certainly knows it.

Closing down highways won't catch him. Impounding white vehicles are not going to catch him. The Army certainly isn't going to capture him with their spy planes, and I hope they don't because this is none of their business. If the Army catches him, then I fear what credence that will give to the notion of military involvement in criminal matters.

Even with an alert citizenry though, it's going to take luck to catch him, and now I'd be content with him escaping uncaught and not killing anyone anymore like the Zodiac Killer and Eric Rudolph. That's how it is: the more active he is, the more likely he'll get caught, but if stops, then he gets away.

This doesn't dishearten me, though. Murders happen every day and just because this is an unusual form of murder doesn't mean it's more deserving of resources and attention. Joe Schmoe who was gunned down in Albuquerque, New Mexico does not deserve to have his death rendered irrelevant because a crack shot is wandering the East Coast with a bone to pick. And even if you throw in his carnage, the murder rate in that area is not abnormally high.

That's what I have to think, for what it's worth.

 

[TimTwoFace]

Originally posted by Krayenhoff
I'd like to say that this angers me, but it doesn't. I feel indifferent about it, and that makes me feel a little bad. But the media is determined to turn this into a sideshow and I won't indulge that.

You know, I'd beg to differ with you on this one. I don't watch CNN non-stop and I don't watch the American news channels too much, but local Canadian news stations are treating this rather tastefully. I don't think is being oversensationalized like, say, the Columbine massacre was, or 9/11. (Yes, 9/11 was a much bigger deal, but after the first week or so, the news stations were still trying to make it into a movie instead of a news report.)

You're right, though. Murders happen every day. We're all in danger, yet we live our lives every day to the fullest. The difference here is that there is a SERIAL murderer out there that is killing or wounding people in basically a daily basis, taunting the media and the cops about catching him. There's no rhyme or reason to these killings, they're just everyday people. That's what makes a case like this different from a simple run-of-the-mill murder.

-Tim

 

[Evil Dr. Reef]

"None of your children are safe"

The latest news out of Maryland:

ASPEN HILL, Md., Oct. 22 — Hours after a bus driver was killed in a shooting that appeared to be the work of the Washington-area sniper, police said Tuesday they received a message of warning: “Your children are not safe anywhere at any time.” The driver was shot and killed as he prepared his bus for his Tuesday run, and police immediately treated the slaying as if it were the work of the gunman who has terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for almost three weeks.

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Disgusting bastard. This man needs to be caught now.