Sniper attack

[Sandro]

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I'm not even going to comment on that. I'm just too thoroughly sickened by that message.

 

[auto]

I'm surprised no one could write down the Lisense plate number.

 

[JetMaster5]

Re: "None of your children are safe"

Originally posted by Sandro885
Now you can't be safe at a bus stop anymore.

You can't be safe at anywhere.

Honestly, I think the sniper's gone too crazy. He/she'll continue this by killing each person each day. By 6 months, around 130 people within that area would be dead. By 1 year, around 360 people will be dead.

Honestly, 1 person killing 300..........


......that's massacre in a slow, painful way.

Originally posted by Evil Dr. Reef
The latest news out of Maryland:


Disgusting bastard. This man needs to be caught now.

What do you think the police is trying to do?

Filthy ass. Now he's targetting children?! That's too much! Killing a full grown adult is one thing, but killing an innocent child is another.

Perhaps the guy likes to taunt the police with new messages after each kill.

 

[Kaner]

Man this just gets creepier by the day. Does this seem an awfully lot like the Zodiac to anyone else? I mean both were serier killers who used firearms, both left messages for the police (though the Zodiac was much more prolific), and both threatened the safety of children.

 

[Evil Dr. Reef]

Speaking of which, good ol' Son of Sam himself is telling this guy to stop the killing. You know a Serial Killer has gone too far when other Serial Killers tell him (or her) to knock it off.

 

[Bob...SpongeBob]

Thank God that my relatives and younger cousins are still safe. I hope they catch him soon; every day I wake up and think "I hope that everyone is still safe and alive today." It seems to me that he's getting more arrogant, and hopefully he'll make a mistake and the police will nail him and send him to jail for about 300 years. (I'm against the death penalty) The sooner they catch him, the less people die or are injured.

 

[The Guard]

The reason other killers are telling him to stop?

He's not in their league. Nowhere close.

There's nothing special about this one. He just kills. His messages mean nothing, he has no agenda, so to speak (supposedly). He just kills. And there's no art in that.

ANYONE can do what he's doing. Yes, anyone. It's not hard to hide and pick people off. It's a little hard to escape the scene without detection, but with discipline and training, it can be done.

Which brings up another point. I don't think he's had extensive training. I do still believe he could be a cop, or have had some kind of military training, but I don't think this is a "professional" sniper.

 

[Barb Gordon]

This is definitetly getting just a wee bit more disturbing and freakier. I mean, for the first couple of reports over the week or so I didn't pay much mind. Just yet another scary freak out there wreaking havoc and taking lives. It's been done. Albeit it differently and in sometimes more horrible ways, but it's been done. But this just wont stop. I mean, maybe it's me, but this is kinda interesting because it's been a while since we've had such an intriguing killer. An old fashioned who did it, and the police really don't know what to do, kinda scenario. It's really awful what's happening out there, but I'm quite interested to know what this killer is actually all about. Whether he's some tripped up teen with a good shot, or some ex military personal of some sort either from the US or some other country. But boy is it certainly getting scary, and I can't fathom what's it like for the people actually in the surrounding area!

~Barb

 

[The Guard]

I've got to believe it's about more then murder. And as Chief Moose has remarked, the sniper has indicated that it's about more then violence. From the sniper's actions so far, I believe part of it is a message about fear. Here in America, we used to live without it for the most part, while in some countries, this atmosphere is a normal thing. Could this be a message for the public from the sniper? We aren't safe? I think the fact that their notes emphasize the fact that the children aren't safe, ect, point to yes. Have to admit, Barb, I too am intrigued.

 

[TimTwoFace]

The Sniper is also demanding ten million dollars. I just heard it on a news report on one of the Seattle channels. Hmmm. It's all about money now, huh? Whatever happened to all that "I am God" talk?

Since when did God need money?

-Tim
(It's ALWAYS about the money. Grrr.)

 

[The Guard]

It's not about money. He won't get the money. He knows that. It's a game. It's about respect. Right now, he has a few thousand hostages, and he's playing with the cops, like anyone that takes hostages does.

 

[Krayenhoff]

I hope he really does want the money, because that will make him liable to get caught. If I were a detective, my eyes would be lighting up if he started naming a time and place to drop off money. I don't think he's that stupid, though.

And I find it sickening that some people didn't REALLY get angry until he openly declared that he was targetting children as well as adults. I think the first clue that he was doing that was when that 13 year old got shot the other day, but I guess he didn't count? Or what? Are children's lives inherently more worthy of protection than adults's? Was he just another criminal before he said he was targetting kids? I don't understand this attitude.

He should have been caught on day one, not until he starts shooting kids. This notion that an adult's life is forfeit but a child's life must be protected at all costs is counterproductive and offensive. He should have been bagged with as much vigor if he shot a 40 year old or a 10 year old.

 

[TimTwoFace]

Originally posted by Krayenhoff
Are children's lives inherently more worthy of protection than adults's?

Of course they aren't. Everyone's life is worth the same - a lot. However, there is something definitely more disgusting about going after innocent children that cannot defend themselves. This was obviously another attempt at getting a big fearful collective gasp out of the media - and it worked. Thing is, considering this guy's track record, I wouldn't say something this despicable is beyond him, either.

Sick.

-Tim

 

[Krayenhoff]

I agree with you there, it is even lower for someone to go after children, but I disagree with the notion that we shouldn't get serious with criminals UNTIL they go after kids. Everyone's life is deserving of equal protection no matter who they are.

 

[Clayface]

Originally posted by Krayenhoff

And I find it sickening that some people didn't REALLY get angry until he openly declared that he was targetting children as well as adults. I think the first clue that he was doing that was when that 13 year old got shot the other day, but I guess he didn't count? Or what? Are children's lives inherently more worthy of protection than adults's? Was he just another criminal before he said he was targetting kids? I don't understand this attitude.

He should have been caught on day one, not until he starts shooting kids. This notion that an adult's life is forfeit but a child's life must be protected at all costs is counterproductive and offensive. He should have been bagged with as much vigor if he shot a 40 year old or a 10 year old.

I totally agree. This completely ticks me off as well. Its an attitude I've never understood either.

Originally posted by TimTwoFace

Of course they aren't. Everyone's life is worth the same - a lot. However, there is something definitely more disgusting about going after innocent children that cannot defend themselves.

How is an adult able to defend themselves any more from a sniper than a child? They aren't.

 

[TimTwoFace]

Originally posted by Clayface


How is an adult able to defend themselves any more from a sniper than a child? They aren't.

Ahh, I knew I'd get called on this. No, all of the victims were totally defenceless, but the media always plays on the children aspect more to make it seem like the sniper has upped the ante on his crime spree or something. Let's face it, all lives are valuable, but there's something extra sick about going after children (and animals too, actually). Maybe it's just extremely taboo, but that's how the sniper is playing the media in this case.

I've been away from the TV for a few hours now, so have there been any leads? I only ask because there seems to be new developments like every 30 minutes these days.

-Tim

 

[The Guard]

The FBI is searching a property in Tacoma, Washington. They've gridded off a backyard, and are using metal detectors. They are also removing a tree stump, carefully, with the possibility that there could be bullets or fragments in the stump. And if there are bullets, then the law enforcement officials are much closer. This is apparently a search that the owners agreed to. There's nothing that proves this is connected to the other events, but the FBI is going to have a press conference soon.

 

[Sandro]

The Sniper is also demanding ten million dollars.

Even if the money was given to this maniac, that wouldn't stop him from killing more people to get more stuff.

 

[The Guard]

It's a moot point. America does not negotiate with terrorists.

 

[Sandro]

How exactly did they derive any sort of connection to the sniper in Tacoma, Washington?