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DalTxHornFan

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  1. 1 hour ago, Balcones said:

    Please tell us more. Lay out your subtle plan for us.  
     

    Tragic situation. Quote taken out of context, I'm simply dubious about the militarized SWAT team approach to such incidents, but I'll play along with you. 

    Use the intelligence from the released hostages about the location.  I assume that the other docs/employees knew the building security codes to back entrances.  It's not a big or complex building.  Breach and make a direct shot to perp.  Aside from that -- Turn off power,  Flash bang, Tear gas, LRAD sonic weapons -- I'm sure that APD has those tools in their bag.

    I'm just not a fan of militarized police tactics.  I don't think that they are helpful.  YMMV. 

     

  2. 41 minutes ago, Helobious said:

    I’d be very surprised if it turns out she was being held hostage very long. I think he killed her early on & probably even killed himself hours before the police broke in.

    That could very well be true.  But how does it not escalate the shit out of the situation to bring in a massive military-style SWAT team?  There was intelligence on the ground -- the 5-ish folks that had been released.  They could tell the cops exactly where the hostage and the perp were located in the building.  With that knowledge, it wouldn't seem difficult to undertake a plan to eliminate the perp out in a less subtle way.

  3. 5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:


    I’m fine with various soaks. Even trying an ice water dip. But lord do I hate the trend of pouring seasoning all over the outside of the crawfish, and even worse, it’s often done in lieu of seasoning the boil water.

    I do them the same way I do shrimp and crab.  Boil 'em in heavily seasoned water until just done and then add enough ice to cool off the boil, stop the cooking, and let them season up.  Maybe chill for an hour or more before eating.  

  4. 12 minutes ago, thrillhammer said:

    wait.  dinner for two and you wanted to keep it under $500?

    It wasn't an anniversary or anything, just a downtown night free from parenthood.  Immamac and bride were just slumming a bit.  Shaggy 1%.

  5. 49 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

    Shoot

    Shovel

    and Shut up

    I did that on a horribly diseased buck a few years ago.  Showed a pic to Mike Leggett, the Austin American-Statesman hunting writer.  He told me that he would have done the same thing in a heartbeat, and while not supported by the details of the law, he didn't think that any game warden would have had any issue with what I did.

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