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  1. SurlyGator
    The comment under the meme is better than the meme. Nutjobs abound on both sides.
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    You chose wisely.
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    She wasn't?
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    Apples and oranges comparisons here. Both of those were close contact, not direct asset protection. Both were likely suicide by cop, heck Saturday's probably was too. In direct asset protection scenarios they tackle the suspect (if possible) and cover the asset ASAP simultaneously.
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    Can you think of an incident where SS took the first shot? Imagine the shitstorm if the SS sniper fired first and the guy on the roof turned out to be some local LEO who decided he was more 'help' from an elevated position? That would have been an extremely tough shot call for the incident commander to make.
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    99% chance this is the case. Whether it's actually true or not, 100% chance this will be the narrative once SS is talking to the media.
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    Maybe I've been on Surly too much this weekend. As soon as I saw this thread bumped I assumed it would be a joke about DT making a contribution yesterday. Time for a break.
  8. SurlyGator
    As a former ATL resident, this isn't that much of a stretch.
  9. SurlyGator
    Is it wrong of me to wish the Trump shooting thread could be in DT and not CR. After reading all that I need a shower.
  10. SurlyGator
    I'm no munitions expert, but that appears to have not been a small ordinance.
  11. SurlyGator
    Republican base is galvanized by this happening. Democratic base is less than galvanized by what has been happening. That may flip the traditional turnout results.
  12. SurlyGator
    I get that, and it paid off, but even he would feel awful if shooter #2 opened up right then and killed or wounded a few of them.
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    The first time I saw the video I thought (and still think) that Trump pausing for the fist raise photo op was selfish and put his security team in danger. He's not a small dude, so they may have been unwilling or unable to physically overpower him and force him down the stairs without risking injury, but he should get an earful from somebody within Secret Service for that moment. He has had a detail for close to 8 years now, he knows the procedure.
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    See that sniper's head pop up? I suspect he saw muzzle blast and realized shit just got VERY real.
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    If this audio is properly synchronized, it looks like the assassin and the SS Counter sniper may have fired almost simultaneously. When the details come out, I wonder if multiple other SS/LEO shooters got off shots and the bad guy only got off one or two. This is surreal video right here. Edit: This might also explain why the guy just grazed his ear from 150 yards, if a bullet was traversing his brain right as he pulled the trigger...
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    Yeah, this doesn't look good for the Secret Service...
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    I assumed too much when it was posted here. Mea culpa.
  18. SurlyGator
    I merely meant I was impressed the fuselage remained intact and didn't break up. I guess there was just enough lateral force to prevent the terminal splat at the point of impact. Inner analytical coming out, even in the midst of tragedy. But, it's Russian tragedy, so...
  19. SurlyGator
    Thanks?
  20. SurlyGator
    Tough day to be an 80's icon. They come in 3's, who is next?
  21. SurlyGator
    Closer, more gruesome angle. Spoilered for fatality. Supposedly was a trial run preparing for an air show, not actually combat. The bounce and slide is actually kind of impressive in a gruesome sort of way.
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    This one hits a little close to home. My bride (no pics) was born and raised there and graduated from this school district. One article I found said that one of them was employed in the district's after school care program and the other was a substitute teacher at the time it happened (Oct 21-Jan 22). At least one of them has since been hired as an elementary teacher, not sure about the other but they were both still employed by the district (until this hit the fan). One for sure was a 2019 graduate of that school system, so the timeline of the acts would have been during her third year of college. Also, the article makes no mention of anything statutory, so the victims were likely at least 17. Small town, everybody knows everybody. Something fun to ask the in-laws about!
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    Yeah, they aren't black. The have done both black and "Smokey" grey. The grey is better.
  25. SurlyGator
    If a school's primary color is construction zone orange, dark grey is a good choice to pair with it to minimize the garishness. "Smokey" grey based on their dog mascot and the Smokey mountains, sure whatever. They could be worse.

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