Re: Officer shooting in Ferguson

2015-03-12 Thread GMoney
The cops are out of the hospital, so that's good news. I can't decide if this kind of violent turmoil is just the kind of cleansing-by-fire this society needs, and we'll come out of this much better off in our race relations.or if this is just further proof of the de-evolution of our species

Re: Officer shooting in Ferguson

2015-03-12 Thread Judah McAuley
I know that people can do it but I was pretty sure that it required quite a bit of training and practice, which is what makes me suspicious. Just seems to me that 2 hits to a head/shoulder out of 3 or so shots in the middle of the night by an untrained person would be unlikely. Maybe not though. I

Re: Officer shooting in Ferguson

2015-03-12 Thread LRS Scout
Plus a hand gun calibre carbine can fire accurately at those ranges. I've seen video of guys that can shoot a standard 1911 out to 100 meters but that's pretty rare. But like jerry said, most likely those are "area" hits as opposed to "point". On Mar 12, 2015 2:04 PM, "Jerry Milo Johnson" wrot

Re: Officer shooting in Ferguson

2015-03-12 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
They were standing together close in a line. Like British Redcoats during the Revolution. You cannot easily hit a specific target from that distance, but the bullet can travel that far, and if the elevation is correct you are going to hit something in that line. >From the google: "A typical 1911

Officer shooting in Ferguson

2015-03-12 Thread Judah McAuley
So I heard about the shooting of the two police officers in Ferguson as I was heading into work this morning. Later, I read a couple of articles and there are some details in there that strike me as incredibly suspicious. The officers were standing near a protest that was dwindling, down to a cou