M0oP0oApr 26, 2024

Possible snipers seen at OSU. Administration says they're not snipers but should be treated like they are.

https://mander.xyz/post/12358294

Possible snipers seen at OSU. Administration says they're not snipers but should be treated like they are. - Mander

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/11490010 [https://midwest.social/post/11490010] > Update, yes there are snipers: > > > > [https://midwest.social/pictrs/image/108cc8bb-36fb-4162-b5a2-b5cf790270a7.jpeg]

Show threadstevedidwhat_infosecApr 26, 2024

So I have a question I sort of posted in there too but figure I’ll bring the conversation over here (in a more respectful way)

These are called spotters/marksman and they have them at football games, the Olympics, presumably political events, etc. to handle the threat of suicide bombers and other mass-population terrorist threats

How should we handle these threats without police intervention/snipers to quickly take out a bomber?

Looking for civil discourse if at all possible, but I also understand this is a high stakes discussion and directly affects some more than others

Show threadM0oP0oApr 26, 2024

The fact you Americans think this is normal for a protest says more then anything I can comment.

A good test is to think of a private entitiy doing this and if that passes the smell test. I don’t think deploying snipers at events has ever saved anyone (correct me if I am missing an incident) and in this case if they are their to protect the students why does the school not hire their own sharpshooters?

Show threadstevedidwhat_infosecApr 26, 2024
You bring up a good point. The prevention part - snipers are seemingly ineffective. The reaction/response portion however, does point to guns being used to prevent further damage. 2016 dallas shooting - police used a bomb to take out the shooter after the fact. LA airport shooting in 2013 - taken down with regular guns.
Show threadCrackhappy
I’m sorry people are being so reactionary and taking your questions as being pro sniper or whatever way they’re taking it. Rational discourse is generally better on Lemmy than other places but is still on the Internet, so people don’t actually give anyone credit for trying to be calm and rational about events like these.
Apr 27, 2024 at 12:43amWeb
Show threadstevedidwhat_infosecApr 27, 2024

And like, to an extent, I understand the outrage. I do.

But if people can’t act like adults, know they need to simmer down a bit before having these conversations, lemmy is in no way better than Reddit. It’s just a Reddit that’s wider and under the control of more people.

This interaction (while in the original thread my words were flung without frontal lobe usage, and that’s entirely my fault) I had hoped to reset after I had apologized but I guess a lot of people were still upset.

Maybe it was my fault. Idk. All I can do is continue to move forward and do better. Simple as that. Thank you for the empathy, I appreciate it.