We are the largest, most powerful, richest country in the world
Well, two out of three ain't bad. Though I don't know if the US is richest per capita, but I'm not sure of your units.
Why couldn't you be dealing drugs like normal people?
Snyder ,'Empty Places'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2005 10:45:16 am PDT #3700 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Scrappy - Sep 01, 2005 10:45:41 am PDT #3701 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
The thing about a sniper is, it could be just one crazy guy with the right location doing all this. A truly crazy and evil guy, but snipers have been messing with civilians on a regular basis for the last decade or so--and that's in calm circumstances. When the surroundings are insane, I can see a crazy person's crazy getting even more out of control.
Vonnie K - Sep 01, 2005 10:46:56 am PDT #3702 of 10002
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Long article on the situation from MSMBC: [link]
“Hospitals are trying to evacuate,” said Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Cheri Ben-Iesan, spokesman at the city emergency operations center. “At every one of them, there are reports that as the helicopters come in people are shooting at them. There are people just taking potshots at police and at helicopters, telling them, “You better come get my family.”
Doesn't excuse the sheer bloodminded idiocy of shooting at people coming to rescue hospitalized patients for God's sake, but it looks like a lot of them are out of their minds from desperation.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2005 10:47:15 am PDT #3703 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Well, two out of three ain't bad.
::am now earwormed. am sure this was ita's intention::
Nora Deirdre - Sep 01, 2005 10:48:18 am PDT #3704 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
There are people just taking potshots at police and at helicopters, telling them, “You better come get my family.”
Oh sweet jesus.
What a mess this all is.
sarameg - Sep 01, 2005 10:49:24 am PDT #3705 of 10002
Vonnie just posted what I was going to. It's desperation, a frantic attempt to get the helicopter/boat/truck for their own use. Well, and probably some malicious asses too.
dw - Sep 01, 2005 10:50:13 am PDT #3706 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
Well, two out of three ain't bad. Though I don't know if the US is richest per capita, but I'm not sure of your units.
I'm going by GDP.
§ ita § - Sep 01, 2005 10:51:34 am PDT #3707 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm going by GDP.
Two out of three it is.
tommyrot - Sep 01, 2005 10:53:37 am PDT #3708 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Two out of three it is.
So don't be sad.
Kate P. - Sep 01, 2005 10:54:11 am PDT #3709 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Dear god. I just can't even believe what's going on there.
In lighter news...
My in-laws visited Jimmy Carter's church last weekend and got a great photo op with the man.
Very cool! I love Jimmy Carter. Funny story: My grandparents were heavily involved with Habitat for Humanity for over 20 years, sat on the national board and everything. At my grandfather's funeral a couple of weeks ago, there was a guy who looked EXACTLY like Jimmy Carter. Turned out to be my dad's high school guidance counselor, of all people, but there was a rumor going around at the reception afterwards that Jimmy Carter had come to my grandpa's funeral. Which, you know, my grandpa would have loved (either the rumor or the man himself), so that was great.