[Ads-l] active shooter = mass murderer
dwhause
dwhause at CABLEMO.NET
Tue Dec 10 01:29:06 UTC 2019
And supports the local law enforcement snark, "When the investigation is
95% complete, the FBI comes in, steals the evidence, and holds a press
conference."
Dave Hause
On 2019-12-09 19:01, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
> Just looks like a bad cut-and-paste from some previous statement.
>
> On Mon, Dec 9, 2019, 8:42 AM <dave at wilton.net> wrote:
>
>> From the 8 December 2019 press conference about the Pensacola
>> shooting. FBI
>> Agent Rachel Rojas speaking:
>>
>>
>>
>> "We are, as we do in most active-shooter investigations, work [sic]
>> with
>> the
>> presumption that this is an act of terrorism."
>>
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOZeoZm2ECI
>>
>> At the 5:50 mark of the video
>>
>>
>>
>> Normally, "active shooter" is used to designate a person or situation
>> who
>> presents a current and ongoing threat. The utility of the term is in
>> its
>> role to alert first responders. Once the shooting is over and the
>> investigation begins, it is no longer "active."
>>
>>
>>
>> --Dave Wilton
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