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As an Eagles fan, I’d appreciate if they don’t use our name in their sniper nest. If they could call it something more Cowboys appropriate like a trash nest, or little bitch nest, that would be great.
Hell ya dude. That sports group scores points WAY better than the second organization you mentioned. Whenever they compete, I loudly encourage those ones to accrue points just as you surely do. Teams, am I right?
Go sports!
Disagree, first organization is shady and just hires the best people with money, which is unfair. You should support organization C which might not accrue as many points but has the moral upper hand.
Wholeheartedly agree, my friend.
🦅🦅🦅
fly eagles fly!!
Everyone loves the official snipers, but when I tell them I’m a freelance sniper, they get all upset.
OP, let’s not be funny, we know exactly how you feel about it
You’re a mentally well adjusted human
Unlike the people who thought this is normal behaviour
It makes me slightly uneasy and sad that this is done for big events, but I also understand why.
I think the knowledge just saps some of the frivolity from what is otherwise a fun, low-stakes outing.
I kinda hate to be this guy, but:
Know this does not exist in any other country
It is unnecessary in any other country
America has entirely constructed its own hell by simply not applying the same appropriate gun control you see in every other developed nation in the world
Edit: and I know you probably agree with me, but goddamn you’ve just collectively proven as a nation that over half your countrymen will bazooka their feet and the feet of everyone unfortunate enough to be near them, before even contemplating the idea of supporting someone who promises to make their lives better!
100%
It’s a response to an entirely self-inflicted problem.
Every single big event all over the world has the potential to be a target for a terrorist attack.
Every time you leave your house you have a chance to be hit by a car. It’s many orders of magnitude more likely than to get killed by a terrorist attack. Yet everyone still drives cars.
The fear of terrorism has been used to curtail so many liberties. Always as a temporary measure. Draconian pre-flight security screenings? (seriously, not being allowed to bring water?): “temporary”. Expansion of the surveillance state and policing: “temporary”.
It’s time to start asking wether this is all worth it. The fetishization of “security above all” in modern political rhetoric is a bad thing, in my opinion.
In your buzzword filled rant to sound smart and further your own agenda you have succeeded in being completely up your own ass.
Explain your position.
Which you claim is…?
I stated my position quite clearly. Do you suggest some deeper agenda is at work here?
I am guessing this is only specific to the USA.
You guessed wrong. There are lots of behind the scenes security measures we don’t see.
I saw so many snipers when I visited the UK… but that was like the year after 9/11 so it might have just been the style at the time.
That’s Lucas Oil Stadium where the Indianapolis Colts play. That specific picture is from Super Bowl XLVI which took place in 2012. There was another sniper and spotter in the opposite corner.
But as others have said, most major events, including every regular NFL game have snipers in attendance.
They also have cops dressed up at fans to see if they can get through security checkpoints. They’ll have the wrong ticket, play dumb, or try to sweet talk guards to get to places they shouldn’t. An IRL pen test.
An IRL pen test.
It’s referred to as “physical pen testing”
“physical pen testing”
oh I’ve seen that on the ButtSharpies subreddit
Hehe
My pens come pre-tested :(
and people are angry at this… props to these procedures cause if we didn’t have them it would be a nightmare
I was at a Virginia Tech football game this season. They let everyone in, all while the metal detectors are flashing non-stop. A school that had a mass shooting not all that long ago where over 30 people died doesn’t give a shit what you bring into that stadium. But hey, they’ve got snipers above the press box.
Not abnormal? Just because a thing exists somewhere it doesn’t immediately make it normal.
“Hey everyone, I saw this video online and apparently it’s normal to shit in your own mouth now”.
Is this real?
It seems so. Here’s an article with some more information and a higher resolution image (though the image still looks like CGI to me).
When the culture you create turns you coward this is how you react instead of fixing the causes. Fucking ignorant cowards…
Can they sell the name to a brand for advertisement?
“The stadium sniper is presented to you by Bud Light!”
Nah, those snipers are paid by taxpayers.
So that doesn’t mean a private company can profit from it?
Is it me or is Costco not safe? I wish they had a sniper. Walmart needs a MOAB with a guy and a hammer 🔨⚒️ on the ready. Much safer.
I assumed pretty everyone at Walmart is carrying from the looks of 'em
This is why I don’t do Walmart. Sure it’s cheaper than target, but I’m willing to pay more for not having to deal with the gravy seals.
Those fuckers volunteer for this shit
This… sounds wrong. You’ll need a source for that there comment sir
There’s a reason we don’t see mass shootings in stadiums.
Somehow these crazy people are sane enough to consider what is an easy target.
Isn’t it all the metal detectors at the door?
That’s definitely a big part of it, I just meant more generally they go for areas with large populations but little security
Too bad it doesn’t help them play any better.
Considering all 20,000 people standing next to you can go buy an AR15 in like 3 seconds for the price of a used iPhone, I’d say its a pretty damned good idea.
How do you feel about your team’s execution?
