The Beltway Sniper speaks....

[ZokesPro]

Re: I say we declare Marshal Law

Originally posted by Helevitia
Allow Marshal Law in the Washington/Virginia areas until somebody has a chance to slit the snipers throat or blow his brains out. Quick and Simple.

Dave

Like I mentioned before, I find that if you kill someone it's more a quick fix for the current problem. Now we all want this person to stop doing what they are doing but I find that this person deserves to suffer A LOT more than to be put to death.

That's my .02$.

[Helevitia]

Re: Re: I say we declare Martial Law

Originally posted by ZokesPro


Like I mentioned before, I find that if you kill someone it's more a quick fix for the current problem. Now we all want this person to stop doing what they are doing but I find that this person deserves to suffer A LOT more than to be put to death.

That's my .02$.

Why waste our time showing people that we can be just as inhumane and torture someone when we can just kill him and be done with it.

dave

EDIT for dyslexia and mis-spellings

[Helevitia]

Originally posted by thop
hmm don't think it would help. to kill him you have to see him first. there is a 500.000$ reward on this guy with plenty of civilian hunters and noone saw him so far.

I agree, he is elusive but declaring Martial Law will add one more weapon to the arsenal.

Dave

EDIT for mis-spellings

[ZokesPro]

Re: Re: Re: I say we declare Marshal Law

Originally posted by Helevitia


Why waste our time showing people that we can be just as inhumane and torutre someone when we can jsut kill him and be done with it.

dave

Point taken.

Why not do both? Torture him a lot then kill him.

[High_Jumbllama]

Re: I say we declare Marshal Law

Originally posted by Helevitia
Allow Marshal Law in the Washington/Virginia areas until somebody has a chance to slit the snipers throat or blow his brains out. Quick and Simple.

Dave

Geesh, ever since 9/11, everyone want to go militaristic to solve their problems. Yes, people the terrorists have won at least a partial victory.

Why declare martial law for a serial killer? What advantage would it get you? You'd only be helping the sniper get his/her/their desired effect.

[Dr Mordrid]

Some problems with martial law;

1. It would necessitate Congress pass a Posse Comitatus resolution in both houses.

2. Congress is out of session for the November elections.

3. Even if Congress were called back in an emergency session it wouldn't pass the Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman (Sen. Patrick Leahy, Vermont) is an extreme civil libertarian who would not even allow a vote on it. He would also likely have the support of Sen. Ted Kennedy and Sen. Joe Biden, & others.

He's also very partisan and also quite willing to not even let bills & nominations out of his committee even if they have enough support to pass by a wide margin in the full Senate.

Dr. Mordrid

[RichL]

Re: Re: I say we declare Marshal Law

Originally posted by High_Jumbllama
Why declare martial law for a serial killer?

To catch him.
Whats more important : Stopping the killer or being able to say to 'terrorists' "We arent dancing to your tune." ?

[Admiral]

I agree, he is elusive but declaring Marshal Law will add one more weapon to the arsenal.

Wanted to sugest this before I read your posts
If it's the only way to get the army in, than by all means.

But wouldn't Martial Law include curfews and the zone be somewhat paralized by people not being able to go by their daily activity ?

[Tempest]

Declare martial law on someone and an hour later fifteen gun crazed whackos from different parts of the country call you that they've got him, white minivan and all...

[Helevitia]

Why declare martial law for a serial killer? What advantage would it get you? You'd only be helping the sniper get his/her/their desired effect.

The advantage would be a dead psychopath. I don't see how this would help get the desired effect for the sniper?

Dave

[Helevitia]

Originally posted by Tempest
Declare martial law on someone and an hour later fifteen gun crazed whackos from different parts of the country call you that they've got him, white minivan and all...

I know, wouldn't it be great, people would think twice about doing anything from then on out.

Dave

EDIT: I guess I should say I am being sarcastic before somebody hurts themselves getting upset Just try to read the point, not the literal sense of it.

[Wombat]

Stopping the killer or being able to say to 'terrorists' "We arent dancing to your tune."

Definitely the latter. I read that the other day 150,000 schoolchildren were kept at home while the schools were shutdown. That's about 400 years of time, or 5 lifetimes. And he didn't even fire that day. I'd be out there doing the same thing, like he wasn't there. 12 people in an area of millions is nothing to be worried about statistically. You might as well never leave your house if those kind odds bother you.

[Drizzt]

This guy will not die. I'm pretty sure.

[Helevitia]

Originally posted by Wombat
Definitely the latter. I read that the other day 150,000 schoolchildren were kept at home while the schools were shutdown. That's about 400 years of time, or 5 lifetimes. And he didn't even fire that day. I'd be out there doing the same thing, like he wasn't there. 12 people in an area of millions is nothing to be worried about statistically. You might as well never leave your house if those kind odds bother you.

Exactly, you have a better chance of being killed a in a car, plane or train before being hit by this lame sniper who I have know theorized is really hpar_! It must be true! MWAHAHAHAHA!

Dave

[Technoid]

Wich would explain a lot