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Update, yes there are snipers:

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[–] archomrade@midwest.social 66 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] Sightline@lemmy.world -5 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] aniki@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] suction@lemmy.world -5 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Stupid answer.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You need to have authority to be a sniper. Who has the authority for lethal law enforcement?

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You need to have authority to be a sniper.

Is that even true?

[–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sniping is not something you self-discover. You're trained by a government-sanctioned organization.

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nah man when there's a terrorist threat or some kids are getting fesity we call up those smitty brothers down on farmdale ave. I've seen em hit smack in the middle of grandma's can o beans from a mile and a half away in the rain -- i swears it!

[–] orphiebaby@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

I feel like this is a reference to something O:

[–] aniki@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Um....YES

The police don't just pull farm boys with a crack shot every time they have a sporting event. They are fucking cops. Not only cops, but specialty cops. SWAT cunts. My homie is one - went from infantry to ranger to police to swat. Yeah - he's a cunt, too. ACAB.

[–] modus@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] suction@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago

Not if they take out the right perp