SonicG » Sat Dec 05, 2015 8:53 pm wrote:8bitagent » Sun Dec 06, 2015 8:34 am wrote:I was at the big mall near me earlier, and something dropped from maintenance crews were doing, and it created a couple of really loud crack sounds. You could kind of see everyone do this quick slight duck/reaction thing, before going back to their smart phones. It reminded me how every year 'experts' say around this time that malls are a rich soft target around the holidays for terrorism, yet a part of me can't help but think it definitely seems more plausible now(tho the last time that happened was in Omaha in 07, tho it was by the usual lone nut kid) A tired conspiracy trope to say, yes, but "they" need something to catalyze the public toward something they need to push.
Been mentioned already but the whole angle of missing an opportunity to really cause mayhem on the part of these terrorists, much like the suicide bobmbers in Paris who decided just to blow themselves up in corner, cannot be looked at enough. Already on a bloodthirsty tear killing people that Farook knew and if not friendly, certainly dealt with on a friendly basis every day, they have hours, and ammo and bombs to drive to any mall in LA and really let loose.
ETA:
Oh just saw thisNBC News has learned that early Saturday the FBI searched the Riverside, California home of Enrique Marquez, the man authorities believe originally bought the assault rifles used in the San Bernardino shooting rampage that killed 14.
An FBI official said that Marquez is not considered a suspect in the shooting.
During the search of Marquez's home, neighbors say, agents cut open the garage door with blow torches, used bomb-sniffing dogs, and temporarily detained his father and younger brother. The man's father told NBC News Saturday afternoon that he does not know where Marquez is and declined further comment.
Federal officials say the two assault weapons were originally bought in 2011 and 2012 by Marquez, said to be a friend of Farook's, but investigators don't yet know whether Farook gave him the money upfront, or obtained the guns from him later.
A neighbor who witnessed the search told NBC News that Marquez and Farook had been close friends since childhood but appeared to have grown more distant in recent months.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/san-be ... ns-n474911
President Hollande was in the Stadium, which makes the audacity of the Paris attack all the more crazy. If they had gotten in, oof that would have been bad. But yeah it's odd they blew themselves up where noone could be hurt. Some say as a diversion or that they tried to enter but were not allowed in line.
Had the San Bernadino couple unleashed utter hell in a crowded public place, like a mall or sporting event or something else, I can imagine the anger and fear would be much higher than what actually happened(which is bad enough) I've crudely seen the "Great, ISIS is now targetting retard centers" remarks made; and it is an...odd choice for a target. However horrible, and Im glad no patients were killed
