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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Acting ICE director is calling the shooter a “sniper”, probably to paint the shooter as a “combatant”. Because they want it to be a war.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Shooting from the rooftop of a nearby building is pretty much sniping.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Strictly speaking, yes, but the word carries a "trained [pseudo-]military actor" connotation that "shooter" doesn't. The choices people make in the words they use are important to pay attention to.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    How bad of a sniper do you have to be to only hit detainees if your target is agents? Something doesn't add up here. Writing "anti-ICE" on your ammo is a little too on-the-nose and convenient, don't you think?

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