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Oct. 11th, 2002 12:01 pmGrabbed this from an article in the Washington Post about the sniper:
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All the victims were going about ordinary tasks -- pumping gas, mowing grass, walking into a school -- and none was moving fast.
"He is acquiring stationary targets who he knows will be standing there for multiple seconds to several minutes," said former FBI profiler Clinton Van Zandt. "He does not appear to going after certain groups. He is simply looking for a target that is representative of the community -- in essence, another human being, regardless of any demographics."
Van Zandt said he believes that the sniper wants to make sure that authorities know he is the one committing the killings by using the same .223-caliber weapon and the same method of operation: "one shot, one victim."
He also said there may be a practical reason for shooting just once in each attack -- because as sound bounces off walls and other structures, it is difficult for people to determine from what direction the shot was fired.
"A second sound could help you locate it," Van Zandt said. "I think he is careful not to draw attention to himself."
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Guess this means that a moving target is less of a target?
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All the victims were going about ordinary tasks -- pumping gas, mowing grass, walking into a school -- and none was moving fast.
"He is acquiring stationary targets who he knows will be standing there for multiple seconds to several minutes," said former FBI profiler Clinton Van Zandt. "He does not appear to going after certain groups. He is simply looking for a target that is representative of the community -- in essence, another human being, regardless of any demographics."
Van Zandt said he believes that the sniper wants to make sure that authorities know he is the one committing the killings by using the same .223-caliber weapon and the same method of operation: "one shot, one victim."
He also said there may be a practical reason for shooting just once in each attack -- because as sound bounces off walls and other structures, it is difficult for people to determine from what direction the shot was fired.
"A second sound could help you locate it," Van Zandt said. "I think he is careful not to draw attention to himself."
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Guess this means that a moving target is less of a target?
