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Possible snipers seen at OSU. Administration says they're not snipers but should be treated like they are. (midwest.social)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/aboringdystopia
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cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/11490010

Update, yes there are snipers:

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[–] Frodis_Caper 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A couple of thoughts.

Yes, these are the same people you see at football games (although they usually are better hidden).

  1. It is a bad PR move and looks bad for the university - ESPECIALLY a university in Ohio. They should also be more discreet and maybe realize that it looks like a damn gun instead of a scope.
  2. That being said, there may be a protocol that when x number of people are gathered in an area, they have to deploy these people.
  3. I just read that some of them WERE armed. https://www.thelantern.com/2024/04/university-says-officers-had-readied-firearms-directed-toward-protesters-from-ohio-unions-roof-once-arrests-began/
[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if they were loaded with live ammo or rubber bullets, either way - yikes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

in this thread we respect laws of physics. you aint sniping anything with a rubber bullet

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Good point. Still wonder if live ammo was loaded