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Possible snipers seen at OSU. Administration says they're not snipers but should be treated like they are.
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Update, yes there are snipers:
this post was submitted on 26 Apr 2024
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As someone who's worked large events and closely with police or other big wig officials, I am consistently surprised at how people are surprised about how high profile event security works.
The amount of work that goes into keeping people safe regularly is monumental. You'd also be surprised at just how much hard targets don't get attacked when a limelight is cast on them compared to soft targets. It's violence prevention 101 and easily the most important.
If you see something, say something.
PDF warnings:
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/whats-next-soft-target-attacks
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/DHS-Soft-Target-Crowded-Place-Security-Plan-Overview-052018-508_0.pdf
https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-03/fema_faith-communities_security-soft-targets-crowded-places.pdf
It seems insane to me because I've only met armed police once in my life, and that was at download festival in the UK after a spree of terrorist attacks across the UK and the rest of Europe.
That was quite entertaining however as the armed police kept having to run away from drunk people who wanted pictures taken with the guns.