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Hostage Situation in Sydney, AUS - Page 10
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GTR
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SoSexy
Italy3725 Posts
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showstealer1829
Australia3123 Posts
On December 15 2014 22:05 SoSexy wrote: Are the bombs confirmed? Because otherwise if there are 50 people vs 1 man, even if he has a full mag they could overwhelm him. Of course it is not that simple, because noone wants to be the one who gets shot :S They won't say, probably because even if they're 99.9999999 percent sure there isn't they can't come out in the media and say "you're full of shit" or he might get pissed and start turning hostages into dead bodies, same reason they don't go in, because that full clip might be turned on them if he decides "Fuck it. At least I'll take these people with me" | ||
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ShadeR
Australia7535 Posts
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GTR
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ahswtini
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
On December 15 2014 22:05 SoSexy wrote: Are the bombs confirmed? Because otherwise if there are 50 people vs 1 man, even if he has a full mag they could overwhelm him. Of course it is not that simple, because noone wants to be the one who gets shot :S easy to say from the comfort of wherever you are (unless you currently happen to be held hostage by a person with a gun) | ||
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malcram
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GreenAndOrangeTurtle
Australia193 Posts
On December 15 2014 21:40 GreenHorizons wrote: CNN Reporting that the "Hostages escaped" they didn't specify which or how many. They also reported that "the gunman was agitated" afterwords. 5 has escaped so far. | ||
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showstealer1829
Australia3123 Posts
Did they confirm the two females escaped? I know the first 3 did | ||
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GreenAndOrangeTurtle
Australia193 Posts
The Guardian are reporting that the gunman is attempting to bypass traditional media because they aren't posting his demands. The video has been taken down from Youtube but is being reposted. | ||
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GreenAndOrangeTurtle
Australia193 Posts
On December 15 2014 22:48 showstealer1829 wrote: Did they confirm the two females escaped? I know the first 3 did They haven't confirmed whether they have escaped or been let go as far as I am aware. It seems that they escaped but iI don't think there has been an official confirmation. | ||
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GreenAndOrangeTurtle
Australia193 Posts
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Tien
Russian Federation4447 Posts
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ahswtini
Northern Ireland22212 Posts
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On December 15 2014 23:13 Tien wrote: This religion is just god awful. Same can be said for your logic. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9845 Posts
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GreenHorizons
United States23932 Posts
I was skeptical of a bomb from the get go, but at this point I don't even think he has a real gun. Who keeps their gun in their backpack and opens it to 'scare away' people... The guy couldn't get the right flag I sincerely doubt he got a real functioning gun (might be a single shot/double barrel shotgun, that would be class A right Aussies?) This seems like a pretty easygoing situation as far as hostage negotiations go but it's disconcerting to see the media fumble over what to release and what not to release. I imagine the arguments raging between the marketing people and the news people. Marketing:"Everyone wants to know his name. We could be the ones to tell millions of people first!"... News:You sick F***! He wants the fame and you want to give it to him so you can sell a fu**ing banner AD!?!..." Marketing:No you prehistoric pencil pusher! I want to make sure we blah blah The Newsroom" News: Just because I don't tweet pictures of my dumps doesn't mean I don't know quality news. What good is a news outlet if all we do is appeal to the lowest common denominator Marketing: Too late, those jerks at _____ beat us to it. News: Well we might as well report it too now... News: **turns to an intern** WTF is a banner ad anyway?!?" | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9845 Posts
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Doublemint
Austria8744 Posts
On December 15 2014 23:43 Jockmcplop wrote: Watching ABC news right now i'm seeing interviews with your average muslims condemning this. I have never really seen that in England. yeah. about time that happens. and more importantly, we need to support and nurture these voices in the west. the smart way to beat those IS fucks and reduce them to the faction of fundamentalist losers they are. | ||
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Zdrastochye
Ivory Coast6262 Posts
On December 15 2014 23:38 GreenHorizons wrote: This guy is seeming less and less like some radical terrorist and more and more like some random tweaked out vagrant type. I was skeptical of a bomb from the get go, but at this point I don't even think he has a real gun. Who keeps their gun in their backpack and opens it to 'scare away' people... The guy couldn't get the right flag I sincerely doubt he got a real functioning gun (might be a single shot/double barrel shotgun, that would be class A right Aussies?) This seems like a pretty easygoing situation as far as hostage negotiations go but it's disconcerting to see the media fumble over what to release and what not to release. I imagine the arguments raging between the marketing people and the news people. Marketing:"Everyone wants to know his name. We could be the ones to tell millions of people first!"... News:You sick F***! He wants the fame and you want to give it to him so you can sell a fu**ing banner AD!?!..." Marketing:No you prehistoric pencil pusher! I want to make sure we blah blah The Newsroom" News: Just because I don't tweet pictures of my dumps doesn't mean I don't know quality news. What good is a news outlet if all we do is appeal to the lowest common denominator Marketing: Too late, those jerks at _____ beat us to it. News: Well we might as well report it too now... News: **turns to an intern** WTF is a banner ad anyway?!?" Yeah I mean if you assume they all have the knowledge and maturity of very small children. I'm pretty sure that's not realistic, but it really is a tricky scenario with how much spotlight they'd like to shine on this. It's pretty much free advertising for ISIS who'd love to be linked to every act of terrorism in the world to give them more apparent power. It's hard to not get into politics in this day and age, everything has some agenda it seems. | ||
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