On January 10 2015 01:56 Warfie wrote: Hmm I see. So it wouldn't be possible to knock them out quickly enough? Btw I'm not saying the police did a poor job, just trying to understand why such a response isn't feasible
My guess is that tranquilizers are not reliable enough. They could take long time before they have any effect or they could have no effect at all.
They totally are not. This is not video games. You shoot to kill and anything less could get people killed.
I understand then. I really don't know anything about tranquilizers and their effect so this clarifies
Interesting snippet from the tranquilizer gun wiki:
"Tranquillizer darts are not generally included in military or police less-than-lethal arsenals because no drug is yet known that would be quickly and reliably effective on humans without the risks of side effects or an overdose. This means that effective use requires an estimate of the weight of the target to be able to determine how many darts (if any) can be used. Shooting too few would result in no effect whatsoever, while too many can kill the target "
So seems too technical and slow to use when your opponent has a gun
On January 10 2015 02:02 JinDesu wrote: For my understanding, Coulibaly was the third gunman at Charlie Hedbo, correct? They split up during the escape?
No. Coulibaly and the Kouachi brothers knew themselves, but only the brothers did the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Separately, Coulibaly killed a police officer the same day.
Ok that's very helpful for my understanding. So Coulibaly exposed himself after the event, I read somewhere earlier that he took the hostages to cover for the brothers - is that accurate?
Considering they knew each other and may (not confirmed) have been in contact via phone or something else, it is possible that Coulibaly tried to divert the forces chasing the brothers by taking hostages. It's not confirmed though, and since they're all dead we'll never know.
If they were in active contact, presumably it was by telephone, and authorities will be able to confirm this relatively easily by accessing the phones which, again presumably, will still be on the dead scum's bodies or amongst their other possessions.
On January 10 2015 02:02 JinDesu wrote: For my understanding, Coulibaly was the third gunman at Charlie Hedbo, correct? They split up during the escape?
No. Coulibaly and the Kouachi brothers knew themselves, but only the brothers did the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Separately, Coulibaly killed a police officer the same day.
Ok that's very helpful for my understanding. So Coulibaly exposed himself after the event, I read somewhere earlier that he took the hostages to cover for the brothers - is that accurate?
Considering they knew each other and may (not confirmed) have been in contact via phone or something else, it is possible that Coulibaly tried to divert the forces chasing the brothers by taking hostages. It's not confirmed though, and since they're all dead we'll never know.
If they were in active contact, presumably it was by telephone, and authorities will be able to confirm this relatively easily by accessing the phones which, again presumably, will still be on the dead scum's bodies or amongst their other possessions.
I was talking about the reason why did Coulibaly took hostages
3 dead, killed by Coulibaly (the terrorist) before the assault, probably when he entered 1 dead who according to BFMTV was maybe with Coulibaly +1 dead who is Coulibaly
the hostage by the 2 brothers was actually hidden in the building, and the 2 brothers didnt know he was there. The guy was talking with the gign
On January 10 2015 02:14 Yhamm wrote: 3 dead, killed by Coulibaly (the terrorist) before the assault, probably when he entered 1 dead who according to BFMTV was maybe with Coulibaly +1 dead who is Coulibaly
the hostage by the 2 brothers was actually hidden in the building, and the 2 brothers didnt know he was there. The guy was talking with the gign
On January 10 2015 02:14 Yhamm wrote: 3 dead, killed by Coulibaly (the terrorist) before the assault, probably when he entered 1 dead who according to BFMTV was maybe with Coulibaly +1 dead who is Coulibaly
the hostage by the 2 brothers was actually hidden in the building, and the 2 brothers didnt know he was there. The guy was talking with the gign
On January 10 2015 01:56 farvacola wrote: So, for a small change of pace, much of my social media is full of radicals and other folks fighting over exactly what kind of publication Charlie Hebdo is, with some arguing that its hypocritical and a front for conservatism and others saying that they are just really big fans of extremely biting satire. I was wondering if TL's French posters could give us their opinion on the magazine? I'm trying to get a sense for what it is the paper does, and I don't trust pretty much anyone who isn't "around" the magazine regularly.
Sometimes they had a couple of funny drawings but overall it was kinda shitty. Most of their good/funny journalists and cartoonists died or retired a long time ago. Cabu was the only truly talented guy left.