Something about a sniper in Dallas sounds familiar…
Can they sell the name to a brand for advertisement?
“The stadium sniper is presented to you by Bud Light!”
Soo, does this have 360 degrees view or will only the guest team’s fans be shot?
The seats without coverage are somewhat cheaper, for those who don’t want to pay for the premium security package.
I was at a Virginia Tech football game this season. They let everyone in, all while the metal detectors are flashing non-stop. A school that had a mass shooting not all that long ago where over 30 people died doesn’t give a shit what you bring into that stadium. But hey, they’ve got snipers above the press box.
Is this real?
Every major gathering has stuff like this behind the scenes. Not just in America.
It’d probably udually only be for high profile diplomatic/political events, or when a threat is specifically called in, outside of America, not just your average sports team needs a sniper on thier payroll 😅
It seems so. Here’s an article with some more information and a higher resolution image (though the image still looks like CGI to me).
OP, let’s not be funny, we know exactly how you feel about it
You’re a mentally well adjusted human
Unlike the people who thought this is normal behaviour
It makes me slightly uneasy and sad that this is done for big events, but I also understand why.
I think the knowledge just saps some of the frivolity from what is otherwise a fun, low-stakes outing.
I kinda hate to be this guy, but:
Know this does not exist in any other country
It is unnecessary in any other country
America has entirely constructed its own hell by simply not applying the same appropriate gun control you see in every other developed nation in the world
Edit: and I know you probably agree with me, but goddamn you’ve just collectively proven as a nation that over half your countrymen will bazooka their feet and the feet of everyone unfortunate enough to be near them, before even contemplating the idea of supporting someone who promises to make their lives better!
That’s not true,
As example, 2 years ago I was in Strasbourg for the winter markets and saw 2 things:
- Roving squads of military and police armed with submachine guns and even battle rifles. (Some in blue police uniforms, some in camo)
- I tried to get a photo from above everything and explored some stairwells. (I like urban exploration) I opened an upper floor office door and was startled by a room full of cops with binoculars and rifles leaning on the wall / resting on a table. They were not very happy with me and it took me about an hour of being a dumb tourist to disengage.
I saw similar on foot squads in Germany too.
100%
It’s a response to an entirely self-inflicted problem.
I am guessing this is only specific to the USA.
I saw so many snipers when I visited the UK… but that was like the year after 9/11 so it might have just been the style at the time.
That’s what the funny red light on my forehead was for!
Too bad it doesn’t help them play any better.
Do they have another to cover the other half of the stadium? Seems ineffective if the threat is directly underneath or behind that position.
Have you considered multiple positions like this with overlapping fields of view?
There’s a reason we don’t see mass shootings in stadiums.
Somehow these crazy people are sane enough to consider what is an easy target.
I don’t think this has anything to do with it, because there are plenty of stadiums that don’t have built in snipers nests.
In my city they sit on top of the administration building. They’re only there for the largest events.
Isn’t it all the metal detectors at the door?
That’s definitely a big part of it, I just meant more generally they go for areas with large populations but little security
I really hope that guy isn’t allowed to bet on games.
