• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Why has there never been a sniper there before then? There’s a huge festival every year in that park with a huge number of students and non-students, including a lot of teenagers, with live bands playing on more than one stage. Never a sniper.

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      3 days ago

      No Idea. My university did a yearly celebration as well and we for sure had snipers and guys with rifles walking around. If you know where to look, they’re at most large events. I can’t tell you about this location specifically, but it’s common.

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        3 days ago

        This is Bloomington, Indiana. Population 80,000. Police snipers aren’t generally a thing in towns that size.

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      3 days ago

      Because gun violence is more of a risk than ever.

      Honestly I would feel better with the sniper there, so they could stop random nut who shows up with an assault rifle. Which is really sad.