01-08-2008, 12:59
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
Good stuff, thanks for sharing. I liked the Jeff Davis statue, BTW. 
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Sir, every statue on campus was erected facing South.
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01-08-2008, 13:17
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Jimmy Essex pulled the same stunt in New Orleans in 1974.
Same issues.
A Terrible Thunder by Peter Hernon is the definitive work on it.
They DID utilize a helicopter to get him.
Hotel was a Howard Johnsons then.
Now a Holiday Inn with a big claironet painted on it.
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01-08-2008, 13:22
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Brian, thanks for the pics! Those last few really put it in a new perpsective for me.
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01-08-2008, 13:27
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Whitman was no sniper ... but made some decent shots.
Did most of his damage early on with the 6mm.
Shot one kid off the back of a bicycle at 400 plus.
Bastard.
Lots of people thought they had cover but did not. He could see right down on top of them.
The ballister where Speed was shot used to have bullet holes all over the top rail.
They have been refinished to the point where you cannot see they were ever there. Was on campus in '95 and they were plainly visible.
It is not hard to envision Whitman holding dead on Speed and seeing his uncompensated bullet strikes in the concrete rail above Speed's location.
Whitman may have realized his error from the concrete splash and held low to get Speed ...
Speculative on my part.
Tower deck is 250 or so feet up.
Pretty steep angle to where Speed was shot.
No time to dope it all out. Classes were in session.
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01-08-2008, 13:50
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That was what struck me about the girl taking cover.
Only effective if you knew which direction the shots were coming from.
SA saves the day. Again.
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01-08-2008, 13:59
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Yeah, the dead guy laying in the bushes in front of her is what we in police work call a clue.
Nothing sharpens SA like watching someone get shot right in front of you.
Tends to bring it all right into focus ... in my experience. lol
But after 20 years in the hood ... maybe I am a little jaded.
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01-09-2008, 13:34
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