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Students dodge bullets near Utah Lake
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| 17 February, 2012
| Andrew Wittenberg
Posted on 02/18/2012 8:09:54 AM PST by marktwain
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So, if the teachers thought they were under fire, why did they stay put in the bus instead of leaving the area? I wonder if they actually saw bullets hit in the water, or if they heart the shots. It might be a combination. The officers mention "the ricochet", so perhaps it was just one freak ricochet that went out into the lake and made a splash.
It would be nice to have more details.
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:09:57 AM PST
by
marktwain
To: marktwain
Yes, the story lacks critical details. Were I to venture a guess, I’d speculate that the teachers heard gunshots and immediately demanded that Government keep them all safe. Since this is speculation I reserve the right to edit or amend my comments at a later time.
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:17:37 AM PST
by
DBrow
To: marktwain
Reminiscent of PIAPS “dodging” sniper bullets in Kosovo.
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:18:57 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: marktwain
Is it possible to actually dodge a bullet?
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:20:25 AM PST
by
Krankor
(eenie meenie, chili beanie, the spirits are about to speak.)
To: Krankor
Is it possible to actually dodge a bullet?Yes, I saw it just the other day on TV... I think his name was "Pootie Tang".
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:24:32 AM PST
by
laker_dad
To: Krankor
“Is it possible to actually dodge a bullet?”
Only if it’s at “point blank range”, another favorite media shooting reference.
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:24:54 AM PST
by
DBrow
To: DBrow
If they were there collecting water samples with a teacher, that tells me all I need to know about the intelligence of the teacher. Stay in harms way to prove a point and create a ruckus against those evil gunmen.
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:25:12 AM PST
by
Gaffer
To: laker_dad
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:26:48 AM PST
by
laker_dad
To: marktwain
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:35:46 AM PST
by
scott7278
("...I have not changed Congress and how it operates the way I would have liked..." - BHO)
To: marktwain
confused. On the ground - on the bus - bus stayed there waiting for the police. I bet they heard the shots and they sounded close - over a hill from the water - could it ricochet over the hill? I think the title does not represent what really happened. UGH the press pushing and agenda like MSNBC
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:35:56 AM PST
by
Tubac414
(Just want to ride my Motorcycle)
To: Krankor
It is for this man:
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:36:04 AM PST
by
arderkrag
(Georgia is God's Country. LOOKING FOR ROLEPLAYERS. Check Profile.)
To: marktwain
Those “evil” guns again...
Of course, this is being painted in the most ugly light possible. But notice the Sheriff said that the shooters were not negligent. I strongly suspect that no bullets came anywhere near the students. They heard gunshots (funny thing the sound of a firearm makes near water... it can make it sound like it is far closer). And God forbid that a minnow or other fish disturb the water near the sound of a gunshot... someone might think they were under attack... (/sarcasm)
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:40:09 AM PST
by
TheBattman
(Isn't the lesser evil... still evil?)
To: laker_dad
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posted on
02/18/2012 8:41:11 AM PST
by
Ladysmith
(The evil that's happening in this country is the cancer of socialism...It kills the human spirit.)
To: marktwain
To: marktwain
If they had gone a little bit north, then the Utes would have chased them out also with overhead rifle fire for trespassing on the reservation.
Stupidity 101 has lots of alumni teaching in our schools.
One of the teachers here wants to put a youth center in the same building as the new police station, telling the mayor that it would be great for kids to be close to cops.
Sorry but they`re gonna be only a few feet from registered sex offenders. Idiot teachers left their brains in kindergarten. No wonder our children are coming out knowing so little and knowing so much crap.
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posted on
02/18/2012 9:03:00 AM PST
by
bunkerhill7
(Idiots in teaching positions??. = Who knew??)
To: Tubac414
Deformed bullets at a high velocity can go in strange directions. Fortunately, they usually have little energy left when they impact.
To: marktwain
Why didn’t they get into the...or maybe they were, report kinda confusing...and drive away?
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posted on
02/18/2012 9:26:18 AM PST
by
Conservative4Ever
(Waiting for the new tagline to download)
To: Krankor
I understand that it happens all the time in Matrixville...
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posted on
02/18/2012 9:26:33 AM PST
by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
To: marktwain
Yes, why did they just sit on the bus ‘waiting’? That’s stupid. You don’t suppose there is anti-gun agenda in this do you?//s
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posted on
02/18/2012 9:39:32 AM PST
by
bboop
(Without justice, what else is the State but a great band of robbers? St. Augustine)
To: marktwain
I want to know what kind of dumb shooters don’t know about the concept of “ricochet.” I agree with another poster, however, and there seems to be some detail missing from this story.
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