[soozla]

"Maybe they tried to evade the police or maybe they were driving stolen vans."

Maybe, but while we rip the guys that are doing the dirty work, the sniper continues to blow people away.

I say lets work together proactively with the law enforcement agencies i.e. be alert, attentive and observant so you can provide good clues and help to bring this person/persons down..................worry about the "civil rights violations" after the perp is caught!

[SamAdams76]

I'm not ripping the law enforcement officers. They are just following orders. I'm ripping the tactics. Let's say there was a bank robbery and a witness says that the robber was wearing a blue shirt. Does this mean that the police should go house to house, dragging out at gunpoint any occupant who happens to be wearing a blue shirt that day?

The fact that a "white van" was seen in the vicinity of the shooting is just not good enough a description, especially since there are thousands of white vans out on the road. We are going to have to do better than that.

[Brush_Your_Teeth]

I say lets work together proactively with the law enforcement agencies i.e. be alert, attentive and observant so you can provide good clues and help to bring this person/persons down..................worry about the "civil rights violations" after the perp is caught!

Yep lets take all guns away from everyone! Right now the ATF, FBI, and the CIA should be busting down every single door to make shure that they do not have any guns. If they do shoot and ask questions later...maybe they will get the sniper!

Thousands of americans were killed last year in murders yet less then 15 people die and all of a sudden some of you morons want to turn this country into nazi germany.

[FormerLurker]

worry about the "civil rights violations" after the perp is caught!

Go rent a white van in the DC area and drive around for awhile. Get dragged out of your vehicle, get thrown face down into the pavement and handcuffed.

THEN come back and tell us all how you aren't worried about your "civil rights".

[Dr.Deth]

worry about the "civil rights violations" after the perp is caught!

Which perp? Goldstein?

[browardchad]

I say lets work together proactively with the law enforcement agencies

Pardon the sarcasm, but there have not been many indications that LE wants to work proactively with citizens. The door swings both ways. For example, the only mention of assurances of witness protection came in response (Moose) to a question from a reporter.

If this has an Islamic connection, or even a remote possibility of an Islamic connection, LE should be oozing assurances of witness secrecy/protection to the public, since investigations since 9/11 have proven how difficult it is to gain cooperation from Muslim groups since even the non-sympathizers among Muslims in this country live in well-founded fear of ostracism or retaliation.

The well-publicized arrest of a false witness the other day certainly couldn't have reassured anyone fearful of coming forward, either.