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A Boring Dystopia

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cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/11490010

Update, yes there are snipers:

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I don't know why but this amuses me. An amateur can easily hit a target at 200 yards the size of a baseball using a 6.5 Creedmore. These snipers are extremely visible and exposed. I'm guessing an attacker or a mass shooter would probably not be thinking about taking out snipers though.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think they felt safe and being seen was the point.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago

True, I guess the point is to make a show of it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

They are visible on purpose. They're there as a message