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There are a lot of sick people in this world, and the sniper in Washington is another.

A boy, who was shot once in the chest after he got out of a car outside Benjamin Tasker Middle School in Bowie, Wash., was in critical but stable condition Tuesday. He was on a ventilator after more than two hours of surgery in which doctors removed his spleen, parts of his stomach and pancreas.

This is ridiculous to see that a 13 year old boy had surgery for more than two hours to keep him alive. I cannot believe that this sniper is shooting innocent kids, who still have their entire lives to live.

Authorities said the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer or killers has risen to $160,000 — $100,000 from the state, $50,000 from Montgomery County and another $10,000 from a victims’ rights foundation.

I am happy to see that there is now a nice hefty reward in place, if someone should happen to find the sniper. I say make the reward bigger then more people would be looking for him.

Five people were shot and killed in Montgomery County during a 16-hour period from Wednesday night into Thursday morning. A sixth victim was shot dead Thursday night on a Washington street. A seventh person was wounded Friday in Virginia.

Each of the victims was shot once with a .223-caliber bullet, and police said the victims appeared to have been picked at random.

Who’s to say that the sniper will not strike again? I am sure he will and I hope some form of justice will be taken on him. I was told a good point the other day by the Sports Editor Rich Hardwick, he said “I am concerned because what is the sniper getting ready for?”

I said you’re right why is the sniper practicing on children who still play in the dirt. This makes me wonder, who can do such an evil thing?

Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia have to live in fear,
shock and disbelief until this person can be brought to justice. In response to the sniper shootings, Starbucks announced it was pulling outdoor seating at its coffee shops in the Washington area while authorities try to catch the culprit. A spokeswoman said the move affects 143 stores in the District of Columbia and the city’s Maryland and Virginia
suburbs.

It’s time to show this individual who is boss, so let the police in the greater areas find this man and bring him to justice, for a long long time.

Posted by Colonnade Archives on Oct 11 2002. Filed under Opinion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry