FBI kills hostage taker

airboy · February 06, 2013, 08:00:21 AM

A big story in Alabama was the nut who shot a bus driver, kidnapped a 5 year old, and held him hostage in an underground bunker for days.

The FBI managed a one shot kill and freed the boy under very difficult circumstances. Very happy ending (no expense of a trial) to a very tragic story.

TheCommandTent · February 06, 2013, 08:38:32 AM

I've been hearing about this on the news. Glad that they were able to free the boy without him getting hurt.

Centurion40 · February 06, 2013, 10:42:17 AM

Quote from: TheCommandTent on February 06, 2013, 08:38:32 AM
I've been hearing about this on the news. Glad that they were able to free the boy without him getting hurt.

+1

MIGMaster · February 06, 2013, 10:44:57 AM

They also effectively solved the criminal rehabilitation problem at the same time.

LongBlade · February 06, 2013, 01:13:13 PM

A happy ending as far as I'm concerned. Good for them.

Greybriar · February 06, 2013, 05:04:59 PM

Quote from: MIGMaster on February 06, 2013, 10:44:57 AM
They also effectively solved the criminal rehabilitation problem at the same time.

Quote from: LongBlade on February 06, 2013, 01:13:13 PM
A happy ending as far as I'm concerned. Good for them.

+1 to both.

Staggerwing · February 06, 2013, 06:34:56 PM

There was some real hard-core anti-terrorism process behind that go-down. All the while that negotiators were talking to the nut-ball the FBI was repeatedly storming a replica of the bunker they had built just around the corner. When the shoe finally dropped those who went in were almost choreographed.

GDS_Starfury · February 06, 2013, 06:39:25 PM

there was no almost about it.

GDS_Starfury · February 06, 2013, 06:40:08 PM

hell... they probably have Longdans methlab archived for a raid.

Longdan · February 06, 2013, 06:44:40 PM

I rent it to them. They owe me for some past favours.

Staggerwing · February 06, 2013, 06:48:11 PM

Quote from: GDS_Starfury on February 06, 2013, 06:39:25 PM
there was no almost about it.

BTW, I heard a rumor that the actual personnel who went in to the bunker were not even in the FBI. They may have been seconded from 'another United States entity'. Any guesses as to where they hang their hats?

Mr. Bigglesworth · February 06, 2013, 06:56:12 PM

Probably Delta or whatever its called now.

Longdan · February 06, 2013, 06:57:24 PM

Couldn't have been ATF they would have burnt the town down and killed everybody.

LongBlade · February 06, 2013, 08:31:44 PM

Quote from: Staggerwing on February 06, 2013, 06:48:11 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on February 06, 2013, 06:39:25 PM
there was no almost about it.

BTW, I heard a rumor that the actual personnel who went in to the bunker were not even in the FBI. They may have been seconded from 'another United States entity'. Any guesses as to where they hang their hats?

Yeah. Rhymes with veal. Which I recommend. I'll be here all week.

mirth · February 06, 2013, 08:42:41 PM

Quote from: Staggerwing on February 06, 2013, 06:48:11 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on February 06, 2013, 06:39:25 PM
there was no almost about it.

BTW, I heard a rumor that the actual personnel who went in to the bunker were not even in the FBI. They may have been seconded from 'another United States entity'. Any guesses as to where they hang their hats?

I wonder why it would have been anyone other than HRT? They're as good as anyone at hostage rescue and they exist to deal with these things domestically.