I imagine there are situations where benefit outweigh the risks. Probably not your interestingly creative scenario. But congratulations for your vivid depiction.
I imagine there are situations where benefit outweigh the risks. Probably not your interestingly creative scenario. But congratulations for your vivid depiction.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 months ago
The issue is I can not even with my vivid imagination can think of a scenario where shooting into a crowd (where these teams have their rifles pointed) would have benefits that outweigh the risks.
The use for sniper teams on roof tops is in VIP protection (as in fuck all the little guys as long as the important one is safe) and offensive actions.
Emmie@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I don’t need to go back in time by far. Moscow shootings. One or four good positioned snipers could save some lives there.
Probably someone in a car driving over protesters, someone shooting an automatic weapon.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 months ago
In all these cases the teams would have to reaim outside of the crowd, and also unless they have been given permission to shoot at their discretion (oh please no) they need to call it in. Not really a great solution where the benefits outweigh the risks.
And since no snipers saved the day in Moscow it does not really work as an example of snipers being used to defend a crowd. I also doubt with what we now know about the internal workings of the Russian federation I kinda doubt their snipers would have been fully capable.
Emmie@lemm.ee 2 months ago
And yet they are always present during such events so some people that aren’t random internet imbeciles, like us, must see the benefit.
5gruel@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Or you know, like, deterrence.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 months ago
From protesting or attacking protesters? Its getting hard to tell.
5gruel@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes and probably yes. But that answers why they are there.