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sir pball

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27. No, this was not a professional marksman trained to kill.

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 01:37 PM

Sep 11

A highly skilled shooter, at a mere 175 yards, can reliably place the shot to within a third of an inch or so. The throat is actually an awful target, it doesn't guarantee an immediate kill–a sniper would be aiming for the base of the skull, to obliterate the brainstem and literally drop the victim where they stand, falling limply like a marionette with the strings cut. As Maru Kitteh has pointed out in another post, Kirk didn't do that but rather he spasmed and arched in a sign of immensely traumatic, but not instantly lethal, brain damage.

And if you're thinking "but the throat shot was so gory, the shooter wanted the most horrific if not effective outcome"…a straight headshot at that range would be, um…have you seen Cronenberg's film Scanners?

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FSB hit? [View all] orangecrush Sep 11 OP

Occured to me this morning, too. marble falls Sep 11 #1

Yesterday, I posted that the shooter was likely already on flight back to russia SheltieLover Sep 11 #2

I have a cold feeling orangecrush Sep 11 #6

Yup SheltieLover Sep 11 #7

So much speculation... Fiendish Thingy Sep 11 #3

I agree orangecrush Sep 11 #4

FSB? WiVoter Sep 11 #5

Federal Security Service. PragmaticLiberal Sep 11 #8

Thanks orangecrush Sep 11 #10

Successor to the KGB orangecrush Sep 11 #9

It is the replacement for the KGB. Bluetus Sep 11 #20

200 yards orangecrush Sep 11 #21

200 yards is a common distance at a rifle shooting range, it's pretty much normal. sir pball Sep 11 #24

It sounds to me ForgedCrank Sep 11 #11

We will see. orangecrush Sep 11 #12

I had said it wasn't a political hit CanonRay Sep 11 #13

What happened during his call for silent prayer? 2MuchNoise Sep 11 #14

Boebert called for a spoken prayer instead orangecrush Sep 11 #15

Baseless speculation maxsolomon Sep 11 #16

He abandoned the clean rifle orangecrush Sep 11 #17

He did not wipe it or wear gloves. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 11 #18

No fingerprints orangecrush Sep 11 #22

Prints mean it was not wiped though found near a towel. Palm print means no gloves. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 11 #25

Just guessing, but orangecrush Sep 11 #26

Palm and forearm prints ARE identifiers, but not typically filed anywhere. Used to match a captured suspect. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 11 #28

Thanks orangecrush Sep 11 #29

Whatever answer they come up, we Baitball Blogger Sep 11 #19

Whatever they come up with orangecrush Sep 11 #23

No, this was not a professional marksman trained to kill. sir pball Sep 11 #27

Good points. orangecrush Sep 11 #31

It is cheaper and easier for the Russians to just wait for whatever happens in the US RockRaven Sep 11 #30

From "Putin's Brain".... orangecrush Sep 11 #32

I tend to agree with you, but would only add Bluetus Sep 11 #36

I dunno. But a little birdie in the B.See Sep 11 #33

Yup orangecrush Sep 11 #34

The latest plant job certainly smells like FSB. Crunchy Frog Sep 11 #35