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NY Post used one of the leaked images as illustration for their article (this one was available on 4chan for a couple of days, so not as sensitive as others it
by r721 4y ago
NY Post used one of the leaked images as illustration for their article (this one was available on 4chan for a couple of days, so not as sensitive as others it seems):
https://nypost.com/2023/04/14/jack-teixeira-made-frantic-final-call-before-arrest/ https://nypost.com/2023/04/14/jack-teixeira-made-frantic-fin...
- bell-cot 4y agoFrom a quick skim of that (and also some other coverage), my first two impressions: - This kid's emotional age is too low to justify anything resembling the the security clearance that he seems to have had. - Sending the FBI's "special forces" and armored car out to pick up this kid was a stupid machismo waste of resources. Two grannies and a golf cart would have been more than enough to do the job.
- aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 4y agoHow many guns did he own?
- bell-cot 4y agoIf he actually had "how many people I can take down with me?" inclinations, he'd hardly need to wait for the FBI to show up.
- aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 4y agoImpulsive people can act impulsively.
- bell-cot 4y agoBut if you actually desire a small response, then only apply a small stimulus.
- ruthie_cohen 4y agoIt is done to send a very clear message to anyone else thinking about doing the same thing. Is it disproportionate to the threat? Absolutely. But that’s not why it’s done.
- bell-cot 4y agoMaybe I'm too old, or hang with the wrong crowds - but my sense is that that "very clear message" only works within a certain narrow, violent, and machismo mindset. Outside of that mindset - it sends quite different messages, most of which are counterproductive. Any chance that you've seen an action movie or two in which a lone hero was hauled off by a whole gang of big, tough bad guys?
- jwestbury 4y agoThe message is meant for people with security clearance. "Don't leak documents, or this might happen to you."