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Machine Gun Fire From Military Helicopters Flying Over Downtown Miami
Okian Warrior writes with word that, as of Monday evening, multiple police agencies and the military were "conducting training exercises over Miami and elsewhere in the county. The exercise includes military helicopters firing machine-gun blanks while flying over highways and buildings. This YouTube video shows helicopters strafing highways with blank rounds near the Adrian Arts center. There are reports of similar actions in Houston From the Houston article: 'if you see the helicopters or hear gunfire, it's only a drill.'" Note: this time, it's not in The Onion.
if you watch the video, RTFA, the trailblazers were in town. the cops were just shooting their fans
Somebody's obviously fucked up. You don't advertise that your training for a coup d'état
October 30, 1938. Never forget.
Calm down citizen. It's just part of our new anti-terrorist Tactical Helicopter Offensive Response program. It's for your protection.
What political party do you join when you don't like Bible-thumpers *or* hippies?
Great once we got the locals on our side.
This is Miami and Houston we're talking about, right?
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The ammo box was a viable option at some point in our history. I don't know when it stopped being so, but it definitely isn't now.
I'd say it was sometime around April 9, 1865.
Everything is better with chainsaws.
What happens when those citizens start shooting back?
It's not like Miami is an unarmed area.
There are two types of people in the world: Those who crave closure
What makes you think the military would be any more successful fighting a guerrilla war here?
much bigger targets
how many pairs of boxer shorts should you own?
If it brings back American Gladiators I might have to allow it