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I believe this is extraordinarily naive thinking.
Gee, thanks. Step it back a tad, willya?
This man is a deranged killer on a mission. he has taken three lives. One of those lives was not connected to law enforcement. If cornered or desperate or unable to access more targets, he will easily kill any others because he has already proven he is a murderer, without conscience and without regard for human life.
You are aware that Keith was engaged to Monica Quan, right? And that Keith was a graduate of Ventura Sheriff's academy, right? And that he was an officer on a campus...Keith, imho, was collateral damage; happened to be engaged to a target, and was with the target when she was killed. Keith was connected...whether you like to think so or not.
Besides his stated targets, those who need to worry are those who happen to come across him (which could be anyone) or those who have something he wants (like a vehicle or shelter). If he is on the run, what better way to stave off LE and/or force his demands to be met than to take a hostage or two or three and slowly kill each one when LE fails to do what he demands.
Ah, but he hasn't yet done that (that we are aware of). Matter of fact, when he had the perfect opportunity to take a hostage, he didn't...just tried to take the boat.
He's not looking to take hostages. If he does, it will because he is trapped and is trying to preserve himself - but he states he knows he will die, and that tells me he's not looking to live through this. He says he won't be alive to see his name cleared; that means he won't be taking hostages, not right now, at least.
Of course, this is imho...but I do know he's not running around like the DC Sniper, targeting any and every one. *That* is a huge difference, and something that we need to remember.
This guy is evil and highly dangerous and no one in SoCal should feel safe until he is caught.
Gitana, I never feel safe in So Ca. I'm always watching my back. it's one of the reasons I want to move away from this city.
Yes, this guy is evil. And he is highly dangerous. But he's not looking to target random people...if he was, carnage would have already happened...many times. Does this mean he won't? I'm pretty sure he's not going to be targeting folks who are not connected to LE (like me); he seems to have narrowly directed his hatred at a certain segment.
Again, I live in SoCa. I'm not safe, ever. But I don't think this guy is gonna start randomly shooting people at the mall, or come into their houses at night to kill them.
I do worry about the Grammys, simply because there is a huge LE presence there - streets around shut down, lots and lots of security. A target rich environment for sure. But other than that...meh. I don't think civilians will be targeted...
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