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Article on July 7, 2016 Dallas shootings
« on: February 04, 2018, 02:19:19 PM »
I'm sure everyone remembers when 5 police officers were murdered by Micah Xavier Johnson.  A friend sent me a link to this article, detailing how the perp was cornered and killed, as well as how the officers involved dealt with the aftermath.

https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2018/standoff/

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Re: Article on July 7, 2016 Dallas shootings
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2018, 03:13:41 PM »
Good article, as far as it went. But it only scratched the surface.
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Re: Article on July 7, 2016 Dallas shootings
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2018, 10:58:59 AM »
The reporter clearly wants to write the screenplay.  He got most of his firearms knowledge from Hollywood.
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Re: Article on July 7, 2016 Dallas shootings
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2018, 11:27:16 AM »
He's the one they blew up with a bomb on a robot?

And a shitpot load of libs and bleeding hearts got all pissed about it?

They should have blown him up twice more for good measure.
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Re: Article on July 7, 2016 Dallas shootings
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2018, 10:27:25 PM »
Was the robot a Boomba?
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Re: Article on July 7, 2016 Dallas shootings
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2018, 11:55:51 PM »
Hmm...I guess sometimes detcord is the right answer.

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Re: Article on July 7, 2016 Dallas shootings
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2018, 07:06:36 PM »
Not bad, but the coloration stuff was a little overdone.  You know, the stuff modern TV show writers put in the script to inflate ten minutes of plot into a full hour.  What I call "bread in the toaster" writing... you know:

"She listened to the pleasant sound of the kids playing outside as she put a slice of bread in the toaster, unaware of the chaos downtown."

I think that's what someone meant about doing a movie script.

I, naturally, as a personal thing, wanted to know a little more about the technical details, like the football robot, and setting up the explosives on the big robot.  I'm still not clear on what the Zeus detonator is.  Maybe I'll read it again.  On the other hand, one rule is "don't write what people won't read," and that much detail might be too much for the intended audience.

I also wanted to know more about the decisioneering on use of the explosives on the robot.  "Hell, he just killed five Officers" wasn't quite enough for me.

But all in all, a good writing job, as far as I can tell, if the facts are in fact factual.  It could use a little editing and trimming, but then again, so could my post here. :D

And every good writer needs a good editor.

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