From:	Antonio Luccini <renegde@*******.COM>
Subject:	Re: Sniping in SR
Date:	Sun, 31 May 1998 14:29:36 PDT

>Arc Light wrote:
>*snip nobody watches the roofs*
>> The bodyguards? Rooftops are the most watched places when dealing
with
>> threats like this. Ever watched some VIP politicians visting town? TV
>> always shows police snipers on rooftops, searching for threats! And
you
>> can bet your a&% that there are some more in the dark, watching for
the
>> professionals..
>
>Open windows are, of course, also not completely ignored, to say the
>least, and the optics of shooting through glass, especially at an
>angle, isn't perfect. (I think.). It is not easy to pull things like
>that off.
>
>Which leaves us in the normal Shadowrunner's position - be creative
>or be dead.
>
>Most 'public' assassinations are from a guy in the crowd pulling a
>pistol and firing at the target, right? (Not all, but I think those
>incidents are a lot more common than a guy in the shadows with a
>rifle. Premeditation is harder to prove, for one.).
>
>It appears a safer bet to do things like this at non-public
>arrangements. The security measures when a VIP is out with his wife
>shopping, or eating dinner, or whatever, is a lot less than at large
>arrangements. Even then, it's not a safe deal, of course. But the
>effect of a 'public event' is a lot greater, so that's what runners
>might be hired for, right?
>
>(The current team supposedly is ethically aware, so they won't take
>missions like that. Which is good.).
>
>--
>Fade
>
>And the Prince of Lies said:
>"To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell:
>Better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven."
> -John Milton, Paradise Lost
>
Fade, Touche!

However, I return to my "the Professional" reference. How far are
the bodyguards eyes travelling when they're searching for threats? Not
nearly far enough, it's a big city! Also, sure police are on alert
during public events. But these guys live lives outside of the public
eye, there's ALWAYS a way through!

Renegade


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