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Yesterday's paper here in Fairbanks states- Pipeline shooter ordered to pay- $17 million set as restitution. This refers to a guy in 2001 who shot holes in the Aleyeska pipeline. In 2001, when it happened, headlines screamed- Sniper Shoots Holes in Pipeline With High Powered Rifle- spilling over 285,000 gallons of crude.
Since when was a guy that could hit a pipe 3 feet in diameter from a couple of hundred feet a sniper? Doesn't the media realize that a sniper is a highly trained professional? Has there even been an instance in US history where an actual US trained sniper used his skills to commit a crime? I've never heard of such a case.
Since when was a guy that could hit a pipe 3 feet in diameter from a couple of hundred feet a sniper? Doesn't the media realize that a sniper is a highly trained professional? Has there even been an instance in US history where an actual US trained sniper used his skills to commit a crime? I've never heard of such a case.