I, Sniper

One on the most heart tearing and best series I ever seen. Great production, hard thought to believe it has happened in reality.

Living in the No Va area it's difficult for many to understand the anxiety in that area at the time- especially with these events following 9/11 and the anthrax killings....the documentary does a GREAT job of talking with most of the officers and victims or their families, all, while a large part of the story is being narrated by Malvo... it's chilling to hear his calculated story and then get the perspective and feel the emotions of those directly impacted by that POS- especially after the shooting at the middle school...Blending into the story of where many of these people are now adds yet another well thought out and edited story... excellent documentary..

This is about a home-grown terrorist that was trained by the US military. This is about an African American man who felt society did not respect him because of his race or sexual identity. This is about a kid who was neglected and found someone that showed him love.

Americans never want to analyze themselves or admit their faults. All the reviewers complaining are those Americans that would rather ignore America's faults than understand them and try to repair them.

The military knew this guy might have tried to murder his fellow soldiers and they released him to the public, and somehow he was able to get his hands on guns and kill more people. Until America addresses it's flaws HONESTLY, terrorism like this will continue to happen.

About power over man, and the outcome of that.

As a tv-series its saggy and extremely slow in pace, one could easily have cut it to a 4 part documentary.

But we shall all pray for the victims and salute the people sitting in loss and agony, and cheer the thought that''' we'll meet again one sunny day''

You can either learn from history, or choose to ignore it and carry on repeating the same mistakes. To learn from history, you have to hear all sides of the story... not just the sides that tell you what you want to hear so you can sleep more easily at night.

We'll never get to hear the side from the older killer, John Muhammad, as he was executed in 2009. But to hear the side from the surviving killer Lee Malvo provides a fascinating insight into just how easy it is to plan and commit a murder spree in the USA. And if it was frighteningly easy in 2002, it's apparently just as easy now in 2023 if not easier.

It's only Feb 20th and already there have been 68 mass shootings in the USA, with 104 people killed and 269 injured. Statistically, Americans are far less safe right now than while these two men were on the loose back in 2022.

The Internet is strangely light on the background of these two men... one a decorated soldier, the other a Jamaican immigrant. What should be shocking is how relatively ordinary they were, according to the people they came into contact with, but instead it's tragically familiar.

One particularly telling moment is when the owner of the shooting range (where the killers honed their skills) gets in a muddle as to whether owning guns is a "God given" right or a constitutional right. You suspect he wants to believe the former, but has to concede the latter. And when he makes a point of telling us that what a gun is used for is "up to the individual", the camera lingers just long enough to see the self-doubt settle into his eyes.