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1. I'm wondering why the authorities can get comic books and goodies down to this boy to

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 01:21 PM

Feb 2013

calm him yet they can't get some kind of gas down in there to make them sleep long enough to get the boy out? During the Moscow theater incident and they used sleep gas grenades on the terrorists. This can also be pumped into the air supply or vent. I believe in Moscow they used 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate but there are others like isofluran, desflurane, halothane, and even nitrous oxide. Most used in hospitals around the world.

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Jimmy Lee Dykes Holds Alabama Boy Hostage For Fifth Day, Authorities Mum About Talks [View all] FarCenter Feb 2013 OP

I'm wondering why the authorities can get comic books and goodies down to this boy to DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #1

The boy would need only a little to go under. The adult would need much more. The difference could Brickbat Feb 2013 #3

I was using the Moscow gas as an example. It couldn't be used in this particular case because of DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #4

Doubtful. Brickbat Feb 2013 #5

Just brainstorming. I can sit here all day and say how sad it is, but there are thousands of DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #11

Cause it can kill the boy way faster than the adult nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #8

That was believed to be fentanyl gas sylvi Feb 2013 #16

Wish I had feelings that this will have a positive outcome sasha031 Feb 2013 #2

Why release his name? Wouldn't it be better to say criminal holds little boy hostage? graham4anything Feb 2013 #6

I'm not sure what the motive is by the media nor law enforcement to humanize this psycho sasha031 Feb 2013 #9

How come no big name "rightie" has offered to come try to talk him out?? lunasun Feb 2013 #7

Yeah, perhaps Rush could save the day? nobodyspecial Feb 2013 #10

That's a thought. Ask family members who his hero's are. Give his hero a ear mic, feed him what DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Feb 2013 #12

As one of the commenters on Huffpo pointed out treestar Feb 2013 #13

he can say anything he wants to say at his murder trial. psycho killer TeamPooka Feb 2013 #14

we need to get this guy out of his small windowless room in the ground TeamPooka Feb 2013 #15

is it legal to build that bunker ? JI7 Feb 2013 #17

It is similar to a tornado shelter -- they are reasonably common in tornado country FarCenter Feb 2013 #18