"Gangsta" shooting style - the definitive guide...

[Dr.Rob]

Stranger things came out of the Liberian conflict... childdren dressed in drag or neon wigs high on khat firing rocket launchers at YOU wouldn't be funny.

Those jounalists would be stopped at checkpoints by "General Mickey Mouse" and "General Bubblegum"... rival militias barely held together by tribal zeal, drug use and totemic magic. Bizzarre as it may seem, the bright costumes allow you to be recognized by your peers doing 'heroic things' so they became really outrageous. Esp. the guys that only fought naked.

PS that's not a feather duster, it appears to be a horse hair quirt for swatting flies.

 

[petrel800]

Looks like a job for the French to sort out . . . well, until they surrendered to the guy in the life vest.

 

[MikeIsaj]

Too too much! I love the guy in the life jacket. The look of determination on his face, the clenched jaw makes it even better.

 

[Too Many Choices!?]

Wow! Just wow!!!

I can't help but notice all the weapons we FREE CITIZENS OF AMERICA, can't be TRUSTED TO OWN

 

[Henry Bowman]

I can't help but notice all the weapons we FREE CITIZENS OF AMERICA, can't be TRUSTED TO OWN

indeed!


I think it would be equally amusing to have captions written by DU moonbat bedwetters!

 

[pmcbooks]

My favorite is the {"Homeless street person" anti-aircraft firing position}

He has a wide base of support with his legs spread wide and he is clearly shooting at a target across the street. Because of the extremely high arc he's using (to protect his compatriots in the middle of the street), he needs a curved sight picture. Hence sighting along the magazine.

 

[P95Carry]

Just - well - incredible!!!

 

[outofbattery]

Other than the obvious effect of lots of drugs,the main reason for dressing up is so that the Grim Reaper doesn't recognize you and what better way to fool him than by becoming a woman or wearing a lampshade on your head?

 

[petrel800]

Editing Brad Paisley's song alcohol,

"I bet you won't put that life jacket over your head."

 

[adaman04]

As funny as some of those are, I wouldn't want to get in to a gunfight with any of them a couple of leaves from the coca plant tucked in the lip, those guys become super man. If you point one of those pieces at me, I will be forced to show you what marksmanship is.

 

[Cosmoline]

Cross-dressing as Frenchmen didn't work too well for those Yankee "Zouaves" either

(Or the Louisiana Zouaves for that matter)

 

[shaldag]

bloody 'ell. I thought those folks were poor? Where do they get all the money for their ammo?

 

[Rob1035]

its cheap on the free market without taxes tariffs and gun store markup

 

[carebear]

That's FOOD money.

Ammo money they got.

 

[RaggedClaws]

I saw a documentary on Liberia recently (on Discovery Times, or History Channel, or whatever), and let me tell ya, it's much much funnier seeing them shooting in action. I couldn't believe it, I was just sitting there with my mouth wide open watching it, incredulous.

 

[Mongo the Mutterer]

So dat's why I can't hit nothing with my AK. I need to shizzle my knizzle...

The life vest is sooo cool. If you are going to stand up and be a target, why not be a bright orange one!

 

[losangeles]

Amazing, just amazing!

 

[losangeles]

An understatement, but yeah those soldiers could use some basic training in fundamentals.

It's no surprise that some countries over there have been taken down by small bands of hired mercenaries during the 60's and 70's.

 

[Cosmoline]

My favorites are General Butt Naked and the All-Stars.

Yes, that's actually the name of a rebel clan.

http://www.comebackalive.com/df/dplaces/liberia/player1.htm

Top of the Pops was the 25-year-old Krahn fighter, Joshua Milton Blahyi, who led the Butt Naked Brigade. Their claim to fame was going into battle in their birthday suits as a sign of defiance and invincibility. Young boys cheered the amply endowed "general" when he "swung" through the capital on his motorbike and fought wearing only Chuck Taylors.

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Apparently, Butt Naked has since retired and become a preacher!

 

[WarMachine]

I feel sorry for what is happening in some parts of Africa. There's a family of Africans (from Malawi) that we know very well, and they are some of the nicest and intelligent people I know. Too bad the entire continent has fallen under the shadow of stereotypes perpetuated by the Darwinian goons in these pics...

 

[RyanM]

At least the ones that weren't in the process of shooting had the sense to keep their fingers off the triggers.

 

[bigun15]

Though I can't help but wonder how fast a group from THR could restore order to that nation.

Agreed. Depending on how many people decided they wanted to run the country, it could be done in a couple weeks. And if it weren't for traveling time, even less.

 

[torpid]

wow, some of the photoshops are just, wow.

 

[Skofnung]

I read 13 pages of that post on ARFcom. At first I LMAO. As the pictures progressed to less comical images, the humor wore off. It makes me sad that there are folks out there that seem to enjoy causing others to suffer.

On a practical note, it serves as a reminder to buy more ammo and practice. If we ever have to fight goblins, I hope they shoot like these goons.

Africa would be a great place if there wasn't so much of this going on there. I'm beginning to think Kim du Toit was right in his Let Africa Sink essay.

 

[Tomcat1066]

I hope anyone I ever have to fight against shoots like that, but I know *I* ain't about to count on it

Tom