I took my family on a vacation that was in the Beltway when the Beltway Sniper was still at large in 2002. The president said not to change your life because of terrorism. Doing so means the terrorists wins. I agreed with his advice.
But I have a big imagination especially when I had to get gas. I imagined my car backfiring and me dropping to the ground, thinking I was being shot at. But also imagined some vigilante thinking I was the culprit not the victim.
I also remember while pumping the gas looking for a white van and looking all over the place like a Clint Eastwood spaghetti bender movie when the good guys see the bad guys hiding behind a curtain.
If you have an interest in our history of terrorism this is good reading.
FORGOTTEN LESSONS FROM THE D.C. SNIPER RAMPAGE
by James Bovard
April 26, 2012
Forgotten Lessons from the D.C. Sniper Rampage - The Future of Freedom Foundation