i'm sure you meant suspicions so therefore i am guilty is that what i'm hearing what is a sockpuppet according to wp a sockpuppet is an online identity used for purposes of deception i am an ip and prefer to be an ip because i do not like false identities like user names you as pinkadelica ylee and all others who use names other than their own are the true sockpuppets it allows you to snitch make false assumptions and claim the sky is falling all because you will not be held accountable for your mistakes in the real world what does any of this have to do with swat and charles whitman as i pointed out in bold letters above swat was created as a result of the watts riots of almost a year before whitman that is not to say that whitman would not be used later for techniques on how to deal with his type of scenario in the future but whitman was unknown to john nelson and daryl gates in the notable events mentioned in the paragraph in the article came after whitman but swat was fully funded and implemented at those times whitman was not a factor in nor the black panthers sla or any other swat related issues is whitman used by swat as a teaching method i know he is there are other events that preceeded whitman that are taught as well the reference to swat in the whitman article is a misplaced reference created by mis informed sources now excuse me my new hobby is calling da d ee a