Topic: Sniper Laser

A listener with military sniper training provides a detailed technical explanation for why the laser dots seen on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in released photos are likely faked. He explains that real snipers do not use visible lasers because they reveal the shooter's position and do not account for the ballistic arc of a bullet over long distances.

Police photographer Sean Murphy released unauthorized photos of a bloodied Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to Boston Magazine to counter the "glamorized" Rolling Stone cover. The hosts question the authenticity of the photos, noting the absence of a reported neck wound and the "Hollywood-style" appearance of a sniper's laser dot on Tsarnaev's forehead. Murphy was suspended for one day for the unauthorized release.