duck in a noose

This sniper chase gets more and more interesting as the night goes on - too bad I have to sleep. The whole duck in a noose is just bizarre - did the guy want the police to act as if they'd caught him and get the media off his back? Doubtful to me as it seems he probably wants the media attention. Maybe it's some crazy manipulation of the media using them to send out a "code word" to a larger group of people that know that ducks in nooses mean it's about time for the shit to hit the fan. Or maybe that's all just sleep deprived paranoia... probably so.