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Fuck maybe I'm starting to drink the kool-aid but, I mean I'm not going to lie and say that's not the perfect grounds for unleashing a conspiracy theory to rule them all and that this whole assassination attempt isn't fishy.

Okay, the roof is potentially dangerous for agents to be on, sure, but how was there not a perimeter around the only building with a clear line of sight on a former President?

Also, the videos going around showing the people in attendance clearly pointing him out and flagging him down and nothing being done about it until shots got fired is strange. There were almost 3 minutes between the shooter being spotted and him opening fire. That feels like a lifetime when radio technology exists.

Why would a single Paul Blart ass officer get sent up to the roof to check on the shooter instead of that information getting relayed to a Secret Service sniper with a clear line of sight and the means to neutralize the threat.

That being said, contrary to Sean's point, there are still many reasonable explanations potentially, and I don't think you can quickly jump to conclusions to this being an inside job attempted hit by our current administration, but holyyyyyy shit the amount of fuck-ups and headscratchers being revealed in the following days makes it VERY easy to do so if you're a Trump supporter.

Also, let's not pretend like an organized assassination of an intimidating political figure is out of scope for our lovely little country.

Disclaimer: I'm a registered Democrat and am planning on voting for Biden (if I do vote).
 
This sounds pretty reasonable, at least for local pd.

"Slupe said that Butler Township officers received calls about a suspicious person outside the perimeter of the rally and went looking to find that person. The initial calls did not indicate the suspicious person had a gun, he said.

During the search for the suspicious person, officers with township police discovered that the gunman was on the roof, and one local officer hoisted another to get up to the ledge. The shooter turned around, saw the officer peering over and pointed his gun at him. The officer let go of the ledge to “take cover” and save his own life. The gunman then started firing from the rooftop. Trump, who says he was shot in the ear, was rushed offstage with blood on his face."

 
Some good news. At least one corrupt politician is likely going to jail.
 
Fuck maybe I'm starting to drink the kool-aid but, I mean I'm not going to lie and say that's not the perfect grounds for unleashing a conspiracy theory to rule them all and that this whole assassination attempt isn't fishy.

Okay, the roof is potentially dangerous for agents to be on, sure, but how was there not a perimeter around the only building with a clear line of sight on a former President?

Also, the videos going around showing the people in attendance clearly pointing him out and flagging him down and nothing being done about it until shots got fired is strange. There were almost 3 minutes between the shooter being spotted and him opening fire. That feels like a lifetime when radio technology exists.

Why would a single Paul Blart ass officer get sent up to the roof to check on the shooter instead of that information getting relayed to a Secret Service sniper with a clear line of sight and the means to neutralize the threat.

That being said, contrary to Sean's point, there are still many reasonable explanations potentially, and I don't think you can quickly jump to conclusions to this being an inside job attempted hit by our current administration, but holyyyyyy shit the amount of fuck-ups and headscratchers being revealed in the following days makes it VERY easy to do so if you're a Trump supporter.

Also, let's not pretend like an organized assassination of an intimidating political figure is out of scope for our lovely little country.

Disclaimer: I'm a registered Democrat and am planning on voting for Biden (if I do vote).
if we're wading into the waters of conspiracy, being the target of a near-miss assassination has been a great image booster and had an immediate chilling effect on the opposition. and if the Biden administration were so hellbent on winning as to compromise their morals, there are far less obvious ways of being devious and underhanded than offing your opponent. not to mention the hydra effect it would have; maybe the party would lack its figurehead, but it'd become so much more heated and self-righteous.
 
What kind of fuckery is this???

"There is no suggestion that any member of the Crooks family had knowledge of the assassination attempt by recent high school graduate Thomas Crooks or that they permitted the illegal use of weapons by him.

Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign database, obtained by Channel 4 News in 2020, lists the assailant’s parents Matthew, and his wife Mary, 53, as living at a residence in the borough of Bethel Park, south of Pittsburgh.

They were among 6.7 million people in the swing state of Pennsylvania profiled for their likely ownership of firearms. Both scored highly, with Crook’s father Matthew given particularly high scores."

 
if we're wading into the waters of conspiracy, being the target of a near-miss assassination has been a great image booster and had an immediate chilling effect on the opposition. and if the Biden administration were so hellbent on winning as to compromise their morals, there are far less obvious ways of being devious and underhanded than offing your opponent. not to mention the hydra effect it would have; maybe the party would lack its figurehead, but it'd become so much more heated and self-righteous.
The conspiracy theories (often times from both sides) are batshit crazy.
 
What kind of fuckery is this???

"There is no suggestion that any member of the Crooks family had knowledge of the assassination attempt by recent high school graduate Thomas Crooks or that they permitted the illegal use of weapons by him.

Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign database, obtained by Channel 4 News in 2020, lists the assailant’s parents Matthew, and his wife Mary, 53, as living at a residence in the borough of Bethel Park, south of Pittsburgh.

They were among 6.7 million people in the swing state of Pennsylvania profiled for their likely ownership of firearms. Both scored highly, with Crook’s father Matthew given particularly high scores."


I was reading another article earlier that said that nothing useful came from Crooks phone or computer. His history yielded nothing. No political views, no searches or research, no glimpses into his mind and why he might do this.
 
What kind of fuckery is this???

"There is no suggestion that any member of the Crooks family had knowledge of the assassination attempt by recent high school graduate Thomas Crooks or that they permitted the illegal use of weapons by him.

Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign database, obtained by Channel 4 News in 2020, lists the assailant’s parents Matthew, and his wife Mary, 53, as living at a residence in the borough of Bethel Park, south of Pittsburgh.

They were among 6.7 million people in the swing state of Pennsylvania profiled for their likely ownership of firearms. Both scored highly, with Crook’s father Matthew given particularly high scores."

I find the report very concerning. However, did you quote the part you meant to?
 
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