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[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 53 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm on team Occam's Razor on this. We don't need complicated conspiracy theories to explain why people keep shooting at the most unpopular and destructive man on Earth.

[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Though I would like an explanation on why they keep failing spectacularly when a random kid took out Charlie Kirk with one shot.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Secret Service actually provides decent security.

[–] bridgeburner@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

They did shit at Trumps assassination attempt in 2024. I mean covering all rooftops is like the very first thing you gonna do. Unless the SS didn't cover that rooftop on purpose, cos the whole attempt was faked.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Except this time? They were defeated by the Naruto run.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Were they? President Dipshit is still alive and uninjured, isn't he?

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They don’t really know who he was after but he got through the security checkpoint by running past it…hardly seems like highly trained bodyguards if merely running can get you past them.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

You've got a point. Real body guards would have shot him as he was sliding out of his mamma's but canal.

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You’re right, the only thing what amazes me is that how are people with so much guns so fucking bad at using it? They wouldn’t even hit the barn door unless there’s some school kids standing there.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago

Because shooting a gun in a real situation is nothing like a gun range.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's easy to buy a gun, but practicing on the range takes an amount of thought and effort.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 2 points 2 weeks ago

And money. Bullets are expensive.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

Occam's razor is actually talking that theory with fewest assumptions is likely correct.

So let's see:

  • the whole block where hotel is located was off limits, an armed guy somehow had no problems going through that to get to the hotel, carrying handgun, shotgun and knives he somehow convinced police that he supposed to be at the event
  • when charging through metal detector they somehow managed to stop him without even wounding him, at somebody was brave enough to drop their gun and tackle a guy who supposedly shot at USSS
  • no shotgun visible on the camera footage
  • also, no other camera footage
  • trump who was skipping every WHCD event decided to attend the one where a reporter supposed to receive an award for publishing his birthday card (taking about "beautiful secrets") to Epstein
  • from the leak 3 days earlier we learned that trump was planning to leave the event early after giving a speech, fortunately for him the whole event (where the award should be given) was cancelled
  • a coincidence that it comes at convenient time when everyone realized he fucked us up with Iranian war and is unable to unfuck it, but at least no one talks about
  • a coincidence that it happens right during primaries that didn't look good for him
  • they had access to his manifesto almost immediately

vs

  • Have a guy run into lobby and claim he was a shooter to disrupt the event
  • claim he shot USSS agent in the bulletproof vest (who can prove that didn't happen when this admin controls everything)