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originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
originally posted by: Guyfriday
a reply to: BeyondKnowledge3
The photo happened before he was shot. there is no blood cloud in the air, nor has he moved his hand toward his ear in that picture.
Christ.
There were multiple shots , 3 to be exact.
the one that hit his ear was the second or third shot.
originally posted by: BeyondKnowledge3
a reply to: asabuvsobelow
Ss sniper might have been local pd. Might have been trying to id the shooter as being friend or foe because of lack of organization and training.
A local cop spotted attempted-assassin Thomas Crooks just moments before he tried to kill former president Donald Trump — but failed to stop the gunman despite the clear threat, according to a report.
After rallygoers spotted Crooks on the roof of a manufacturing plant just 130 yards from the stage where Trump was speaking just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, police were notified and one officer climbed a ladder to investigate, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
The officer – whose department had been enlisted by the Secret Service to help with security — encountered Crooks, who pointed his AR-style rifle at them.
The officer then backed down the ladder, and Crooks immediately took aim and loosed about eight shots at the former president – grazing him in the ear, killing one bystander in the rally crowd, and gravely wounding two others, the source said.
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: CriticalStinker
Perhaps a newCOINTELPRO operation, especially since The FBI claims so soon the kid acted alone. 😬
How can The FBI determine he acted alone so quickly???????
originally posted by: ChaoticOrder
originally posted by: BeyondKnowledge3
a reply to: asabuvsobelow
Ss sniper might have been local pd. Might have been trying to id the shooter as being friend or foe because of lack of organization and training.
It seems to me this is the most likely explanation for why they didn't just take him out, it would look very bad if they shot a Trump supporter trying to get a view of the rally through his rifle. He was probably also wearing that outfit so he didn't look out of place.
However, there were at least 2 different people telling the police they saw a man with a rifle on top of a building up to 3 or 4 minutes before shots were fired. Everyone seems concerned about why they didn't shoot the guy sooner, but it can be explained.
What cannot be explained, is why they allowed Trump to continue speaking for such a long time after they became aware of a potential threat. The only reason they were able to react so quickly is because they were already trained on him.
Trump should have been whisked out of there much sooner and it's was a massive security failure any way you look at it. It almost seems like they left him wide open on purpose and serious questions need to be asked about how it was allowed to happen.
I don't particularly think this was a professional job, I'm sure there's more than enough crazy people fired up the the MSM who are capable of acting on their own. It seemed like an amateur with little training, even though he only missed due to Trump shifting his head at the last moment.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: TheRickestRick
No. The bullet nicked his ear. Why else would Trump grab at his right ear and then look at his hand. He realized he'd been nicked and then dropped down.
Maybe, I need to look at it closer. If it did that would be the craziest thing.
The snipers and other officers that knew the shooter was on the roof were probably on different radio requencies.
originally posted by: CarlLaFong
FBI just reported that the shooter acted alone...and that they still can't get into his cell phone.
originally posted by: CriticalStinker
originally posted by: xuenchen
FBI says shooter acted alone. Which actually means ___________________________
Where have we heard that same thing before? 😃
I wouldn’t be surprised if some low IQ people worked together to send a young, possibly untrained man with a semi automatic to take a shot that would be hard for anyone who doesn’t know how to handle nerves.
I think if anyone smart was involved, they’d send him with a high grade bolt action hunting rifle or sniper rifle since they can be bought.
I’m not dismissing that nefarious forces were involved. I’ve known the government to be incompetent on many things.
But so far how it looks is a young dumbass thought he was making some glorious stand when he bit off more than he could chew and killed a salt of the earth citizen, grazed his target, and likely helped the chances of the side he hated.
One thing I’ll bet on, time won’t tell and no one will ever agree what happened.
originally posted by: ChaoticOrder
a reply to: BeyondKnowledge3
The snipers and other officers that knew the shooter was on the roof were probably on different radio requencies.
That seems doubtful, but even if it was true, they still had ample time to relay the information and remove Trump out of harms way.
originally posted by: xuenchen
originally posted by: Guyfriday
a reply to: BeyondKnowledge3
The photo happened before he was shot. there is no blood cloud in the air, nor has he moved his hand toward his ear in that picture.
link to large picture
Here's a better set of pictures........