I’m seeing a bunch of posts insinuating that this most recent assassination attempt was fake. Why do people think this? I’m out of the loop.

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[–] [S] 2 points 6 months ago (4 children)

the events as report seem like such an obviously useless way to go about it

How come?

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I don’t know how to respond to that beyond posting what’s already been said.

    a gunman opened fire near a security checkpoint at the event in Washington DC.

    He was tackled by agents just short of a staircase which leads down to a ballroom where the annual White House correspondents' dinner attended by hundreds of journalists and public figures was getting under way.

    Officials said he possessed multiple weapons and appears to have acted alone.

    How would anyone imagine they’d be able to just blast their way through security checkpoints to get to the President? Did he think he was Neo or something?

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    How would anyone imagine they’d be able to just blast their way through security checkpoints to get to the President?

    I don't find it that had to believe that someone might attempt that. There are a lot of people out there who are not mentally sound

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    There are a lot of people out there who are not mentally sound

    See I think your reasoning there proves my point quite well. If the first explanation you go to is that the person is not mentally sound, then almost by definition these are actions that don't make sense.

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