• Today@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Is the shooter dead? Where do we go to contribute to their defense fund or family?

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    1 month ago

    I heard he could stand on Fifth Avenue and shoot someone and his fanatics would still love him. Supporters are “horrified” that this could happen, but no one is surprised.

    Excited, but not surprised.

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    1 month ago

    In watching the video and listening to the sound over and over it doesn’t sound like a gunshot and people around did not act as if it were a gunshot. My guess is it was maybe a pellet or BB gun.

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        1 month ago

        Ohhh this audio is much clearer. Sounds like gun shots to me now! Thanks for posting.

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      Well, some of the shots were the ones fired by the snipers that killed the shooter, so maybe gunshots on a camera don’t sound like you think.

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        1 month ago

        Snipers would be shooting from a distance. You can look up gunshot / gunshot sounds on youtube and compare. It could be the audio setup though. Looking forward to finding out more. The audience reaction is what is strange to me. It’s more of “what is that?” vs “OMG gun shots!! run!”

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      1 month ago

      The secret service tackling the president is absolutely people acting as if it ware gunshots.

      Also, many cameras are complete crap at properly recording guns. The mic caps out easily. You can get anything from a slight ‘tink’ to huge bangs for the same incident.

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        SS will definitely jump in if the person they are protecting goes down or if there’s anything that could potentially be a danger. The audience behind him didn’t react like there were gunshots. It could be because they heard the source of the sound and could understand the trajectory better. I’m keeping an open mind.

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    1 month ago

    That headline makes it sound like NYT confirmed it wasn’t staged. Who wants to bet whether NYT did their due diligence before making that assertion?

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      1 month ago

      Happened less than an hour ago, so I’m sure the Famous For Getting Their Facts Straight Before Publishing NYT wouldn’t have written that if they didn’t have a good reason.

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    1 month ago

    I’m not a Trump fan, but I pegged him wrong. I thought he’s the type of guy that’d piss himself in that situation. Instead he took it like a champ

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      Dude, no. I don’t want to live in a country where politicians are being shot.

      Also, I’m pretty sure the blond woman on his left / our right is the one who died. She did not deserve that.

      Not the time for jokes.

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        Nobody in their right mind would want that, but Trump advocates violence and fascistic authoritarian order and he shouldn’t be surprised when he receives violence.

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    Pinning for visibility:

    Watching the coverage right now, as the (shots?) rang out, he grabbed his right ear just before the Secret Service took him down and hustled him off.

    Official statement:

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/secret-service-rushes-trump-stage-shots-fired-pennsylvania-rally-rcna161735

    “An incident occurred the evening of July 13 at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania. The Secret Service has implemented protective measures and the former President is safe. This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available.”

    Audio reads “shooter is down” and there are reports of someone in custody.

    Edit Definitely blood on his right ear.

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      The title should be changed. Confirming “shots fired” is irresponsible. So far there’s only been noises confirmed.

      Due to Donald Trump’s willingness to deceive, it’s unfortunately not out of the realm of possibility that this is a publicity stunt. All sound and no bullets.

      You should wait for official confirmation.