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Ocelot II

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9. I'm betting the motive wasn't political but personal/emotional.

Mon Jul 15, 2024, 06:41 PM

Jul 15

So often these shooters are young, messed-up guys who have some imaginary or unknown personal grudge or want to do something that will ensure they will be noticed and remembered. It appears that Crooks intended to shoot a lot of people and not just Trump, but shooting Trump as part of the show would ensure he got even more attention than all those school shooters put together (since obviously shooting 30 kids isn't as big a deal as putting a scratch on Trump's ear). The fact that there were Trump signs on his front lawn indicated that one or both parents were supporters; maybe he wanted to shoot Trump just to piss off his parents. Since he didn't have a social media presence that we know of, we might never know (unless his parents know and eventually talk about it).

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Neighbors say shooter had Trump signs in front of his house over the last few years [View all] Nevilledog Jul 15 OP

Kick dalton99a Jul 15 #1

Could mean his dad was MAGA intrepidity Jul 15 #2

I read his dad doesn't live there. Just shooter, his mother, and sister. sinkingfeeling Jul 15 #3

I just daddy left behind his precious MagickMuffin Jul 15 #5

Whoever it was soandso Jul 15 #6

So was Mom a MAGAt? Or him? Or even the sister? Who put the signs up? JHB Jul 16 #46

The dad is reportedly a Libertarian Deminpenn Jul 15 #23

That's how they registered SCantiGOP Jul 15 #33

There's only around 5000 registered Libs in Deminpenn Jul 16 #48

Exactly Warpy Jul 15 #36

The kid was bullied, and tried to take his "retribution" against DemocraticPatriot Jul 15 #41

If school was in session onlyadream Jul 16 #58

The background report said that his mother is a registered Democrat and his father is a Libertarian Rhiannon12866 Jul 15 #38

No doubt antifa planted them years ago, to preemptively throw us off the trail Orrex Jul 15 #4

Interesting if true. BannonsLiver Jul 15 #7

There are a lot more rightwingers against trump than they want us to know. Think. Again. Jul 15 #10

And we will see their numbers on election day.........n/t Bengus81 Jul 16 #62

Go Joe!!! 🌊 !!! Think. Again. Jul 16 #63

He might have thought it was JFK Jr. dressed up as tsf. rubbersole Jul 15 #26

Huh. Disaffected follower of the convicted felon fires into a MAGA crowd and is Scrivener7 Jul 15 #8

No it doesn't. Kaleva Jul 15 #13

. Scrivener7 Jul 15 #14

Do you have any evidence that shows the shooter was a follower of Trump? Kaleva Jul 16 #42

Kids from his debate class said he was the lone Regressive on every issue IbogaProject Jul 16 #56

Keep working on it JoseBalow Jul 15 #24

Stinks to high heaven. n/t PatrickforB Jul 15 #32

I'm betting the motive wasn't political but personal/emotional. Ocelot II Jul 15 #9

Sounds reasonable. Keep wondering how/why a 20-yr-old these days wouldn't allegorical oracle Jul 15 #18

Or conveniently scrubbed. rubbersole Jul 15 #28

I agree that it's likely more personal/emotional. Sogo Jul 16 #47

Quest? Okay then. LisaM Jul 16 #60

Rightwing gun-humpers just want to hurt people, doesn't matter who. Think. Again. Jul 15 #11

So I guess the parents weren't liberals senseandsensibility Jul 15 #12

It won't stop them though MustLoveBeagles Jul 15 #17

magat on magat violence is vile BoRaGard Jul 15 #15

Maybe daddy told him to get Tickle Jul 15 #16

He had a job in the kitchen of a nursing home. Wingus Dingus Jul 15 #19

I actually read somewhere that he got an AA degree senseandsensibility Jul 15 #20

Oh, ok. Wingus Dingus Jul 15 #21

He had just finished his AA Lulu KC Jul 16 #51

Zealot ffr Jul 15 #22

Could be totally non political too. Lucky Luciano Jul 15 #25

Yeah he does. I saw footage of kids he went to school with getting interviewed and PatrickforB Jul 15 #31

Those looking for a political motive should remember that most school RockRaven Jul 15 #27

And the truth is, Neville, we will not ever really get the full story, I'm sure. PatrickforB Jul 15 #29

We don't know if the kid put out the Trump signs Kaleva Jul 16 #45

Post removed Post removed Jul 15 #30

Maybe kid intended to miss Trump to help his re-election. Doodley Jul 15 #34

If so, that's a shame, because Trump surely doesn't miss him. /nt bucolic_frolic Jul 15 #37

His dad had 20 guns registered. mn9driver Jul 15 #35

I was thinking it might be a way to hurt his dad n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 15 #40

Daddy is gonna lose all his toys ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 16 #57

You're thinking we live in a country with sane gun laws. maxsolomon Jul 16 #64

Could you provide a link to that, please? Kaleva Jul 16 #43

Not finding the reference now. mn9driver Jul 16 #50

Ok. Thanks for looking though! Kaleva Jul 16 #54

Well, that ForgedCrank Jul 15 #39

We don't know if he was a supporter Kaleva Jul 16 #44

Gun Nut Culture JI7 Jul 16 #49

My theories in order of likelihood ecstatic Jul 16 #52

Maga on maga crime ColinC Jul 16 #53

Title of OP isn't accurate Kaleva Jul 16 #55

Maybe the kid read Linda ladeewolf Jul 16 #59

deleted wishstar Jul 16 #61

Pretty weak data point SpankMe Jul 16 #65

I saw this on Twitter but didn't know if it was real. iemanja Jul 16 #66