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iemanja

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58. No it doesn't

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 10:49 PM

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We have no idea who the shooter is, what his political affiliation is, or if he even has one. This is no better than Trump and the MAGAs blaming the "radical left." Without information, we know absolutely nothing.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] PeaceWave Sep 2025 OP

Read this SheltieLover Sep 2025 #1

I see the piece of shit just said Kirk was a martyr for truth and freedom Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #8

Right! SheltieLover Sep 2025 #10

Is there a bigger shit or a piece of shit alive on earth than that piece of shit TRUMP Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #11

Not from my perspective SheltieLover Sep 2025 #12

No, but he barely edges out Vance. strongermessage Sep 2025 #13

You are correct, Vance might even be worse because he's not a moron Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #17

He is worse than dump Norbert Sep 2025 #28

Thank you. H2O Man Sep 2025 #53

The geographic location also tilts the probability in that direction. RockRaven Sep 2025 #2

Universities tend blue LeftInTX Sep 2025 #64

Universities exist in communities, counties, and states; and in this case those are red. RockRaven Sep 2025 #65

There are lots of universities in red cities. Look at Texas Tech in Lubbock. Look at South Texas State. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #68

Yeah.. denbot Sep 2025 #81

LOL! LeftInTX Sep 2025 #84

Three edits for a "LOL" denbot Sep 2025 #95

Sound reasoning but have they investigated the grassy knoll? /nt bucolic_frolic Sep 2025 #3

Most surely does. marble falls Sep 2025 #4

And, since more Mormons live in Utah... Ponietz Sep 2025 #5

This person threatened him yesterday Mosby Sep 2025 #6

I can't see the person who shot him JI7 Sep 2025 #22

Yeah. TommyT139 Sep 2025 #27

He deleted the account. Mosby Sep 2025 #45

Wow! yellow dahlia Sep 2025 #29

Wouldn't be shocked that this was the Grown2Hate Sep 2025 #41

That person was a chubby, older, white dude. littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #56

At this point there have been two "persons of interest" brought in, questioned, and released... JHB Sep 2025 #86

The video of how the cops treated the older man was disgusting. littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #91

Hmm... "Omar". Now there's a name for ya. ReRe Sep 2025 #67

From everything I have read its not a hard shot with the right rifle. thatdemguy Sep 2025 #7

Saw the video. He was hit directly in the neck. Saoirse9 Sep 2025 #23

Where is the video? hamsterjill Sep 2025 #48

It's been removed LeftInTX Sep 2025 #88

Yeah, I've never found it. hamsterjill Sep 2025 #98

It is something you will wish you could unsee. GemDigger Sep 2025 #107

Here you go Saoirse9 Sep 2025 #117

Or and average hunter Kaleva Sep 2025 #51

I am a military rated marksman Mr.WeRP Sep 2025 #59

Thank you for pointing this out. Too many posters seem Ilsa Sep 2025 #106

If it wasn't a lucky shot, then they also had knowledge of Anatomy. littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #60

My educated guess is it was a low-miss. sir pball Sep 2025 #63

I find Maru Kitteh's observation interesting in its observed specificity. Especially after watching the video. littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #79

Yeah, that's consistent with a low shot taking out the soft tissues in his neck sir pball Sep 2025 #100

The films? littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #101

Yeah, the original Cronenburg one. sir pball Sep 2025 #104

So you think that the aim... littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #109

Yes, I think it was meant to be as gory as possible sir pball Sep 2025 #110

Got it. 👍 littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #112

Hardly. Jirel Sep 2025 #87

A fairly accurate 200 yard shot with a large rifle and dialed in scope Disaffected Sep 2025 #9

It's not that hard of a shot. Plenty of DU'ers here could do it, even those without military training NickB79 Sep 2025 #14

Sorry Nick. I couldn't do it. ReRe Sep 2025 #66

Any hay farmer with a scoped rifle could have made that shot. bluedigger Sep 2025 #15

His bio says he's 17. Unlikely he could be very skilled. scipan Sep 2025 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sep 2025 #30

Oops - meant to reply to #6, the one about Omar. Nt scipan Sep 2025 #39

Thats not the original Omar. Mosby Sep 2025 #46

Not only the weapon had to be accurate, but the SCOPE on it had to be also. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2025 #18

I mean, shooter could have been aiming at the head and had a lucky miss for all we know Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #26

I saw the video. No need to wonder about that carotid. Maru Kitteh Sep 2025 #33

5 minutes or less to bleed out from a neck wound. ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2025 #35

Total. The damage was total. He was not concious long enough to panic. Maru Kitteh Sep 2025 #38

I'm a hunter. DenaliDemocrat Sep 2025 #37

His immediate posture was decorticate, not deceribate. That's because Maru Kitteh Sep 2025 #42

Interesting... littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #77

Many, many years ago, I was a nurse. Peds, NICU. Not trauma unit. We saw deceribate posture with brain damage. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #90

I thought it was his aorta until I froze the frame and saw it hit the neck. Blood was gushing like a fountain LeftInTX Sep 2025 #89

He was shooting for center mass DenaliDemocrat Sep 2025 #36

Agreed. Straw Man Sep 2025 #69

Aim small - Miss small DenaliDemocrat Sep 2025 #93

I don't think he was aiming COM, I think it was a head shot gone low. sir pball Sep 2025 #108

Typically sight in 1.5 inches high at 100 yards DenaliDemocrat Sep 2025 #115

If you understand ballistics and PBR, sure sir pball Sep 2025 #116

We have no evidence that the shooter was aiming for the neck Kaleva Sep 2025 #49

Just an observation, why is he sitting under a tent while hundreds miyazaki Sep 2025 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sep 2025 #20

So as not to darken his pasty white complexion? After all it was a big part of his brand...🤷‍♀️ littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #70

This is barely better than flipping a coin imho. nt BootinUp Sep 2025 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sep 2025 #24

I don't think it odd the shooter got away Kaleva Sep 2025 #47

and apparently the "security" for the event consisted of about half a dozen uniformed police officers rollin74 Sep 2025 #71

I agree Kaleva Sep 2025 #97

How much longer are we going to put up with this? Prairie Gates Sep 2025 #25

Good points all misanthrope Sep 2025 #31

Yep. CentralMass Sep 2025 #32

200 yards is nothing. I grew up out west DenaliDemocrat Sep 2025 #34

Most shooters like this have ill defined political Johonny Sep 2025 #40

I'm surprised... littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #76

Usually it's not a strict ideology either fujiyamasan Sep 2025 #78

I agree. However, often they are often extreme to the point that they don't make sense to the average person. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #83

There is a clip of Kirk & Megan Kelly on Twitter womanofthehills Sep 2025 #43

Interesting. Thanks. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #72

I think the shot drifted high and outside Kaleva Sep 2025 #44

I lean toward someone with military training of some sort, at least. hamsterjill Sep 2025 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sep 2025 #55

I lean Russian. roamer65 Sep 2025 #61

I posted earlier in the day hamsterjill Sep 2025 #62

Irony and hubris. Not unheard-of for a psychopath. ... littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #73

On behalf of the Wizard of Ooze or as a message to him? littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #74

It serves multiple purposes. roamer65 Sep 2025 #75

I have to admit, Delphinus Sep 2025 #105

Nah...not a big enough target for Russia. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #114

Sorry Timewas Sep 2025 #52

At game ranches out west they have remote rifles set up so you can hunt deer via computer from your home ImNotGod Sep 2025 #54

Not a difficult shot AverageOldGuy Sep 2025 #57

No it doesn't iemanja Sep 2025 #58

I enjoy the mathematical perspective. ... littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #80

Orem is only 39 miles from Salt Lake City. There is a chance this person was not even a student on this campus. LeftInTX Sep 2025 #85

My money is on someone with a history of IPV. littlemissmartypants Sep 2025 #92

Young and IPV. Otherwise, why would Charlie Kirk be on their radar? LeftInTX Sep 2025 #94

Easy shot: Here's the ballistic table-this is an easy shot for an experienced competitive shooter DUU Sep 2025 #82

Who needs stinkin facts when they interfere with my hot take? Ponietz Sep 2025 #99

Just to be pedantic, a competitive shooter would do a lot better than a golf ball sir pball Sep 2025 #103

"it beats what Oswald did from the Texas School Book Depository at 88 meters from his target" Polybius Sep 2025 #96

Maybe there's a list..... Turbineguy Sep 2025 #102

Your speculation is off base. Are you saying that only Republicans know how to shoot a rifle? totodeinhere Sep 2025 #111

I personally don't believe it had anything to do with politics. CanonRay Sep 2025 #113