Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoELI5 how can a person in Florida of all places without firing a shot be charged with attempted assassination? I get the sniper in Penn. But was he just holding a gun in bushes whitch is legal in Florimessage-squaremessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareELI5 how can a person in Florida of all places without firing a shot be charged with attempted assassination? I get the sniper in Penn. But was he just holding a gun in bushes whitch is legal in FloriDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWould you expect them to stand around and wait until he did fire a shot? “Yes, sir, the subject is aiming the rifle directly at the former president.” “Hold your ground. He hasn’t done anything illegal yet. Wait, check and see if he’s parked illegally. THEN we’d have reason to stop him!”
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoNot going to lie but thats what the security around Trump I think is like. Just my opinion. Why didn’t they kill them like they did the supposedly sniper?
minus-squareGrimy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoEvery shooter situation is different and complex in its own way.
Would you expect them to stand around and wait until he did fire a shot?
“Yes, sir, the subject is aiming the rifle directly at the former president.”
“Hold your ground. He hasn’t done anything illegal yet. Wait, check and see if he’s parked illegally. THEN we’d have reason to stop him!”
Not going to lie but thats what the security around Trump I think is like. Just my opinion. Why didn’t they kill them like they did the supposedly sniper?
Every shooter situation is different and complex in its own way.