Gosh, what could be the motive?! Why would anyone want to shoot Trump?!
He’s never ever done anything that would make a person want to put a bullet in his head!
this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2024
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Except all evidence points toward in not being politically motivated. The kid searched for Biden and Trump agents.
Searching for political leaders to attack sounds pretty political to me.
Not really. It’s fame seeking. He wanted attention or to commit suicide by cop. It could’ve been anyone important.
Got any evidence?
Not the person you asked, and I don't agree with the person you asked, however the article does mention some circumstantial evidence.
This lack of a motive is particularly important in light of all the conspiracy theories and partisan exploitation that have filled the void. Indeed, there is a distinct possibility we may never have a clear picture of what drove Crooks, who also searched online, according to investigators, for information about President Biden’s appearances, the Democratic National Convention, and “major depression disorder.”
Ultimately, a thorough investigation of this case may show, as with many assassination attempts in modern history, that political ideology was not a driving factor. It is quite plausible that Crooks was suicidal and wanted to go out in a blaze of infamy, an act that has grown more common among disturbed and desperate young men.
Crooks was researching depression disorder which suggests he may very well have been depressed which could suggest suicidal. Since he was looking up information about both candidates, it suggests he was less concerned about which candidate shot as he was with which offered the better opportunity for success. Recent assassinations and attempted assassinations have involved shooters that were not acting out of a desire for political change, but for some other reason. Take Reagan's shooter, John Hinckley, for example. He shot Reagan because he thought it would impress Jodie Foster and she'd fall in love with him. Or former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shooter who killed him over a grudge he had against the church Abe was associated with.
It is clearly too soon to say what his motive was, and we may never really know. It is also far to soon to dismiss any reasonable motive until there is evidence to do so.
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Would the government release information about it being for political change, if it was?
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If he had written a suicide note calling for action, would the government ever let us read it?
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does a web search of Trump and Biden suggest is wasn’t political because two parties were searched?
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does being depressed and wanting to die in a way that would be noticed automatically make it not motivated by politics?
IMO: No, to all the above.
Unless a non-biased party comes in to document this, with full access, I’m never going to fully trust what the government says about him. Regardless of the political party in charge, none of them really want this to start being a thing that happens regularly.
No evidence of planned suicide.
What evidence?
on accident
How rural of them.