A spray of bullets may have only grazed Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Saturday night, but they killed one rally attendee and critically wounded two others.

They have also torn through the 2024 presidential campaign, damaging the social and cultural fabric of the nation. The illusion of security and safety in American politics – built over decades - has

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    4 months ago

    Every other video of a gun going off unexpectedly around a large group of people results in mass panic and and people immediately acting/running/stampeding in some cases. This video looks unnatural.

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      4 months ago

      Honestly it could’ve been a variety of factors. The gun shots came from 300 yards away (from early reports I’ve read). Meaning that the sound will be greatly diminished by that time. And I do see the crowd panic but again, they’re older. And slow. They also have no idea what to do because they can’t locate the fire. I think the guards that rushed in stopped a lot of them from leaving or going anywhere since they assumed the shots came from the crowd. I mean a minute after the shots you see guards with guns pointing into the crowd.

      This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a crowd freeze like this especially while seated. Humans are weird but if you’re standing, you flee. If you’re seated, you’re trapped and panic and freeze.

      I can tell you right now, I would’ve sat there frozen. No where to go, no cover to find, armed guards rushing in, return fire happening, etc.