• Wataba@sh.itjust.works
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    5 hours ago

    How can there be a murder charge when there was no murder?

    Putting down a feral pig is a civic duty.

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    Charlie’s neck just did that. His blood pressure was too high from all the hatred and also his tiny face contributed.

    Also the dude who didn’t kill him is a fucking weirdo too.

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      His face was normal and he had a tiny head that was swollen to be bigger than normal from the pressure. His neck was a weak point that finally succumbed to the pressure. That’s why his neck just did that.

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    I had a conservative friend tell me there’s an entire conspiracy around this. And this guy was basically mentally unstable and convinced to bring the gun to this location.

    In reality, Israel installed those pager explosives in his microphone that sent something into his neck. The main argument is that the gun used would have done significantly more damage.

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      I don’t consider most conservative hunters and shooters to actually be very skilled or knowledgeable. This is based very heavily on a lot of experience and interactions. A human neck bone will definitely stop a 30-06. It might be a flesh sack of spine gravel, but having no explosion of gore is not a surprise.

      It was the most effective way to get him to shut up though. Really cute that it happened after he got dog walked so publicly by the Cambridge student.

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        It’s the most effective way to get all MAGA trash to shut up. Take notes. Only one thing ever stopped Nazis.

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      Imagine getting shot with that caliber and not having your neck turn to jello while literal steel can’t fucking take the hit. Also imagine assembling the gun only with a screwdriver, only to have to have it disassembled again before going on a run (all while leaving the screwdriver behind) in the span of like what? 10 seconds? And then for some reason in a forest, before tossing out the evidence, he assembles it back again (with no screwdriver this time). And what a coincidence it is that he left it in a forest on Black Rocks land parcel.

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        I certainly am curious how this trial is going to go. My gut tells me that, just like Mangione, the prosecutors have much more data than they’re giving us. Of course, Mangione pled guilty, this guy is going to have a trial.

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      Sometimes bullets do really weird things, so I’m not saying it isn’t what happened, but it was a 30-06 rifle round which really should have done signficantly more damage from that range, so it is strange at the least.

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        We also don’t have any pictures of the exit wound. There couldve be a huge chunk missing from the back of his neck that the camera couldn’t capture at that angle

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        Do we have loads of data on bullets being shot at this exact location at this exact range against a real human? Nobody can predict this, no matter how much they love their guns.

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          Yes.

          The 30.06 rifle has literally killed tens of thousands of people at every range imaginable. It is easily among the most well studied weapons on earth. This is easily among the most common weapons in the United States and this cartridge was the standard issue rifle cartridge for both world wars.

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            Who’s the guy with experience/expertise on this subject saying it should have done more damage?

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              Bring an expert that says the contrary instead of throwing vague shade. It’s the consensus in most fire arm circles from what I understand.

              Lots of other things don’t add up as well (like paving over the crime scene a week later).

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                If everyone is saying it you should have a source to backup the theory. It’s not everyone elses’ responsibility to disprove it.

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        I know nothing about guns or bullets, but is it possible the type of gun, or the specific bullet mattered?

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          No, not really. The type of gun doesn’t make a difference aside from the length of the barrel, but that’s pretty negligible for anything remotely normal (i.e. not a ~4-10inch barrel in this case).

          Same thing with the cartridge/bullet, total energy varies bullet to bullet, but again, in a negligible way.

          The real explanation is that the damage people expect from this cartridge is caused by hydrostatic shock: the shockwave caused by the bullet entering and slowing down significantly (transferring energy). Hitting somewhere soft and without much muscle mass, the side of the neck, let the bullet pass through without transferring a ton of energy.

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            The type of gun can matter, for example an autoloading rifle is not quite as powerful as a bolt action rifle because it uses some of the energy to cycle the bolt and load the next bullet. The shooter allegedly used a bolt action rifle, though, which should basically be “the most powerful” type of rifle.

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          The type of bullet definitely, 100% matters. Some bullets have more mass than other bullets, and the material of the bullet can be harder or softer. All of that will affect the type of damage. The amount of powder used to fire the bullet also affects its kinetic energy when hitting the target.

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      I don’t believe that conspiracy, but I do believe this kid was set up. This is what gangstalking is for. Manipulating loners or people that don’t meet social standards.

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      Yeah, I’m no ballistics expert myself, but if you look up videos of a ballistic Test dummy getting shot in the neck at that range with that caliber bullet, it appears that (if the details of the official story were true) his head would have likely entirely detached from his body.

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        Nonsense. It depends on how.much it slowed (from that distance, quite a lot), whether it tumbled (from that distance, likely), and where it actually struck.

        A sword can take someone’s head off. It can also pass through soft tissue and simply nick a major artery. It depends on where it hits and how hard.

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          To be clear, they did the Test at the same distance.

          They didn’t mention the tumbling thing, but I assume that’s just because it’s a higher level concept than the demographic the video was designed for would be familiar with. (I don’t really have any knowledge on that aspect myself, not trying to say I do).

          As far as where the bullet hit, I’m going just off of the video and official narrative. In the video it looks like he’s having a fencing response, which would indicate that he was hit with force and not just glanced/grazed.

          In the official narrative they claim that the bullet got lodged in one of his vertebrae and stopped because his neck was “abnormally resilient”, or because “that’s what god wanted” depending on who you ask.

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    Of course he didn’t do it, we were doing shots down at o’paddies at the time, no way he did it, you all saw us there, didn’t you?

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        Question, do you retain the lawyer in your inventory while you are busted, or do you lose it like all your weapons?

        …asking for a friend

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          The game scripting requires you to have a layer during the arrest sequence so if you have not finished the questline where you get the lawyer one is automatically added to your inventory.

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      That’s exactly what you’re supposed to do when you’re under arrest and being charged with a crime that you didn’t do. You turn yourself in so it looks better to the judge, then you plead not guilty.

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        Even if you did do it, it’s a lot better for you to plead not guilty at first. You might be angling for a plea deal, or waiting to see if they actually have any concrete evidence, but pleading guilty and throwing yourself on the mercy of the court almost never works out in your favor.

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      There’s plenty of time to rethink the strategy, especially when lawyers get involved.

      Also IIRC his dad and/or his SO more or less ratted on him and forced his hand. Being a most wanted fugitive isn’t a choice many would make.