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Model35mech

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4. I think this is more evidence the shooting wasn't an impulsive act.

Reply to Novara (Original post)

Tue Jul 5, 2022, 02:30 PM

Jul 2022

He planned a get away. Something mass-shooters committing murder-suicide don't do.

This undeniably was the result of a plan.

Having a plan suggests that he had an end goal.

Not one we would necessarily see as rational, but nonetheless he had an end result that he had thought through, and it included at least trying to get away.

I don't think this is going to turn out to be like most of the other recent mass murders. I think he saw himself on a mission, and I am starting to lean toward believing the Highland Park mayor who thought it was a terror attack was right.

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Gunman in Highland Park parade shooting planned the attack for weeks, police say [View all] Novara Jul 2022 OP

Dude dumped a traceable weapon he purchased legally, and did so at the crime scene greenjar_01 Jul 2022 #1

Well, as Mickey Rourke's character said in "Body Heat" gratuitous Jul 2022 #2

He could hardly carry it with him if his plan was to blend in with the crowd. Novara Jul 2022 #3

Well, duh greenjar_01 Jul 2022 #5

I think this is more evidence the shooting wasn't an impulsive act. Model35mech Jul 2022 #4