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KY_EnviroGuy

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15. Makes me wonder...

Reply to LisaL (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 7, 2017, 04:19 PM

Oct 2017

if that show was his first preference for some reason (maybe Obama).

I also wonder how he planned on transporting all those guns to Chicago. Maybe he get scared of getting caught on the way and scrapped that plan.

We may never know.

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Vegas Shooter Stephen Paddock Got Aggressive with Chicago Hotel Manager Before Lollapalooza [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2017 OP

Time to start profiling aggressive assholes IronLionZion Oct 2017 #1

GOOD IDEA MFM008 Oct 2017 #32

But despite all of that, my understanding he didn't actually show up for the hotel. LisaL Oct 2017 #2

Yes. Why? sharedvalues Oct 2017 #7

I wonder if his girlfriend was not ready to travel then csziggy Oct 2017 #18

He bought her ticket to the Philippines More_Cowbell Oct 2017 #19

Thanks - I had missed that report nt csziggy Oct 2017 #20

Makes me wonder... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #15

Maybe issues with taking all his weapons there and they are less gun friendly than Nevada JI7 Oct 2017 #31

My thoughts exactly. Vegas has almost continuous gun shows, conventions, industry meetings. Midnight Writer Oct 2017 #33

LOL. TMZ in LBN. PSPS Oct 2017 #3

I agree... murielm99 Oct 2017 #5

Sadly TMZ is sarisataka Oct 2017 #11

He'd been planning this for a while. paleotn Oct 2017 #4

His motive obviously wasn't "wanting to kill country fans because they're Republicans," as many highplainsdem Oct 2017 #8

I've seen them too.... paleotn Oct 2017 #14

He wanted to kill people. Its that simple. yardwork Oct 2017 #21

Sounds like he wanted to kill concert-goers because they are numerous. Iggo Oct 2017 #29

Hardcore Right Wingers hate pop-country Impk11 Oct 2017 #37

Batshit crazy psychopaths don't necessarily have a clear motive. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #16

their point may not make sense to us.... paleotn Oct 2017 #22

He wanted to kill a lot of people at once. yardwork Oct 2017 #24

That's not a motivation.... paleotn Oct 2017 #26

How do we know that wasnt his motivation? yardwork Oct 2017 #27

Thrill of the hunt marylandblue Oct 2017 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Midnight Writer Oct 2017 #35

i think a lot of people who kill people in cases like George Zimmerman WANT to kill someone JI7 Oct 2017 #36

We may never know.... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #25

I guess concert promoters will have to pay local police to inspect all buildings close to outdoor Dustlawyer Oct 2017 #6

What are Paddocks religious views? jmowreader Oct 2017 #9

I doubt it had anything to do with the music. yardwork Oct 2017 #23

Worst kept hotel secret.. HipChick Oct 2017 #10

Well I guess that saved a lot of Lollappalooza fans lives. No more out door concerts for me I guess. YOHABLO Oct 2017 #12

I wonder if he didn't show up because Secret Service would have been there LeftInTX Oct 2017 #13

The Secret Service would not have been there Lurks Often Oct 2017 #30

Secret Service wouldn't have been able to do much in that type of a situation anyway. LisaL Oct 2017 #34

White male makes demand and gets what Baitball Blogger Oct 2017 #17