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CNN webpage with a photo and text saying "We have a photo showing the suspect's unmasked face. How has no one recognized him and come forward to police?"

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[–] [email protected] 254 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (37 children)

Not to sound like a conspiracy theorist:

But my guess is that this person is just a random person who happened to have similar outfit, near the wrong place, around the wrong time. They saw this and immediately put the blame on the person.

I mean, the guy on the shooting video was smart enough to have a suppressor, but he just decided to pull down his mask when he know he's on camera? Doubt.

Robert Lee Stinson was falsely convicted using "teeth mark" psudoscience BS, and that was a low-profile case. This is a "high-profile" case to them. Who knows what ends they'll go to find someone to blame it on.

[–] [email protected] 144 points 2 weeks ago (18 children)

A hoodie and a backpack could describe half the people at any tech company in America.

[–] dsilverz 132 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I knew it. It was Rami Malek all along!

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago

I knew I liked that guy

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The last shot in that show is worth every hour you spend watching it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What show? I didn't see anyone mention a show...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think about that show all the time. Even today I was thinking about that scene with Angela and Terry where she asks him why. There were so many amazing scenes in that show, and I love every episode.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I just talked about that with my wife (who’s also seen the show) yesterday while discussing this shooting!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Bonsoir, Elliot

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