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[–] [S, M] 267 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Please note that NSFW/NSFL videos must be labeled as such or they will be deleted

Edit: also keep in mind that initial information in these situations can often be inaccurate. Trusted outlets have conflicting reports about whether a suspect has been detained.

Edit 2: the campus has officially stated they release the initial subject. Donald Trump has stated Charlie Kirk is dead.

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  • [–] 110 points 1 year ago* (53 children)

    Also, uh, if you have any doubt in your fortitude whatsoever, do not watch them.

    Seriously.

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  • [–] 85 points 1 year ago* (8 children)

    For anyone who is curious but might not want to watch the video, here’s a description I found that a friend of mine who watched it says is accurate:

    Descriptionhe got shot in the neck by a high powered rifle and instantly litres of blood spewed out as he slumped over. He likely won't survive.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You may want this page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Charlie_Kirk

    There are already 23 references to news articles and social media posts on there last I checked

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  • [–] 34 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The timing of the shot is wild:

    He was specifically asked a question regarding if he knew of any mass shootings involving a transgender shooter. Before he could answer, he was shot.

    I wonder if the shooter was able to hear what was being said.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They were reported as being on a building 200 yards away, so unless those speakers were booming, I doubt it

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    180m is not thaat far considering the furthest attendees were probably like 50m away.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Yeah, but 200 yards to make a clean shot straight through his artery while he's under a tent is some sniper shit

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  • when i see expert work in my field i have to admire it even when it's a crime. like, when i was in finance and a particularly creative fraud would make the news we'd all go to the break room and talk about the accused's chutzpah and take turns saying what we'd change to get away with it, and how we'd get caught in an audit (all but one of us worked at the IRS for a spell), and so on for about an hour. it was a great thought exercise, kept our brains active and helped keep us current with caselaw.

    likewise, though grievous bodily harm was inflicted, that's a remarkable shot.

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    Does anyone have a link? Not seeing one in this thread

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    It's honestly not as bad as I expected. The amount of blood reminds me of the historic Bud Dwyer video. -If i were to speculate i'd say it looks like Kirk had a very sudden and near total loss of blood pressure to his head when he was hit which leads me to think that he probably lost consciousnous before he knew what hit him.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    I am not a medical professional. Nervous system was instantly affected and his body flung to the so callev teapot arms position. You are VERY unlikely to survive a shot like that under the BEST care in the world given that as we all can see, no amount of pressure on the wound can stop the blood loss. The last 5-6 seconds of your life are just a fade to black, pain is no longer a concept for your brain, you got quite literally unplugged and your body never knows what happened.

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