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misanthrope

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68. If they were hired just to take out Kirk

Thu Sep 11, 2025, 05:07 PM

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They could have done in easier ways than this, with far less potential witnesses and uncontrolled variables (the crowd). They could have done it in close, in relative privacy and with few witnesses.

Were this assassin hired (and I have no reason to suspect that right now), they did this with the intention of making a big splash. Just his death wasn't enough. The spectacle was the target.

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The human neck is small from 600 ft away!! [View all] uponit7771 Thursday OP

The neck is also a poor choice of a target. RockRaven Thursday #1

Agreed...nothing authorizes the unstated premise that this guy hit what he was aiming at Prairie Gates Thursday #2

If you sever the spinal column game over Keepthesoulalive Thursday #3

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Shooters trained to kill never aim for the throat. sir pball Thursday #21

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A 30.06 to the neck orangecrush Thursday #24

I'm not saying it's not lethal sir pball Thursday #28

Massive cavitation orangecrush Thursday #29

Eh, not with a .30 cal in that soft tissue sir pball Thursday #32

And yet they did. Groundhawg Thursday #38

Facts not in evidence. sir pball Thursday #40

Fact is the hit was where the shooter aimed for. There is zero proof otherwise. Groundhawg Thursday #41

The shooter hit where the shooter hit. sir pball Thursday #47

the evidence clearly shows, the shooter hit precisely where he aims. Groundhawg Thursday #51

What evidence? n/t Ms. Toad Thursday #62

The event that occured. Groundhawg Thursday #63

So you can tell from the event that occurred us where he was hit. Ms. Toad Thursday #69

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Agreed. I doubt he was aiming for the neck. surfered Thursday #31

This is what I think, too ms liberty Thursday #37

The shooter could have been trying to hit the trap area between the neck and shoulder. taxi Thursday #7

The shooter might have aimed for the neck and the carotid artery. Vinca Thursday #15

A highly skilled person, aka professional, would both choose well and hit what they were aiming for. sir pball Thursday #19

what if the highly skilled gun humping POS didn't want it to look highly skilled? Skittles Thursday #43

Hell, I'll play. As a reasonably skilled "gun-humping POS" sir pball Thursday #46

if he was hired, he'd never take that chance Skittles Thursday #48

If he were hired, he'd have gone for the apricot. sir pball Thursday #50

I think it's another gun humping coward Skittles Thursday #53

Agreed. sir pball Thursday #56

If they were hired just to take out Kirk misanthrope Thursday #68

"The spectacle was the target" is precisely why I think it wasn't a hired pro. sir pball Thursday #70

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The Russians tended to shoot people in the neck in executions. Turbineguy Thursday #52

He was supposed to hit the ear Fullduplexxx Thursday #59

Been reading articles all day by "expert marksman" who believed that Jack Valentino Thursday #90

The angle of the trajectory makes it a REALLY hard shot zuul Thursday #4

Not a Hard Shot OC375 Thursday #5

5x5 inch target from 600 feet is a hard shot for average human, with someone who knows how to shoot that's still a ... uponit7771 Thursday #12

5"X5" at 200 yards is almost 3MOA sir pball Thursday #16

The neck is not where a CoM shot would miss. sir pball Thursday #14

That is exactly what I had considered sarisataka Thursday #26

It's really the only explanation I can come up with sir pball Thursday #42

Yeah. 183 meters. US Army qualifying has 300 M shots underpants Thursday #55

What if he missed... lame54 Thursday #8

That's What I Think OC375 Thursday #35

That's most likely underpants Thursday #58

We don't know that's what he aimed for, but that said, it seems like someone of some skill. That's long distance. themaguffin Thursday #9

But, you see, while we know the point of entry of that bullet, MineralMan Thursday #10

True, but we can extrapolate to a certain extent. sir pball Thursday #18

I DO agree with you sir.... democratsruletheday Thursday #27

Oh, for sure sir pball Thursday #30

You're probably right. MineralMan Thursday #75

How do you know he was aiming for the neck? Kaleva Thursday #11

He was probably aiming for his giant head and missed Happy Hoosier Thursday #13

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Jokes aside, you are right. sir pball Thursday #25

That's my thinking too. NT Happy Hoosier Thursday #36

... Crepuscular Thursday #45

Kirk probably moved his head just as the shooter fired... Wounded Bear Thursday #20

I used to hunt prairie dogs on ranches for population control sarisataka Thursday #22

A head shot with a slight miss... Sounds most logical. Norrrm Thursday #33

I'm assuming Kirk wasn't wearing a vest, but has that actually been asked and answered? hamsterjill Thursday #34

This was a deer shot, pure and simple indusurb Thursday #39

The .30 caliber M-1 carbine was the go to rifle in WW II for many of the troops. Botany Thursday #49

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A .30 caliber bullet to the neck will kill you just as dead as a .30-06 bullet. Botany Thursday #61

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Because the M-1 :30 caliber rifle is a perfect example of a :30 caliber weapon that is deadly @ 200 yards Botany Thursday #65

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He was trying for a head shot Greg_In_SF Thursday #54

That very well might be true. Botany Thursday #71

3.6 inches low at 200y for a 308 aimed for 100 yards sir pball Thursday #83

That was one sharp shooter Clouds Passing Thursday #60

Many hunters are quite capable of such a shot. Kaleva Thursday #66

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That's possible Kaleva Thursday #74

I never knew there were so many sniper experts on DU. Gimpyknee Thursday #76

He Was Wearing a Vest Deep State Witch Thursday #77

It wouldn't have made any difference sarisataka Thursday #81

One person said the bullet struck the top edge of the vest and then up into the side of his neck. mackdaddy Thursday #82

Maybe they were aiming for his ear lobe. marble falls Thursday #78

do you literally think a skilled shooter cannot be progressive? Skittles Thursday #79

Oh I know they can be now, if ish hit the fan I'd rather they be progressive than MAGA uponit7771 Thursday #86

huh? Skittles Thursday #87

Oh, context of my reply wasn't related to shooting people for stupid reasons. uponit7771 Thursday #88

Adding this malaise Thursday #80

killer missed his head + lucked out. or, oops, i meant to wing him. pansypoo53219 Thursday #84

IMO. They were aiming for the neck. roamer65 Thursday #85

I was regularly hitting targets smaller than that when I was 18 NickB79 Thursday #89