Freind of mine used to be a background actor in Hollywood. He swears the crowd is bad background acting after seeing this watching and the girl SS who can't holster her gun.
The guy was in lots of shows.
He knows how background actors act panicked etc. Says it's very different than real panic because they all want to stay on camera and keep looking panicked instead of leaving.
This videos shows it.
Then you have the crazy looking dude with the hat who doesn't flinch and the chick who doesn't flinch but hides behind a weird sign and holds up her phone to film while smiling.
I don't think a possible shooting at a political rally, especially given the state of things, is a fair comparison to one on a crowded street full of drunk people. Also, being a background character doesn't make you an expert in anything. I think it's clear that the crowd was a mixture of shocked and utterly unsurprised when it happened, not withstanding a few people being in the know about it.
I'm not ready to believe one way or the other, and the reality of the situation is that we'll never know for sure. It's pretty silly to be so passionate about one narrative that you feel like you have to run around screaming that the sky is falling. At this point it has no measurable affect on my life, maybe that'll change maybe not. Until and unless it does I really don't care. If it's real, it's not unexpected. If it's fake, it's not unexpected.
[ - ] Aze 1 point 9 monthsJul 15, 2024 07:01:51 ago (+1/-0)
Maybe not, but watching this video still has me wondering about some things. The crowd didn't all flinch at the same time, which they should have, its deep instinct. Second, how plausible would be be for trump to reach up and pop and fake blood bag they glued to the back of his ear? I agree with the post, most people would have left that hand their instinctively to protect the area in pain, that's also deeply wired in.
The crowd doesn't have any place to obviously scatter to, but still their reactions after the fact just don't seem right.
It's not deep instinct though. That crowd just saw something bad happen to their idol. It probably wasn't the first time being at a Trump rally for a lot of those people. They wouldn't flinch, they'd be hyper focused. Also, no most people don't keep their hand on a fresh wound. Watch bodycam videos and you'll see what I mean. You get shot you're getting an adrenaline dump. It is possible and plausible trump could pop a blood bag, it's also possible and plausible someone would want to shoot him.
I'm stuck somewhere in the middle of all this. The whole "I know a guy that did a thing and told me this" thing does nothing to alter my OPINION either way.
Me and the missus used to do that hack in the day, too. Seems oddly plausible, really.
We got to be in some pretty terrible movies. Then I got an speaking role, so of course that all fell apart right before filming. The initial rehearsals were fun though
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[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 2 points 9 monthsJul 15, 2024 06:27:16 ago (+2/-0)
I'm not ready to believe one way or the other, and the reality of the situation is that we'll never know for sure. It's pretty silly to be so passionate about one narrative that you feel like you have to run around screaming that the sky is falling. At this point it has no measurable affect on my life, maybe that'll change maybe not. Until and unless it does I really don't care. If it's real, it's not unexpected. If it's fake, it's not unexpected.
[ + ] Aze
[ - ] Aze 1 point 9 monthsJul 15, 2024 07:01:51 ago (+1/-0)
The crowd doesn't have any place to obviously scatter to, but still their reactions after the fact just don't seem right.
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[ - ] PeckerwoodPerry 0 points 9 monthsJul 15, 2024 09:52:46 ago (+0/-0)
I'm stuck somewhere in the middle of all this. The whole "I know a guy that did a thing and told me this" thing does nothing to alter my OPINION either way.
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[ - ] lord_nougat 1 point 9 monthsJul 15, 2024 04:21:32 ago (+1/-0)
We got to be in some pretty terrible movies. Then I got an speaking role, so of course that all fell apart right before filming. The initial rehearsals were fun though
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[ - ] GuyWhite 0 points 9 monthsJul 15, 2024 07:10:44 ago (+0/-0)
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[ - ] boekanier 0 points 9 monthsJul 15, 2024 04:24:04 ago (+0/-0)