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Though law enforcement sources said Crooks is believed to have purchased a 5-foot ladder at a Home Depot before the shooting, it does not appear to have been used to climb on the roof and was not found at the scene.

This is a very important detail, ABC! Thank you for providing it!

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8 points

It possibly indicates prior intent to scale the building.

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They say he hid the gun before the rally, so maybe he used the ladder elsewhere

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With a 5 foot ladder? Was it a hobbit hole?

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Does it if he didn’t bring the ladder with him in the first place? Which he apparently didn’t.

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I own more than one ladder, and none of them were also used in an attempted presidential assassination.

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3 points

Ladders don’t shoot people, people ladder people

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4 points

Not with that attitude

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5 points

…yet… 🤨

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24 points

The suspect is hatless, I repeat, hatless!

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I mean… If you have the information why not share it? There’ll definitely be people asking

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Will there? Who was asking “did he buy a ladder that day? If so, did he use the ladder?”

Did he also buy a pack of gum and a Snickers? We must know!

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It was already reported he bought a ladder that day previously so this is probably to clear that up. I, at least, found it to be interesting info ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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14 points

Is a man not allowed to buy a ladder? I thought this was America!

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Did he also buy a pack of gum and a Snickers? We must know!

Well, Muzz, I guess it’s just you, and… and me… and your balls… and this drawer.

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All of his activities on that day are relevant to creating a complete picture of what occurred, and journalists choosing to withhold details and information is kind of a slippery slope?

EDIT, including this here so it is higher up in this argument thread:

Police will disclose and journalists will often report the number of weapons and ammo or any explosive devices found at the perpetrator’s home, even if they were not brought to the scene or used in the crime. I think the ladder is a detail in the same vein because it is equipment that he had available to him.

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You don’t think there were people asking. “How did he even get on the roof? Did he buy a ladder or was there already One there? Why was there one already there?”

Have you been in the comment sections of any of these?

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48 points

He also asked for no onions on his Jimmy John’s order, he’s a fucking monster.

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Thank you for reminding me that JJ’s exists. I now know that there is actually one near me :)

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4 points

FAKE NEWS!!!

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