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Charlie Kirk bullet analysis finds no conclusive link to rifle found near scene
(www.theguardian.com)
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Can't wait for the 2nd shooter theories. Didn't Kirk's head jerk back, and to the left?
Charlie Kirk’s killing was an inside job. Where was Erika? Where was Trump? Where are the Epstein files?
Erika and J.D. sitting in a tree S.N.I.P.I.N.G.
that made me laugh out loud
It was spontaneously created by the Almighty. You didn't need proof of the bullet's firing. You just need strong enough belief. If God came down and snatched the bullet from Trump's ear, he also placed this one.
This is NOT Proof of anything at All!
-Pizzagate believers who call Michelle Obama a legitimate Man!
(•_•) Looks like…
( •_•)>⌐■-■ this bullet is…
(⌐■_■) the smoking gun.
DJ Trump did Kirk 11.
Can Kirk fuel meld Trumps beam?
erika grifting kirk already forgiven tyler.
Nah she forgave the killer (not TR)
This is a nothing statement. It just means that they can't definitively prove what rifle fired the bullet. It's something that happens all the time, and there's plenty of other evidence for them to convinct. Plus that motherfucker is still worm food, so it doesn't really matter anyway.
It’s not a “this proves Tyler Robinson is innocent” but it casts substantial doubt on the prosecution’s claims. Once they start talking about shot angle and where Robinson supposedly was at the time of the shooting, having this part about the bullet already out of the way will likely clear him… and then we’re going to have proof that someone other than Robinson killed Kirk.
It doesn’t help the state too much that the sheriff responsible for this situation investigation just resigned.
They have DNA.
There was also the guy the said he did it immediately after it happened. At best they can prove at this point that Tyler Robinson thought he killed Kirk and nobody else nearby had the tools to do it.
I'm sure the autopsy will contain the truly damning evidence because of the shot angle.
Not surprising. Since high velocity rifle bullets very often get very deformed on impact and some are even specifically designed to fragment on impact. Unlike low velocity pistol rounds which don't move fast enough to deform a lot.
People need to stop watching CSI reruns.
Here's the "I don't read articles " take
there's plenty of other evidence for them to convinct
Like confessing to the trans roommate? That was surely planted evidence.
A disturbing number of people seem to be reading this as:
"The bullet does not match the gun." i.e. that there is 'proof' that the bullet didn't come from his gun
Instead of
"They can't say if it is or is not from the gun due to being a small fragment and not an entire bullet"
It probably doesn't help that there are a bunch of communities/subreddits who've editorialized the headlines to say 'bullet does not match gun' and the tendency of people to only read the headline.
OJ's glove didn't fit, therefore he's innocent
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Bullet analysis is circumstantial and pseudosciencey anyway so the fact they couldn't get that in their favor is kind of weird.
His neck just did that.
God must've smited him
The front fell off.
I just want to be clear, that's NOT supposed to happen.
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