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Just a Question, Probably Unanswerable: Why are Major Assassinations Conducted in the Presence of a Large Number of Witnesses?
self | 10/11/2025 | Charles Oconnell

Posted on 10/11/2025 2:02:35 AM PDT by CharlesOConnell

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To: Zhang Fei

Great response! Thanks!


41 posted on 10/11/2025 6:07:19 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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To: Red6

Kirk had an up close security detail of his own making. You couldn’t throw a brick at him but could get up on a nearby unsecured rooftop. How is that making it any more real ? Didn’t he also have a bullet proof vest ?


42 posted on 10/11/2025 6:11:58 AM PDT by erlayman (E )
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To: CharlesOConnell

If I had the mind of an assassin, maybe I’d know how an assassin thinks.


43 posted on 10/11/2025 6:18:24 AM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: CharlesOConnell
...or effect intended here...

Fear and confusion, Charles, simply fear and confusion.

44 posted on 10/11/2025 6:21:56 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: CharlesOConnell

Because the killer is also crazed with attention seeking.


45 posted on 10/11/2025 6:25:51 AM PDT by Wuli (uire)
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To: metmom

Yep, absolutely. A Billboard.


46 posted on 10/11/2025 6:30:52 AM PDT by Openurmind (AI - An Illusion for Aptitude Intrusion to Alter Intellect. )
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To: erlayman

A bulletproof vest wouldn’t have helped him.

The bullet hit in the neck where the vest would not have covered.


47 posted on 10/11/2025 6:33:36 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: Zhang Fei
This is why public figures guard their home addresses jealously.

Please tell me you're not that stupid. A name and a county will bring up property information on most county property tax websites.

Public figures would need to own no property to remain invisible.
The truly determined can find their address. Simply following them home, like with what has happened with ICE employees, would also render their address.

Now, unless there is some exclusion law that hides a public figure's property tax information you made a truly ignorant comment.

48 posted on 10/11/2025 6:38:43 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: rellic

Well, a Cessna was crashed at the White House. Also, machine gun fire was aimed at the White House during Clinton’s term. There was also a credible plan in Manila on Clinton by Middle Eastern terrorists in Manila, Philippines, forcing a parade route to be changed.

Regarding public assassinations: RFK, John Lennon, and UHC head Brian Thompson had no huge crowds around.


49 posted on 10/11/2025 6:44:14 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: ansel12; Vermont Lt
That is a myth, he wasn’t.

Well, you are both right. MLK Jr was NOT. MLK Sr. WAS.
50 posted on 10/11/2025 6:47:21 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: CharlesOConnell
The pre-1914 anarchists spoke of assassination as "the propaganda of the deed".

That answers your question.

51 posted on 10/11/2025 6:48:06 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along.)
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To: CharlesOConnell

Why? Because that’s when the target is most exposed and can be shot from a distance without interference in the actual act.

Duhhh...


52 posted on 10/11/2025 6:49:37 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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To: philman_36

“Now, unless there is some exclusion law that hides a public figure’s property tax information you made a truly ignorant comment.”

I often owned properties in an LLC, a search wouldn’t reveal my name, just an LLC name (like “ABC Partners”) and a post office box.


53 posted on 10/11/2025 6:55:51 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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To: metmom

Evidently he wasn’t but the bullet could still have ricocheted off a vest or body armour onto his neck.


54 posted on 10/11/2025 6:59:45 AM PDT by erlayman (E )
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To: CharlesOConnell

Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.


55 posted on 10/11/2025 7:11:34 AM PDT by BigJimSportCamper
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To: CharlesOConnell

That is when an assassin knows where the intended victim is and will be prominently visible.


56 posted on 10/11/2025 7:51:57 AM PDT by arthurus (l| covfeve |l ...)
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To: Celtic Conservative

“Assassinations are meant to be a public statement.”

You have found the rabbit hole.

Now for a peek down into it:

“”Revelation of the Method” is a concept in occult practices that suggests a requirement for the hidden powers to reveal their actions to the public, even if in a disguised or symbolic form. This revelation serves several purposes:

Moral and Cosmic Balance: By revealing their methods, these powers believe they balance the cosmic scales. It’s thought to be a way to avoid karmic repercussions by providing the public with an opportunity to know and potentially resist.

Desensitization: Repeated exposure to these revelations, often through media, literature, or symbolic representations, is believed to desensitise the public. This gradual exposure makes the public more accepting of the hidden powers’ actions and less likely to resist or recognise them as malevolent.

Psychological Manipulation: The revelation is also considered a form of psychological manipulation, creating a sense of inevitability and powerlessness among the general population. By showing their hand, the hidden powers foster a belief that their control is so absolute that they can flaunt it without fear of opposition.

Occult Tradition: In the context of occult practices, revealing the method aligns with certain esoteric traditions that value the dissemination of hidden knowledge, albeit in a coded or symbolic manner. This serves both as a rite and a way to communicate with those “in the know.””

https://x.com/TheProjectUnity/status/1816998609054785769


57 posted on 10/11/2025 7:57:44 AM PDT by cgbg ("The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.")
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To: CharlesOConnell

I’d say the simple answer is to promote fear.


58 posted on 10/11/2025 7:57:53 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: philman_36

[Please tell me you’re not that stupid. A name and a county will bring up property information on most county property tax websites.

Public figures would need to own no property to remain invisible.
The truly determined can find their address. Simply following them home, like with what has happened with ICE employees, would also render their address.

Now, unless there is some exclusion law that hides a public figure’s property tax information you made a truly ignorant comment.]


They can use intermediate entities (trusts, corporations) to obscure ultimate ownership. Can a resourceful person peel the onion, find the object of his ire? Sure. But the point isn’t to be impervious to being found. It’s to discourage all but the most determined and resourceful nemesis. The idea, again, is to minimize the odds of some rando finding them after a 5 second search.


59 posted on 10/11/2025 7:59:31 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: erlayman

He shook hands, handed out hats, people could see him in person up close...

Its a trade off between accessibility vs. security.

The people want access. You want them to have access. The energy from a live event, people meeting you in person is far greater than some podcast or YouTube video.

The security detail wants to wrap you in a fireproof blanket and lay you on a shelf in a bunker, location kept secret, put inside a granite mountain, without any means to communicate.

It’s a tradeoff.

Sometimes it’s just pure luck that prevents a disaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Arutyunian


60 posted on 10/11/2025 8:32:21 AM PDT by Red6
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