According to the conspiracy theory, that can’t be true, because some news organization told us the rifle was in the trunk, before anybody really knew what was happening. And we all know that news organizations never ever get their facts wrong, especially when they are rushing to judgment.
That is, until they start reporting things that contradict the conspiracy. Then they are clearly lying.
And all those times they come out with later reports based on the results of investigation — well those are the biggest lies of all, because they had time to think about the lie.
See, a conspiracy theory is easy. You pick a few ridiculous reports from before people know anything, throw in the 1st hour’s speculations, and then any thing that contradicts that is just part of the conspiracy.
Yes, it appears people are that gullible.
Charles, I’m open to any knowledge - why have we seen all the videos of the police opening the trunk and taking out a rifle. It was dark and flashlights were moving around but they did show that.
— or maybe you were being satorical/sarcastic, and I misunderstood?
Well, I like to assume that at least some people are just confused by the media reports, or some misleading youtube videos they have seen. Others, though, are definitely convinced of the conspiracy emotionally, and will fit together whatever evidence they feel fits their preconceived story, and reject anything else, with no real adherence to logic.
I’m actually a fan of a good conspiracy theory, there are a few that I have my pet speculations about. There just aren’t any good conspiracy theories about Sandy Hook, so why pursue an exercise in foolishness?
A big part of the foolishness is the rush to theorize before there has been any official reports, hearings, or evidence released. The theorists are claiming a cover-up, before they can even point to the official “cover story” that contradicts their theory. Say what you will about the other conspiracy theorists, but the JFK crowd waited for the Warren Report to come out, and the 9/11 truthers waited for the 9/11 Commission report to come out too before they went wild with speculation.
I guess they don’t want to be prudent and wait because the left is using Sandy Hook to push gun control urgently. I don’t think they have really thought through the idea that spouting conspiracy theories will somehow counteract Obama and the left’s agenda though. As far as America is concerned, Sandy Hook happened, and we might as well figure out how to stop gun control in the America we live in, rather than stick our heads in the sand and pretend we can wish the event away.