I still believe there was confusion and time spent assessing the situation before acting. Far more plausible than a SS to let Trump be killed.
There are a lot of assumptions being made.
Until we see images from the snipers point of view towards the shooter location I think we should withhold judgements. If the roof on the AGR building was peaked it is likely the snipers couldn’t see the shooter until he broached the peak.
This event has a ton of video. But what folks don’t realize is that the video cameras were at a distance and they compress the depth of field. Sure, it’s great documentation of the event—but they need to be reviewed in context. Angles and distances are deceiving on video.
In addition, we have NO idea what communications were happening. People think communications are instantaneous and clear; they are not. Getting messages and information from point A to B takes time.
As with all of these types of situations the first reports are often incomplete or simply wrong. Eye witnesses are notoriously bad.
Finally, having been involved in a firearm assault a lot of people who were not there express opinions about what “I would have done.” In reality, they were not there. They did not see what was happening. And they have a whole bunch of time to considers the situation. Real life doesn’t work that way. Real life is messy and confusing and it happens fast.