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Did anyone even scatter when the gunfire went off? Thats a lot of shots. From the clips I've seen they stare.
I noticed that, too, but I just chalk that up to people freezing (fight, flight, freeze).
One interviewee said they thought it was fireworks.
Another attendee thought it was a prank.
I can’t see where they would exit/move
The easy explanation is that literally zero of the people on video have ever been shot at before. So you can see the crowd not react, trump himself barely reacts. Then the crowd panics once they realize but most of them are older and have no where to go. The security also makes a big show of tackling Trump and they all fixate on watching that instead of running.
So yeah it’s just everyday panic
I love how they tackled him but still let him stand up and pump his fist with his head exposed.
Every other video of a gun going off unexpectedly around a large group of people results in mass panic and and people immediately acting/running/stampeding in some cases. This video looks unnatural.
Honestly it could’ve been a variety of factors. The gun shots came from 300 yards away (from early reports I’ve read). Meaning that the sound will be greatly diminished by that time. And I do see the crowd panic but again, they’re older. And slow. They also have no idea what to do because they can’t locate the fire. I think the guards that rushed in stopped a lot of them from leaving or going anywhere since they assumed the shots came from the crowd. I mean a minute after the shots you see guards with guns pointing into the crowd.
This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a crowd freeze like this especially while seated. Humans are weird but if you’re standing, you flee. If you’re seated, you’re trapped and panic and freeze.
I can tell you right now, I would’ve sat there frozen. No where to go, no cover to find, armed guards rushing in, return fire happening, etc.
Don't know where everyone is seeing 300 yards. I read 300 feet right off, and that looks spot on.