• I’m still not convinced he did it tbh.

      Pictures of him from the hostel he’s wearing different clothes from the shooter. They found the shooters bag and jacket in Central Park. And then they found Luigi in Pennsylvania with the bag, jacket, and gun specifically meant to be disposed of? Uh huh. Sure they did.

      I’m like 80% convinced he’s a total patsy and the cops planted that shit on him. They just found a guy that looked similar enough who they could identify as being nearby.

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        I wouldn’t be totally shocked if that’s the case but the fact that he wrote a statement in advance and hasn’t made any statement about being set up or that being faked or that he’s a patsy or anything like that kinda leads me to doubt it, idk

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      I’m not even sure about that. Him getting caught (I suspect he did so on purpose) has given us so many more memes (see your comment for one!). I think it’s actually better propaganda in this case for him to have been arrested.

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        Why 3D print a suppressor if you meant to get arrested for propaganda reasons? Like, God love him, but I think he was just a well meaning smart-dumbass (Valedictorian at a bougie private prep school, Ivy League computer guy that read airport bookstore tier popsci and listened to Rogan-tier broslop? Idk)

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          I don’t know. Just easier and cheaper than buying one. Why would he have kept the pistol and suppressor on him instead of disposing of it? Why have the manifesto addressed to the feds on him? Normal people aren’t cut out for living with the guilt of murder/fear of being a fugitive. On the one hand, Luigi obviously put a lot of planning into the adventure, but seemingly very little into the “getting away with it” part. Also, no self-inflicted gunshot, no suicide by cop shootout.