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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -5 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

What would "the elites" stand to gain from framing this dude, while the actual killer is still on the loose?

This is pretty unhinged, to be honest.

[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

to make an example of someone to try to dissuade others from following in his footsteps

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

By sending him to prison?

That's not really telling people anything they didn't already know.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The killer is not as dangerous as the approval for his act. The government wants to prevent copycat vigilantes by making an example out of him. Regardless whether this guy is guilty or not, they'll drag him through the deepest mud and then string him up with the harshest possible sentence, to discourage others from gunning down CEOs.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

I very much doubt the possibility of going to prison will deter someone pissed off enough to kill someone.

[–] aphlamingphoenix@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm not adopting the conspiracy here, but if they can't find the shooter with the whole country getting behind him, then they would want the optics of finding the shooter. Which could backfire, of course. It would be very telling, for example, if the cops got real confident about it and then the real shooter made some kind of public display with the false shooter in custody.

[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This was my thought process, too. If they got a framed guy here, the actual CEO killer would likely or hopefully do something else to let the public know that they were still out there.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, thats part of the reason I don't buy it. If the actual killer acts again, it will be very embarrassing for the police.

[–] anindefinitearticle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They gain by preventing copycat killers. If other poors think that he got away with it, they might think they can, too.

[–] underwire212@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I get that. However, the optics of having a successful “martyr” symbol is very, very dangerous. A wide scope of narrative means difficult to control. Difficult to control introduces “motivator to action” symbols among a, I think, specific (and quite populous) demographic (think of all the young males with zero purpose, waiting to seize on an opportunity for a real life Mr Robot, for example)… “well if he could do it, get away with it, AND become a ’hero’, what’s stopping me from doing the same?”

Having someone, anyone, buys time to craft the narrative and gauge public sentiment and, most importantly, dampen the probability of a revolutionary ’spark’ if you will.

Obviously we don’t have enough information here. It very well could be the dude they have in custody. I am only sharing one possible theory based off my experience and observations. And there are a number of very suspect observations here that are in line with narrative management.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

I think the actual truth is, this guy isn't a criminal mastermind, and he got caught.

He also looks a lot like the surveillance photo.