So, a nutty English man

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6-21-16, 1:44pm
IshbelRobertson

So, a nutty English man

Tried to kill Mr Trump?
6-21-16, 1:48pm
Alan

I think the term 'nutty' is right. He apparently planned it for a year, travelled cross-country and acquired tickets to several events in the hope that he could steal a weapon from a police officer and use it to shoot Trump.

I'm glad they're reporting on it in the UK because there's been precious little mention of it in the US.
6-21-16, 2:05pm
Gregg

I can't shake the feeling that this might not be the last attempt on the life of a major party candidate in 2016 given the levels of vitriol and division in the race.
6-21-16, 2:06pm
Teacher Terry

Never even heard about it. So sad.
6-21-16, 2:53pm
LDAHL

There was a piece on CNN about it. They don't say what his beef was, although they did say he was in the country illegally.
6-21-16, 2:58pm
ToomuchStuff

I didn't click on the links, but what I saw, made me think it was an American Teenager.
6-21-16, 5:24pm
IshbelRobertson

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan

I think the term 'nutty' is right. He apparently planned it for a year, travelled cross-country and acquired tickets to several events in the hope that he could steal a weapon from a police officer and use it to shoot Trump.

I'm glad they're reporting on it in the UK because there's been precious little mention of it in the US.

You know the good ol' BBC....!

It hasn't had much publicity in the US.... Your media ain't all that, then!
6-21-16, 6:05pm
Alan

Quote:

Originally Posted by IshbelRobertson

You know the good ol' BBC....!

It hasn't had much publicity in the US.... Your media ain't all that, then!

Well, he's an illegal alien and Donald Trump was his target, which doesn't serve the preferred narrative. If it had been an American citizen targeting Secretary Clinton or Senator Sanders, now that would be news.
6-21-16, 9:04pm
jp1

I guess that wall is going to have to stretch along our eastern border as well since apparently england is sending us their rapists and murderers. Just like mexico. I wonder if he'll make england pay for that part of it.
6-22-16, 5:11am
IshbelRobertson

Interestingly, it appears he is on the spectrum and his parents claim to have telephoned the US embassy in London to tell them about their son. The response was to decline to do anything as he was an adult.

You couldn't make it up!
6-23-16, 10:15am
ToomuchStuff

Quote:

Originally Posted by IshbelRobertson

Interestingly, it appears he is on the spectrum and his parents claim to have telephoned the US embassy in London to tell them about their son. The response was to decline to do anything as he was an adult.

You couldn't make it up!

What spectrum? (mental illness, Asperger, etc)
Wondering how did he get in this country? What was surprising about not doing any punishment before the crime? It did apparently raise awareness of him, as he was caught.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_61hzuGGJX0
6-23-16, 10:24am
IshbelRobertson

The Autistic Spectrum, according to news reports.

How he got into the US should be a matter of investigation by your authorities. I presume he may have entered on a holiday and overstayed?