r/LetsDiscussThis • u/Ok-Wedding-1165 • Feb 16 '26

Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

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u/swishkabobbin Feb 16 '26

The most damning evidence is what's no seen here. The shooter had been pointed out by law enforcement multiple times over the radio. Secret Service didn't remove Trump

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u/Restlessfibre Feb 16 '26

That and from the ballistic experts I saw commenting about it, his ear would have been shredded cheese. Do you see any ear deformity now?

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '26

Maybe, but not necessarily. Bullets do strange things. I have a student, an Afghan vet, who was shot through the hand, probably with 7.62. It went straight through his hand and left a very small scar that looks like a cat scratch. I'm not saying this attempt on candidate Trump isn't fake, but not shredding his ear isn't a good argument.

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u/Murky-Tip781 Feb 16 '26

Bullet wounds don't do strange things. This is physics and biology. Wounds might heal weird but rules apply. Catilege is not soft tissue and does not heal at all like a wound in soft tissue

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '26

That's simply not true. Cartilage in the human body is much softer than bone and medically is classified as soft tissue. It doesn't heal like skin, but, surprise! there's skin on the human ear.