AND. A. GUN.

[TygrBright]

Today the Fourth Estate is conducting post-mortems on the report of some guy who caught the attention of the Secret Service at [Redacted]'s Florida golf course.

There's a lot to the story, because apparently the guy in question had a substantial online and social media presence and no inhibitions about telling everyone what's wrong and demanding it be fixed.

So far I've read post-mortems from several media outlets, and they're generally of a muchness, with varying attention to some of the stranger details of the guy's online communications, travels, political donations, and self-reported activities.

A representative sample from the Associated Press summarized the guy thusly:

"...a man with a criminal past, plenty of outrage and shifting politics."

Among the approximately three dozen articles that pop up on a DuckDuck search, here's a representative set of headlines:

What we know about Ryan Wesley Routh, the man detained in ... - CNN
Who is Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the Trump golf course ... - NPR
What's known about Ryan Wesley Routh, suspect in possible Trump ... - CBS News
Ryan Routh: Who is the alleged suspect in the Trump assassination ... - Fox5 Atlanta
Who is Ryan Wesley Routh? The suspect in Trump Florida ... - Vox
Who is Ryan Wesley Routh? Man held for 'apparent assassination attempt ... - Times of India

Just half a dozen of many, many attempts by the press to fathom why a guy on the edge of a golf course was a lethal threat to the Presidential candidate of a major U.S. political party.

Here's what no one, so far, in any of these press organs, is apparently noticing:

HE.

HAD.

A.

FUCKING.

GUN.

You morons.

Not a really good gun for the purpose, frankly. But a gun. Capable of doing lethal damage, not just to a target, but to anyone nearby and/or between the guy and the target.

HE HAD A GUN.

Get it?

Yanno what? There are lots - hundreds of thousands, I'd bet - maybe even a million or more - people who have criminal pasts, lots of outrage, and political beliefs that change.

They might even want to eliminate some person they perceive as a threat from the political landscape.

But WITHOUT A GUN, they're unlikely to succeed.

Apparently, the "Fourth Estate" is either unaware of this, or thinks we don't give a shit about it.

Probably a few of them do get it but are just sick and tired of having to point out the FUCKING OBVIOUS in the face of relentless denialism from... drumroll, please:

PEOPLE WITH GUNS

Tough shit, media.

It's your FUCKING JOB.

DO IT, or what the hell are you worth, anyway?

outragedly,
Bright

(Who does NOT HAVE A FUCKING GUN.)

P.S. Sorry about all the swears. Apparently I do still have a few fucks to give.

[Traildogbob]

1. Great rant and spot on

All the “F’s”. Ha, spend a seven month training cruise on a Guided Missile Destroyer during the early 70’s.
Before women were on ships.
It took me over a year after discharge to check all the “Fucks” that are in just an average discussion.
And most of the veteran students I would get at college, spoke just as colorfully.

[Frasier Balzov]

2. It would be an investigative news segment I would definitely watch.

How does a gun like this come into the possession of a person like this?

I'm really curious. Please inform me Media.