157 Holy shit. So now we find out that Thomas Matthew Crooks, the shooter who tried to assassinate Donald Trump, went through Secret Service security WITH his rangefinder and scoped out the snipers, who spotted him and said they need to keep an eye on him. So Secret Service let the shooter inside… (twitter.com) posted 165 days ago by goldentomatoes1 165 days ago by goldentomatoes1 +157 / -0 33 comments share 33 comments share save hide report block hide replies
It sounds dangerous to jump onto a roof that's sloped at it's highest point. I think safety procedures would require him to use a ladder.
Safety issues would have required probably a helmet and harness to keep him from falling and taking a bullet to the head
The kid was 20 years old. If there was any step at all to help him get on that roof, I don't think he needed a ladder.