(07-17-2024, 08:17 PM)KKLoco Wrote: “A friend of mine owns a 2014 and I used it to cart home a water heater. A "12 foot" ladder isn't much larger because a folded 12' is 6' and it's actually less than that... Go to your garage and pull out a tape measure.”
Your clearly didn’t watch the original footage. You have much research to do young Pada Wan.
That's an interesting take. I've watched everything I came across, so far.
If I've missed a video, I'd like to see it.
From what I've seen, a "supposedly" 12' ladder was placed on the connecting building in the corner, so as to be discreet. Video seems to confirm this. I see a ladder. Like I said, can't really tell you how big it was without being there on the ground.
I have yet to see a video of the "van" or "Hyundai" or "sedan" or whatever it was and at the same time I have other reports that he walked to the venue and was actually called in as a suspicious person by a squad car some 30 minutes in advance.
Anyways, I own a "22 foot" foldable extension ladder made by Werner I bought some years ago. Fully extended it measures 18'. I inquired about this at time of purchase and it seems that, at least in the US, there is a measuring standard similar to whats used for TVs in that the total length assumes someone standing on it just as US TVs are assumed measured diagonally.
(07-14-2024, 12:49 PM)ArMaP Wrote: US history is not my forte, what did happen?
I know someone answered this, but I think they misunderstood the question and figured I'd get back to this because I think it's relevant.
The US was already in a civil war by the time Lincoln was shot but things really ramped up after that. Ultimately culminating in Southern states moving to full secession. This ended with the South defeated and the end of Slavery in the US. Despite what Wikipedia will tell you, Lincoln was basically a modern day republican and the secessionists were Democrats. The Democrat party continued to back African slavery full up into the early 1900s. I think the only reason they really stopped was the great depression ergo lack of demand followed by racial tensionsvin the late 50s through early 70s.
The point is, the assassination promoted the real kickoff of the civil war.