“According to the AP, who spoke to two law enforcement officials on condition of anonymity, rallygoers noticed a man climbing to the top of the roof of the nearby building and warned local law enforcement. This is when one local officer climbed to the roof and confronted Crooks, who pointed his rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder [?] as Crooks quickly took a shot toward Trump...” https://www.newsweek.com/police-officer-found-trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-roof-minutes-before-shooting-report-1925027
We can't scapegoat that one officer. Local law enforcement one would hope, would have a direct comm to SS. Spotters would have been able to see if he had a gun. But none of that seems to have happened. That, and the fact that the roof was unsecure, makes it seem to me like gross incompetence caused by systemic malice.
“According to the AP, who spoke to two law enforcement officials on condition of anonymity, rallygoers noticed a man climbing to the top of the roof of the nearby building and warned local law enforcement. This is when one local officer climbed to the roof and confronted Crooks, who pointed his rifle at the officer. The officer retreated down the ladder [?] as Crooks quickly took a shot toward Trump...” https://www.newsweek.com/police-officer-found-trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-roof-minutes-before-shooting-report-1925027
We can't scapegoat that one officer. Local law enforcement one would hope, would have a direct comm to SS. Spotters would have been able to see if he had a gun. But none of that seems to have happened. That, and the fact that the roof was unsecure, makes it seem to me like gross incompetence caused by systemic malice.