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Related: About this forumVideo shows aftermath of Arson Attack on Gov. Josh Shapiro's house
Shapiro arson, terror suspect Cody Balmer told cops he hated the governor and wouldve beaten him with a hammer if he found him:
https://nypost.com/2025/04/14/us-news/state-police-said-shapiro-arson-suspect-clearly-had-a-plan-and-was-very-methodical/
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Video shows aftermath of Arson Attack on Gov. Josh Shapiro's house (Original Post)
MagaSmash
Apr 14
OP
Yes - how did he get over the wall, into the house, blow it up, and then escape?
TheRickles
Apr 14
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dem4decades
(12,696 posts)1. The guy was in the house, what if he had a gun?
Trump will do nothing, he wants his cult to stand up and stand by, and the rest of the country to live in fear.
gab13by13
(27,824 posts)2. Maybe a message to Shapiro
Don't think about running for president.
pfitz59
(11,464 posts)3. Lots of MAGA frothing at the mouth
to go all 'Taxi Driver' for Der Gropenfurher.
Sneederbunk
(16,098 posts)4. So much for 24/7 security.
TheRickles
(2,709 posts)5. Yes - how did he get over the wall, into the house, blow it up, and then escape?
Maybe there's more to the story, yet to emerge. But this doesn't add up.
Sneederbunk
(16,098 posts)6. Incompetency always explains a lot.
TheRickles
(2,709 posts)7. Maybe, but I'd think burglar alarms and etc. would have been triggered several times over.
I hate to say it, but it reminds me of the prison guards who were asleep, and the camera that didn't work, when Jeffrey Epstein "committed suicide". I hope the evidence that will emerge proves it was only incompetence.
AnnaLee
(1,262 posts)8. 20 years max for attempted murder in PA
times 7 people in the house, consecutive, is 140 years. That is before the other possible charges.