A highly decorated Army soldier who fatally shot himself just before an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left a note saying it was a stunt to serve as “wake up call” for the country’s ills.

Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado Springs, Colorado, also wrote in notes he left on his cellphone that he needed to “cleanse” his mind “of the brothers I’ve lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took.” Livelsberger served in the Army since 2006 and deployed twice to Afghanistan.

“This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up call. Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives,” Livelsberger wrote in one letter found by authorities and released Friday.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        21·
        4 days ago

        Sure, I’ll give you some of the negative dollars I have.

        Of course I’m not going to fucking bet with a stranger over Lemmy, I’m not a gambling addict.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            2·
            4 days ago

            Either that or you think I’m a moron because I have no idea who else would be stupid enough to make a bet for money with a stranger over Lemmy.

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                22·
                4 days ago

                I am? I didn’t realize I was very angry. How have you determined this?

                Is this also something you would like to bet money on?

                  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                    32·
                    4 days ago

                    *gesticulates to my comment history while we’ve been having this conversation.*

                    This isn’t productive anymore so have a good one dude.

                    You sound angry.