The area the ABQ camera was in is a shithole to begin with. When I'm on trips for work I go right through the station a few blocks away and the homeless that hang around in that vicinity, I'm sure that gunshot is real.
Just to be clear for the discussion, nobody is questioning whether the shots were heard. The shots are not in question.
What is in question is the participants in the videos, as well as the spontaneity of the move to ABQ, as the internet troll recruitment post was made 3 weeks prior to the ABQ move. And therefore, the spontaneity of the entire project would become questionable.
No, we don't have smoking gun evidence, but observational instinct and peripheral findings are adding up. Its likely Lando et al are a part of Shia's art project, whether they know or not. The Craigslist company that posted an advertisement looking for people versed in internet-troll speak and versed in trolling would likely be hiring these guys independently, it would be wholly unnecessary to remind them that this is Shia's project (which it is).
Someone called it earlier when they brought up Shia + performance art. Its now looking exactly like the art project it was announced as, and the project it was intended to be. They have captured some amazing performances.
I absolutely love the characters so far. Greg the Greek, Oldschool Pete, Lando, Poet guy, etc. But we have gleaned a little bit of information now and made enough observations to lean towards some of these characters not being as grass roots as we might think-- save for the "person" pulling a gun out of his pants, and the people with nothing good to say save for "HWNDU"-- those people are absolutely certifiably 100% authentic, unfortunately, you know, that's just real life.
example; two gay men came by last night, extremely gay behavior more than a normal gay person would immediately broadcast, very over the top in a put-on kind of way. The girl who was with them seemed to be their "handler" and she was staying extra quiet, whispering to the two men, setting up the Beyonce music for them to dance to, and she wouldn't speak or walk in front of the camera or say anything. Fag hags who hang out with full blown loud obnoxious flamers are not reserved or quiet people. She was quiet because she brought them their to perform and shes probably some kind of organizer. She left with them without saying anything audible, she said nothing to the camera. The gays and her didn't socialize with anyone and moved on. That's handler/producer behavior.
The more you examine some of these happenings, you start seeing a lack of spontaneity. If its too good to be true, it usually is.
