Who Capped JFK?

[Jester]

why constantly insist in gunmen behind the grassy knoll and conspiracy theories?

That which cannot be.

Longer explanation: one key component to those who insist that there was at the very least a second gunman in addition to Oswald is that, between what the Zapruder film clearly shows regarding the timing of the shots, and what an expert gunman was able to do with the gun that Oswald wielded, it was demonstrated that even a professional shooter could not get off those three shots in that amount of time, especially (if I remember correctly) the last two.

Also: physics.

Longer explanation: Governor Connally's wounds are inconsistent with Oswald being the lone shooter. To wit: Oswald fired three shots. One is a known miss. One was the kills shot to the head. And the third, if Oswald acted alone, went through Kennedy's neck, and caused seven separate wounds in Connally that simply do not line up with the way the Governor was sitting OR ballistics reality (nine separate wounds in two men with nary a defomration of the alleged bullet).

We can examine some other details, but these two things are the keystones upon which most conspiracy theories are built, and why many people who don't consider themselves conspiracy theorists per se just don't buy that there was only one gunman, Oswald or otherwise.

Hope that was concise.

[Greenday]

There actually were a couple experts who were able to score two hits in 8 seconds, even though it was later found that it was longer than 8 seconds.

As for how the bullet managed to cause nine wounds in two different people, I have no idea how it managed to do that. But as I've mentioned earlier, the wounds on both men line up linearly and when traced backwards, takes you right back to the book depository building.

[Jester]

That's the thing, Green. Much of the material I've seen shows that the wounds do NOT line up linearly. I have, of course, seen material that says that they do. The problem becomes, of course, which visual aid and which author do you believe?

I used to think I had a good grasp of this whole thing, within reason of course, but the more I read on it, the more I realized I really didn't know, and couldn't intelligently form a good opinion on what happened. I mean, some of the more crackpot authors were easy to weed out, but there is some compelling stuff out there regarding the aforementioned two items (the shots vs. time with that gun, and the wounds with the one bullet).

Using all that I have read, from many differing opinions, my best guess is that Oswald was not alone. Were they sent by the CIA, the Mafia, the Cubans? Or were they acting on their own? If I had to guess, I would say they were acting on their own.

There is no question, however, that the government made some mistakes and did try to hide some things (why they did it is up for debate...I am not suggesting a huge conspiracy here, though). And by "the government" I mean both the Dallas police and the Warren Commission and other investigators.

I may get an argument on this, but I think the people who screwed up most were the Secret Service for not doing what they were there for (protect the President) and the Dallas PD (Hi Jack Ruby!--and other screwups). I think this is self-evident no matter what else you believe about the assassination.

[Slytovhand]

No no no. The One who shot John F. Kennedy was:


John F. Kennedy, with the aid of Lister, Kryton, Rimmer and Cat, who went back in time so Lister could do a curry run.

Sorry Lord, beat you to it...

[Arcade Man D]

The mob. They hated the Kennedys. They were also behind Robert Kennedy.

[lordlundar]

Sorry Lord, beat you to it...

Yeah, but you forgot the curry run.

[Slytovhand]

Yeah, true... I'll pay that!

Hang on... I have a new suspect (or 2)...

It was either: a really hot vindaloo, or Lister's socks!

[lordlundar]

Hang on... I have a new suspect (or 2)...

It was either: a really hot vindaloo, or Lister's socks!

I vote the socks. Those things qualify as WMDs on the grade of a solar system.

[Tanasi]

I'm going to be a little controversial and say "Who cares?" He like his father and brothers are no account and low-down. His only partial saving grace was his mother and the Fitzgerald family. The Kennedy family were thugs. Old man Joe was a boot-legger/mobster, Nazi sympathizer, extortionist, crookened politician that offered and took bribes. He had his daughter permanently maimed because she embarassed him and then institutionialized her. He with the help of the mob rigged tehe 1960 presidential election. Joe Jr. was a jealous, whinny twit that luckily killed himself in an effort to win medals. JFK was a drug addict, womanizer and cheated on his wife. RFK was a womanizer and cheated on his wife. Teddy well we know what a disappointment he's been as well as several others.
I'm not saying JFK or RFK deserved to be shot but they deserve to be remembered for what they were and not some made up MSM story.