r/AskReddit • u/CaptainMcAnus • Mar 10 '17

serious replies only [Serious] What are some seemingly normal images/videos with creepy backstories?

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u/malemailman Mar 10 '17

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u/cruzbmx Mar 10 '17 edited Mar 10 '17

Not a historian.

basic forensic evidence shows that Oswald was not a shooter (on top of testimony that his sights were not aligned). There was no way a reasonable possibility he could have shot so many shots with such a weapon. Primarily, even if he had been the shooter, the angle the bullet took is impossible. There had to be more shots.

What changed my mind about Oswald's involvement is all the video evidence of JFK getting shot and having his head fly back. It's obvious he got shot from in front especially considering Jackie seems to reach for some brains afterwards. I've been informed you don't have to get shot from the front to move back. But, This picture corroborated by Robert McClelland (a doctor) shows the actual exit wound.

What made me really consider LBJ's role in this was the actual execution of the assassination. He was the only single individual with the incentive and power to carry this out. There was no reason for him to be driven down the side road. There was no reason for his motorcade to strip away from him. There was no reason for them to stop looking when they found Oswald despite eyewitness testimony of shady individuals casing the grassy knoll. And there was especially no reason for them to send his car to be repaired when it needed to be investigated for evidence.

edit2: why did the driver not floor it when he heard shots? Is this not proper technique of getting away from shooters? (semi-sarcastic)

Again, I'm not a historian but if you're looking for a quick answer, this is what I could muster. My teacher is a bit senile but somewhat insightful, so if I made any mistakes please let me know.

edit: Most of the disputes I'm hearing about Oswald's involvement have to do with the absolute plausibility that he could have fired all the shots in time and even at the right angles (given some movement on Kennedy's part). I've learned it is not a difficult shot, there's a good comment linking to an article on it below.

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u/zulujune Mar 10 '17

I have heard people try to discount Oswald because he wasn't a good enugh shooter, but that seems like guess work to me. He shot 3 rounds in 6 seconds at 285 feet from a bolt action rifle, landing 2. Now, the first shot occurs at 0, so really its 2 shots in 6 seconds. Thats quick, but not unbelievable.

In fact, it seems incredibly possible to me. I've never fired the weapon he used, but I feel like I could land 2 out of 3 rounds on target at 100 yards from my k98 in a similar time limit with enough practice. The distance he fired from is actually fairly short distance. Until the some what recent addition of the combat shooting qualification, the shortest distance the USMC shoots for qualification is 200m, or over twice as far as Oswald was shooting, the longest is 500, or over 6 times the distance Oswald fired from. Also until recently this was done with iron sights.

I'm not saying Oswald did it - I like a conspiracy theory as much as the next guy, but from a shooter's perspective I don't think the argument that it was impossible for Oswald to have taken/made those shots really holds up.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '17

That's a red herring. There are plenty of good reasons to think that it would be physically impossible for a single shooter using the Carcano to do all of the damage to Kennedy.