Cts love to show the Lane-Delgado interview where Delgado mocks Oswald's shooting skills, they don't like to show this one so much: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTb8Z4MMqHs In it Delgado openly states that although Oswald scored so low (191) he believes Oswald was a better shot than that and the reason for the low score was because he'd completely lost interest in the USMC and was about to leave.Another interesting fact, (not stated in interview) Oswald and Degado qualified on the same day, at the same range. Unlike Oswald, Degado loved serving in the USMC, again, unlike Oswald, Degado was enthusiastically trying to get as high a score as possible. Oswald scored 191 Degado scored 192!!John Iacoletti stated earlier: "Oswald had been out of the Marines much much longer than Whitman." Oswald committed his murders four years after leaving the Corps. Whitman committed his murders two years after being discharged. I guess the term "much much longer" is subjective.
Actually Whitman was less than 20 months. Yes, Oswald was much much longer, and even longer yet since he qualified as sharpshooter (barely).
No, it wasn't "much much longer". Oswald qualified as sharpshooter in Dec 1956 and discharged Sept 1959. Whitman qualified as sharpshooter between 1959-1960 with a score just three points higher than Oswald. Whitman was discharged Dec 1964 but during that time spent 30 days confinement and 90 hard labour. Do the math, to any reasonable person that's not "much much longer".
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So? Am I meant to be bothered?
Who could know for sure except Oswald? As a result, the question you asked necessitates speculation. Simply because we can't enter his mind to answer that question with certainty doesn't eliminate the evidence or create doubt of his guilt as you erroneously imply. But if you want speculation, Tippit is armed. If Oswald is not absolutely certain that he is dead or incapacitated, he still poses a potential danger. So Oswald finished him off. Better than getting shot in the back as he walks away.
