There were many innocent people involved and it doesn't mean they were in on any conspiracy! Your argument is that they had to know the truth and therefore guilty of the crime. The same sort of argument that you would say a prosecutor should face in the wrongful conviction of an innocent person after he has been found guilty of using only select pieces to gain a conviction in his case and not all that he has.
The reality is, there were very few people that needed to know the truth. The rest was building a case to convict a LNer. The less people you have that know that, the easier it is to keep a secret. A few people working with evidence, eye witness accounts and statements can do wonders to point a case to have a deliberate outcome. Sad but true.
A modern day example of this improper use of selected evidence brought into the light is DNA testing. There have been so many cases where the DNA is the only thing that saved a man after being already convicted for a crime he didn't commit. All the circumstantial evidence presented by the DA was compelling and yet one little DNA test later on, proved he was an innocent man. Sometimes a little extra evidence was planted just to make sure because they knew he was guilty. If you have convinced yourself of this ahead of time, then you seek to add to make the case watertight. In these cases, they don't throw the prosecutors in jail for these things. The prosecutors are very good at picking and choosing evidence to get their desired end result and ignoring those facts that don't lead to a non-conviction!
So to, you must have an open mind with LHO. He was killed and wasn't there to defend himself. Eye witness accounts and statements can be easily obtained and signed off. In fact the more you can get, the more conflicting it all is, the less reliable they become and the more easy it becomes to mislead and develop your own argument in the case. So, lets not get into those 5 questions you are itching to have me answer. Look at what hasn't been provide with it to solidify it and make it into a watertight case! It is really more important to establish via job application, pay stubs, bank accounts and so on, the exact time he started working at the TBSD. The traceable phone calls made from his home, collect calls and to who. The paper would be unquestionable proof, not based on eyewitness or sworn testimony and act as independent evidence.
There have been many cases where a just man has been tried and found guilty for a crime that he didn't do. It would be fairly easy to do in a case where the man (LHO) is dead already and can't even be questioned or provide statements. As a witness, if you are told by the DA or a rep, that a suspect was already guilty and we ask for "just a little extra help to clean up a few loose ends and make the case stick", you might think you are doing the country a favor and saving the taxpayer money too. "I may even let you in on a little secret in the process to help get the statement from you that I need." Here is a go at it, let your imagination run wild for a small paragraph!
These people can offer an argument which makes sense. "Can you imagine what utter chaos the country will be thrown into if you can't help us out a little bit? We so need to keep riots and civil unrest from occurring. The simple solution is to have a lone gunman responsible if at all possible. Heaven forbid that you could have a coup d'etat take place with more than one gunman present. You certainly wouldn't want LBJ to be accused of a sinister plot to wrench the power out of JFK's hands now would you - that is treason man! Can you imagine having a rumor like that going around? Can you imagine then how the Russians would drop nukes on us as we would appear to be leaderless? They would come attack us at night while we weren't ready in the middle of our unrest and Communism would take over! The stock market would crash - our liberty and freedom would be gone forever and you my friend would be held responsible if that were to occur. You wouldn't want that to happen, now would you?"
Surely you can see my argument? Strike a little fear in the people's hearts and see what can happen. Now back to reality!
IMHO, there is a need for documentation. The obvious document to look at would be the TBSD job application as example. It was discussed in Truly's statement. Wouldn't that be perfect evidence if LHO lied and signed it? It would establish without doubt when he started. LHO's tax documents and bank account statements, telephone calls etc. would also show you exactly if he acted alone and who had paid him and establish the timeline. Would you mind opening your filing cabinet? I know if he was only hired 5 weeks earlier, you wouldn't have thrown them out or have someone shred them already? He is a new employee. IF you want to fire him and he lied to you, that is an important document!!! This was not investigated or brough forward? Why not? These rabbit trails are the critical ones if you want to know if he acted alone or as part of a larger group or sinister plot.
What was so important to follow the purchase path of the rifle itself other than to make it a direct path from the store to him and not via someone else. This again ties in with the "lonenut" narrative, acting alone. What about all the various ammunition he used, is there a trail for that? Why so many types, hard nose, frangible, various casings all mixed in his clip we are led to believe. Even casing from pistol, some coming from an ammo belt. Two different pistols. Close examination of this combination of the various evidence is not very convincing when you try to find commanality among it and a coherent argument.
It is little wonder there is conspiracy theories? A proper and independent investigation was not done! Take it one step further:
Can you substantiate a motive as to why he hated a President so much that he felt he was called upon to take it upon himself to shoot him? He loved Communism so much? He felt his idol Fidol Castro was going to be assassinated by JFK and his gang? The simple fact is, his being at the TBSD building began after JFK and Connally had decided in September on the Fund Raiser trip for JFK to Dallas! Those are the real questions of the day!
Furthermore, what do we know about his character? Do we even know if he had a driver's license? Was it customary for someone like him to be driven around - even to work - chauffeured - a man with wife and kids living the American dream? At the same time, he was a marksman. It seems strange even in the 60s that he wouldn't drive an automobile or be a normal sort of man - unless he was brainwashed into thinking he was part of some spy novel, was living the part and mentally deranged! Maria didn't mention that! In a few of the interviews she had later, the newsman all but put words into her mouth for her.
None of these things are questioned - all were deemed unimportant. We only know that he proclaimed his innocence and that he wanted legal counsel - none provided! Dying rather quickly without a story was a perfect ending - a perfect crime!
There were many innocent people involved and it doesn't mean they were in on any conspiracy! Your argument is that they had to know the truth and therefore guilty of the crime. The same sort of argument that you would say a prosecutor should face in the wrongful conviction of an innocent person after he has been found guilty of using only select pieces to gain a conviction in his case and not all that he has.
But if there was a conspiracy at least one of the persons named had to be involved. There's no way to get around that fact becuase that's the only way Oswald could have gotten the job at the TSBD.
The reality is, there were very few people that needed to know the truth. The rest was building a case to convict a LNer. The less people you have that know that, the easier it is to keep a secret. A few people working with evidence, eye witness accounts and statements can do wonders to point a case to have a deliberate outcome. Sad but true.
You're basing something as real and true on nothing more than conjecture. There's nothing, not a scrap of evidence that can lead anyone to assume what you're saying. IMHO.
So to, you must have an open mind with LHO. He was killed and wasn't there to defend himself. Eye witness accounts and statements can be easily obtained and signed off. In fact the more you can get, the more conflicting it all is, the less reliable they become and the more easy it becomes to mislead and develop your own argument in the case. So, lets not get into those 5 questions you are itching to have me answer. Look at what hasn't been provide with it to solidify it and make it into a watertight case! It is really more important to establish via job application, pay stubs, bank accounts and so on, the exact time he started working at the TBSD. The traceable phone calls made from his home, collect calls and to who. The paper would be unquestionable proof, not based on eyewitness or sworn testimony and act as independent evidence.The evidence pointing to Oswald's guilt is overwhelming so why should I have to try to look at the possibilities that he was innocent? Why don't you try to look at this case from the historical perspective instead of as a defense of Oswald? It's really very convenient to refuse to answer my questions because it would place the burden on you of proving how and why any of those persons were involved in a conspiracy. It's much easier to say well, we can't rely on dozens of witness statements that Oswald worked at the TSBD, not even Oswalds own statement in front of the camera that he indeed worked at the TSBD. Since Oswald is innocent until proven guilty even his own statement must not be allowed as evidence. It's really mindboggling. BTW, here is the face sheet of Oswald's job application for the TSBD
https://www.maryferrell.org/showDoc.html?docId=961#relPageId=357&tab=pageSurely you can see my argument? Strike a little fear in the people's hearts and see what can happen. Now back to reality!
Yes, please.
What about all the various ammunition he used, is there a trail for that? Why so many types, hard nose, frangible, various casings all mixed in his clip we are led to believe. Even casing from pistol, some coming from an ammo belt. Two different pistols. Close examination of this combination of the various evidence is not very convincing when you try to find commanality among it and a coherent argument. What! There were only tow types of ammo used. WC 6.5 mm copper plated used in the Carcano and Winchester-Western/Remington-Peters .38 cal bullets used in the S&W .38 Special.
It is little wonder there is conspiracy theories? A proper and independent investigation was not done! Take it one step further:
There
are conspiracy theories. Many, many, conspiracy theories involving dozens if not over a hundred different characters and entities. And they all began with Marguerite Oswald, IMO.
Can you substantiate a motive as to why he hated a President so much that he felt he was called upon to take it upon himself to shoot him? He loved Communism so much? He felt his idol Fidol Castro was going to be assassinated by JFK and his gang? The simple fact is, his being at the TBSD building began after JFK and Connally had decided in September on the Fund Raiser trip for JFK to Dallas! Those are the real questions of the day!
A motive can only be arrived at by conjecture. I'm not going to go there although a plausible motive could be arrived at by looking at the evidence, Oswald's affinity for violence, his attraction to a political cause, and the current confrontational relations between the JFK administration and both Cuba and the USSR.
What you claim as a simple fact is all conjecture. If the questions brought up by me were answered a simple timeline and narrative would explain how it came to be that Oswald ended up employed at the TSBD.
Furthermore, what do we know about his character? Do we even know if he had a driver's license? Was it customary for someone like him to be driven around - even to work - chauffeured - a man with wife and kids living the American dream? At the same time, he was a marksman. It seems strange even in the 60s that he wouldn't drive an automobile or be a normal sort of man - unless he was brainwashed into thinking he was part of some spy novel, was living the part and mentally deranged! Maria didn't mention that! In a few of the interviews she had later, the newsman all but put words into her mouth for her.
We know a lot about his character. There's the testimony of his brother Robert, his wife Marina, Ruth Paine, George D, people of the Russian emigre community who dealt with him and Marina, co-workers, bosses, Oswald's diary...etc. No drivers license was found in his possession or in his belongins and Ruth Paine said that even though his driving had improved the one time they went to get a drivers license the place was closed.
None of these things are questioned - all were deemed unimportant. We only know that he proclaimed his innocence and that he wanted legal counsel - none provided! Dying rather quickly without a story was a perfect ending - a perfect crime!A lot of things were questioned and investigated by the WC and the HSCA and they happened to come to the same conclusion except for the HSCA erroneous conclusion there had been a shooter at the Grassy Knoll who missed and, therefore, there was a conspiracy. The HSCA could not arrive at any conclusion as to who or what organization or government was involved in a conspiracy though. Yes, it's true that Oswald say he was innocent but he was provided with an opportunity for counsel and rejected it. He wanted a certian lawyer named Abt and attempts were made to get him to no avail.
