What’s wearing thin is people trumpeting unfair and rigged lineups as meaningful.
- The fillers were not chosen to resemble the witnesses' descriptions of the perpetrator
- There were only 3 fillers for the lineups and no fillers for the photo identifications
- The fillers were not dressed like Oswald
- The fillers were not dressed to match witnesses' descriptions of the perpetrator
- The person administering the lineup knew which person in the lineup was the suspect
- The witnesses did not view the lineups separately
- Some witnesses knew which man was the suspect before they attended the lineup
- Not all of the men were handcuffed together for the first lineup
- Witnesses were influenced by the physical appearances of both Oswald and the fillers
- Witnesses were influenced by Oswald's complaints about the fairness of the lineups
- Witnesses were intimidated or pressured by the authorities
- Witnesses were asked to sign affidavits which would include who they picked in the lineup before actually viewing the lineup
- The criminal justice system in Dallas County had a history of railroading suspects
For a start a lot of this is just accumulated recommendations from over the years and self serving rhetoric, show me the rulebook?
Oswald was not dressed like he was at the time which made it unfair for whom?
Oswald made a lot of noise which means, to get off a crime all I gotta do is scream and shout?, you wish it was that easy.
The eyewitnesses didn't see Oswald in some dark alley in the middle of the night, they all saw Oswald outside in the middle of the day.
Oswald's face being beat up made him look a bit different, how is that unfair for Oswald?
The eyewitnesses didn't have to pick anybody but they picked Oswald.
The eyewitnesses all picked Oswald knowing that they were possibly sending him to the Electric Chair, I couldn't do that to an innocent man, could you?
Which eyewitnesses were intimidated or pressured into specifically choosing Oswald?
The railroading you speak of was mostly applicable to Blacks which were nowhere near the magnitude and focus of this case, the DP knew they were under intense scrutiny and acted accordingly.
At the end of the day what's accepted in court would be up to the Judge and imo I have no doubt he'd agree with me to put a mountain of eyewitnesses on the stand one after another, who'd all say they saw Oswald with a revolver, some early on said he was emptying his revolver, later they said he was fiddling with his revolver, who nearly all said was wearing a light coloured jacket, who all said was moving in one direction, this evidence tells an extremely persuasive and believable narrative. And besides there is evidence that places Oswald and his weapons at the scene of two horrific crimes, what are the chances?
JohnM
