bigdog
2009-04-04 05:20:38 UTC
The SBT came about through a brilliant piece of deductive reasoning. It
was not an answer that was obvious at first, but was the result of piecing
together a number of pieces of evidence. Recreations of the shooting by
the WC showed that at the time of the SB shot, JFK and JBC were perfectly
alligned to have been struck by one bullet fired from a high powered rifle
from the sniper's nest in the TSBD. The alleged weapon was more than
powerful enough to have passed through the torsos of two men and the wrist
of JBC before striking, but not lodging in JBC's left thigh. Contrary to
what the CT camp has claimed for years, the SBT does not require a magic
bullet. It does not require a bullet that performs ballistic gymnastics.
It does not require a bullet to change directions or remain suspended in
mid air. It simply requires a straight through bullet path from JFK's back
wound, through is throat wound, to the entrance wound on JBC's back,
through the exit wound in his chest, through his right wrist before
running out of gas and making just a superficial wound in his left thigh.
It is also the only theory ever put forth that does NOT require a magic
bullet to explain the wounds sustained by both JFK and JBC.
The allignment of the two men supports the SBT. The nature of the wounds
supports the SBT. But the most compelling piece of evidence for the SBT is
the one piece of evidence that so often is used to refute it, the Zapruder
film. Rather than being a source of arguments against the SBT, the Z-film
is in fact the Rosetta Stone for the SBT.
Rightly or wrongly, for many years CTs have argued that the WC favored the
theory that Oswald's missed shot was his second shot, even though that
runs contrary to the WC's explicitly stated position that they could not
determine which shot missed. The WC did conclude that the first shot which
struck JFK hit him between Z210 and Z224 at a time when he was hidden from
Zapruder's camera by the Stemmons Freeway sign. This of course is a
logical conclusion since JFK seemed to be unhurt at the time he
disappeared behind the sign at Z210 and had obviously been hit when he
reappeared at Z225. The explosion of JFK's head at Z313 is the only
definitive bullet strike in the Z-film so determining the time of the
other two shots is an excercise in deductive reasoning. If Oswald's second
shot had been the one that missed, than putting the shot that first hit
JFK early in the Z210- Z224 window would make sense since this would allow
the maximum amount of time for all three shots which is 5.6 seconds if one
assumes a second shot miss. This scenario ignores two vital clues from the
Z- film regarding the shot which first hit JFK.
For many years, it was believed that JBC's first visual reaction to being
shot began sometime in the Z230s when his torso twisted hard to his right
and his right shoulder dipped. If JFK had been hit early in the Z210-Z224
time frame proposed by the SBT, this would require us to believe that JBC
had demonstrated a delayed reaction to being struck. A delay of more than
one full second. Theoretically possible but highly unlikely. The consensus
among modern LN proponents is that the SB struck near the end of the
window proposed by the WC, in the early Z220s as JBC first reappeared from
behind the sign. The first of the vital clues which supports this argument
is the movement of JBC's right lapel from Z223 to Z224. Call it a flip.
Call it a bulge. Call it anything you want. The movement of the lapel is
clear and since a bullet did pass through the right side of his coat, this
is compelling evidence that the bullet struck just before these frames.
The second, and arguably the more compelling clue, comes at Z226. It is
this frame where we see JBC's Stetson, held in his right hand, appear
above the side of the limo. His right forearm makes a sudden and rapid up
and down movement beginning at this frame. This is the same forearm that
was shattered by bullet. The rapid up and down movement lasted from Z226
thru Z234, just 9 frames or about a half a second. To me, this is the
clincher for the SBT since this movement coincides with JFK's own visible
reaction to being struck, a reaction which becomes obvious at Z225. Both
JFK and JBC were reacting reflexively to their wounds at the same time. If
there is a more plausible explaination for the sudden up and down movement
of JBC's right forearm than that it had been struck by a bullet, I would
love to hear it. At the completion of this movement, JBC's torso twists
hard to his right and his right shoulder dips. This reaction is secondary
to the arm flip which we first see at Z226.
Quite simply, JBC did not exhibit a delayed reaction. He reacted at the
same time JFK did. It is my belief that the SB passed through both men at
the instant JBC first reappeared from behind the Stemmons Freeway sign. If
one watches the Z-film at normal speed and focuses on JBC, it is appearent
that JBC was hit just as he reappeared. By focusing on JBC at the instant
he reappears, Z221, and saying "BANG" at this instant, it becomes clear
that JBC's right forearm reacted immediately following this just as we see
JFK's arms coming up in front of his throat. Both men were reacting to
their wounds at the same time. There was no delayed reaction. There was no
zigzagging bullet. A bullet did not need to remain suspended in mid-air. A
single bullet passed through both men's torsos in the Z221-Z222 time frame
and immediately afterward, both men demonstrated obvious reactions to
their wounds.
was not an answer that was obvious at first, but was the result of piecing
together a number of pieces of evidence. Recreations of the shooting by
the WC showed that at the time of the SB shot, JFK and JBC were perfectly
alligned to have been struck by one bullet fired from a high powered rifle
from the sniper's nest in the TSBD. The alleged weapon was more than
powerful enough to have passed through the torsos of two men and the wrist
of JBC before striking, but not lodging in JBC's left thigh. Contrary to
what the CT camp has claimed for years, the SBT does not require a magic
bullet. It does not require a bullet that performs ballistic gymnastics.
It does not require a bullet to change directions or remain suspended in
mid air. It simply requires a straight through bullet path from JFK's back
wound, through is throat wound, to the entrance wound on JBC's back,
through the exit wound in his chest, through his right wrist before
running out of gas and making just a superficial wound in his left thigh.
It is also the only theory ever put forth that does NOT require a magic
bullet to explain the wounds sustained by both JFK and JBC.
The allignment of the two men supports the SBT. The nature of the wounds
supports the SBT. But the most compelling piece of evidence for the SBT is
the one piece of evidence that so often is used to refute it, the Zapruder
film. Rather than being a source of arguments against the SBT, the Z-film
is in fact the Rosetta Stone for the SBT.
Rightly or wrongly, for many years CTs have argued that the WC favored the
theory that Oswald's missed shot was his second shot, even though that
runs contrary to the WC's explicitly stated position that they could not
determine which shot missed. The WC did conclude that the first shot which
struck JFK hit him between Z210 and Z224 at a time when he was hidden from
Zapruder's camera by the Stemmons Freeway sign. This of course is a
logical conclusion since JFK seemed to be unhurt at the time he
disappeared behind the sign at Z210 and had obviously been hit when he
reappeared at Z225. The explosion of JFK's head at Z313 is the only
definitive bullet strike in the Z-film so determining the time of the
other two shots is an excercise in deductive reasoning. If Oswald's second
shot had been the one that missed, than putting the shot that first hit
JFK early in the Z210- Z224 window would make sense since this would allow
the maximum amount of time for all three shots which is 5.6 seconds if one
assumes a second shot miss. This scenario ignores two vital clues from the
Z- film regarding the shot which first hit JFK.
For many years, it was believed that JBC's first visual reaction to being
shot began sometime in the Z230s when his torso twisted hard to his right
and his right shoulder dipped. If JFK had been hit early in the Z210-Z224
time frame proposed by the SBT, this would require us to believe that JBC
had demonstrated a delayed reaction to being struck. A delay of more than
one full second. Theoretically possible but highly unlikely. The consensus
among modern LN proponents is that the SB struck near the end of the
window proposed by the WC, in the early Z220s as JBC first reappeared from
behind the sign. The first of the vital clues which supports this argument
is the movement of JBC's right lapel from Z223 to Z224. Call it a flip.
Call it a bulge. Call it anything you want. The movement of the lapel is
clear and since a bullet did pass through the right side of his coat, this
is compelling evidence that the bullet struck just before these frames.
The second, and arguably the more compelling clue, comes at Z226. It is
this frame where we see JBC's Stetson, held in his right hand, appear
above the side of the limo. His right forearm makes a sudden and rapid up
and down movement beginning at this frame. This is the same forearm that
was shattered by bullet. The rapid up and down movement lasted from Z226
thru Z234, just 9 frames or about a half a second. To me, this is the
clincher for the SBT since this movement coincides with JFK's own visible
reaction to being struck, a reaction which becomes obvious at Z225. Both
JFK and JBC were reacting reflexively to their wounds at the same time. If
there is a more plausible explaination for the sudden up and down movement
of JBC's right forearm than that it had been struck by a bullet, I would
love to hear it. At the completion of this movement, JBC's torso twists
hard to his right and his right shoulder dips. This reaction is secondary
to the arm flip which we first see at Z226.
Quite simply, JBC did not exhibit a delayed reaction. He reacted at the
same time JFK did. It is my belief that the SB passed through both men at
the instant JBC first reappeared from behind the Stemmons Freeway sign. If
one watches the Z-film at normal speed and focuses on JBC, it is appearent
that JBC was hit just as he reappeared. By focusing on JBC at the instant
he reappears, Z221, and saying "BANG" at this instant, it becomes clear
that JBC's right forearm reacted immediately following this just as we see
JFK's arms coming up in front of his throat. Both men were reacting to
their wounds at the same time. There was no delayed reaction. There was no
zigzagging bullet. A bullet did not need to remain suspended in mid-air. A
single bullet passed through both men's torsos in the Z221-Z222 time frame
and immediately afterward, both men demonstrated obvious reactions to
their wounds.