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In reply to the discussion: RFK assassination witness tells CNN: There was a second shooter [View all]yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)most crimes, including attempted political assassinations. For example, Arthur Bremer really wanted to assassinate Nixon in 1972 but he switched to Wallace because it appeared to be an easier proposition. And then he missed his chance to get close to Wallace in Wheaton MD because it was an unfriendly crowd and Wallace opted not to shake hands after his speech. But the crowd in Laurel MD was a little friendlier and Wallace shook hands afterward, giving Bremer his chance. And if it had been raining in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963 as it had been in Ft Worth where JFK attended a luncheon just before the short flight to Dallas, the bubble top of the limo would have been up and Oswald would have missed his chance. And of course the Lincoln assassination hinged on several "lucky breaks" for Booth - the decision by Lincoln and his wife to attend the theater that night even though General Grant begged off going with him and Lincoln's wife almost persuading him not to go because she had a headache. Sec of War Stanton also weighed in against Lincoln going to the theater that night and Lincoln dismissed the offer of his body guard William Crook to accompany them to the theater. And then there was the inattentive guard who abandoned his post outside the theater box door to go across the street to a saloon and get a drink.