Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

 On the far left is Detective Lowery. It is several minutes before the jail transfer, and he is standing around clasping his hands. On the right is the Jackson photo, which was supposedly taken after the shot.

So unexpectedly, and to everyone's utter shock and surprise, a shot has gone off. Oswald has vocalized, and he has slammed his arm to his chest. The Shooter has relocated himself. He didn't shoot Oswald from the position we see him, that is, from in front of him. He shot Oswald from the side, and from quite a sharp angle. But then, he jumped to the position in front of him.

So, all of that has happened since the shot, and yet Lowery is still clasping his hands.

How is that possible? The startle reaction is a reflex. It is instantaneous. You put your hand on a hot stove, and before you can think about it, your reflexes rip your hand off the stove.

How could he continue to do that, and not only do it, but look, in every way, so completely relaxed? A shot has gone off. A shot has gone off. A shot has gone off.

But, you see, a shot didn't go off. It was a staged photo taken in advance. So, there was no shot. And since there was no shot, there was no trauma. And since there was no trauma, they had to cover up the area of trauma. Hence, Oswald has his arm and freak hand to his chest, covering the area of trauma.

The idea of slamming one's arm to one's chest after being shot has its origins in theater. For instance, in the Vaudeville of the late 19th century and early 20th cventury, it involved over-dramatic and comedic gestures that were meant to be goofball and funny. And, it has long been a staple in children's play. For instance, at the end of Kill Bill, when Kiddo, played by Uma Thurmond, finally tracks down Bill, played by David Carradine, who is in possession of her daughter, they are playing a shoot-'em-up, and Bill, even though he knows she has come there to kill him, directs her to join the make-believe, and she does. All of them act out being shot by bringing their arm to their chest.

But, people don't do it in real life, and there is no reason to do it. And in Oswald's case, it was impossible for him to do it. Do you know what that bullet did to him? This is from the autopsy:

That bullet tore through his spleen and his stomach. Then it ripped through his aorta and severed his superior mesenteric artery, which is large. Then it tore through his inferior vena cava before destroying his right renal artery and right renal vein. Then, it coursed through his right kidney before lacerating his liver in a wound that was 10 x 2 x 2 cms. Then, it burst through his 11th rib before settling under his skin.

Do you know what a person does after experiencing that amount of trauma? THEY DO NOTHING! They just go down. They fall. They collapse. They lose conscousness. They are instantly in a devastated, catastrophic state. And that damage is instantaeous. The idea that Oswald could have cringed forward, then veered back, vocalised, and gone up on his toes after sustaining that severity of trauma and devestation is preposterous.

Having Oswald slap his arm to his chest was a childishly stupid idea of these posers. But, I understand why they did it. It was to capture that post-shot propaganda photo and explain why no trauma is visible. It's because the area involved got completely, totally covered up. Wasn't that convenient?

The shooting of Oswald in that garage was faked, but, without a doubt, he was shot soon afterwards, and he died that day. But, this Jackson photo is laughably stupid. Not one person is reacting appropriately, and some aren't reacting at all. Supposedly, a shot went off. When are people going to sober up about this?