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You realize there were many many witnesses in that theater. This video of the last surviving eyewitness was making the rounds a few years ago [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RPoymt3Jx4&t=307s].

Also I did not know there were conspiracy theories about the LINCOLN assassination. It's very quaint!

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I'm only suggesting that the official story doesn't stand up to any sort of critical analysis. Yes there were many witnesses. I don't know what all of the witness accounts were and how those filtered down into the official story.

What I'm suggesting is that the official account makes no sense. Mary Lincoln Todd waits for Booth to do all of his theatrics, instead of immediately screaming "EVERYONE WITH A GUN SHOOT THAT MAN".

I am not suggesting it anything beyond that. But I am not terminally naïve.

I challenge you to look for good historical analysis of the situation. There isn't that much.

>Mary Lincoln Todd waits for Booth to do all of his theatrics, instead of immediately screaming "EVERYONE WITH A GUN SHOOT THAT MAN".

I think you're using videogame logic to analyze a human situation. People do not react that way.

Agreed! That would be an ideal response, but statistically how often does the ideal situation happen in the real world?

I would say it is equally likely that Booth did some parkour move to drop 15 feet and be minimally breaking his leg? Or, more likely, the adrenaline, and flight mode, after killing someone allowed him to not even feel the pain in the moment?

> immediately screaming "EVERYONE WITH A GUN SHOOT THAT MAN".

They were at a theatre enjoying a show with the President of the US present, why would anyone have a gun on them?

I mean, there was a conspiracy to kill Lincoln, et al. It's well documented, and most of the conspirators were executed for it.

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