Suicide at spot where JFK gunned down

[kskiska]

DALLAS (Reuters) - A man killed himself with a gunshot to the head after lying down on the X in the road marking the spot where former U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas 40 years ago, witnesses say.

Police would not confirm the exact location of the incident but said the man -- yet to be identified -- shot himself with a small calibre handgun and his body was found in Dealey Plaza, near the spot where Kennedy was struck with a fatal bullet to the head, said Dallas Police Sr. Cpl. Chris Gilliam.

Witness told local news radio station KRLD the man parked his car near the building that was once known as the Texas School Book Depository. That is the building from which Lee Harvey Oswald is suspected of firing the shots that killed Kennedy.

The man laid down on the "X" that marks the spot where Kennedy was hit by a bullet to the head, and then shot himself in the head with a handgun, witnesses said.

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[BadGimp]

1. whack job looser

may God have mercy on his soul...

[SnowGoose]

14. Really? Looser than what?

Perhaps you intended to say 'loser' (one who loses), rather than 'looser' (as in: less tight).

Hint: when being judgmental of a human being who has just died, it’s best to at least spell it correctly.

Conversely, you could try a little common decency. Just my opinion, disregard it if you feel that it doesn’t apply.

[CalebHayes]

20. Give the man a break!

He just died. You don't know what was happening in his life... Do you?

[SlavesandBulldozers]

2. Did they check the grassy knoll?

I've heard reports of a shooter there as well. Don't trust these reports, people

:spank:

[noonwitch]

3. How sad

And what a strange place to commit suicide.

[UpInArms]

4. perhaps he was seeking

the attention to his death that his life had not received.

a sad statement upon his world and himself.

[CalebHayes]

21. I bet thats it.

[CaptainClark23]

5. Tin Hats ON!

Was it overwhelming guilt? Was HE the second gunman? or the 3rd or the 4th?

What did he know and when did he know it?!

Tin-hatters want to know!

(note: the above comments are only partially tongue-in-cheek...these days, you just can't be too sure, y'know?)

[stinkeefresh]

7. I know!

I just couldn't help wondering if the person was connected in any way to the assassination/cover-up. If they are... tin foil time.

And on another topic, why does everyone online spell "loser" as "looser"? I just don't get it. A joke? A spell-checker flaw? A incredibly common mistake?

[CaptainClark23]

8. re: mispellings

Its like the Masonic Handshake

If you don't already know, well then....

[Cooley Hurd]

10. Man in his 40's according to reports...

That would make him a bit young to have been involved... My guess is that he was an obsessed CT who ended his life at the place of his obsession...

[CaptainClark23]

12. Plastic Surgery!

Alright, am getting stupid now...will restrain myself in respect for the dead.

I will however watch this story.

[Roon]

11. I'm always shocked.

when people spell "masturbate" correctly. Not that I discuss masturbation often. lol

[MnFats]

19. yep.

when they spell it 'masterbate' they're not doing it correctly.

[PaDUer]

24. Uh oh--While you're C/O spelling...

check your last line..It should be--An incredibly common mistake, not--A incredibly common mistake?...

[Roon]

9. Tin-hatting is fun

it's even more fun when the speculations are proven fact.

[smirkymonkey]

6. How sad, maybe he was trying to

make a political statement by ending it that spot? who knows?

[Fovea]

13. That was Kafka-esque

Like a strange pilgrimage. I really want to know the back story on this.

[theorist]

15. I'm glad so many of you are able to find humor in this. n/t

[SiobhanClancy]

17. It's sickening,isn't it?

It's a tragedy and people seem so coldhearted sometimes. Maybe they're just whistling past the graveyard because they are disturbed by this sad act.

[CaptainClark23]

18. Don't mistake

black humor for callousness.

This is just one amongst thousands and thousands of tragedies to occur today. No one is any lesser or greater than another.

People cope with the tragedies around us in many ways. It does not mean that they are insensitive or uncaring.

Re: this particular act: the man who took his own life in this fashion, whatever his reasons, must have expected and prepared for the fact that his death would enter the public domain. Why else would he choose such a place and method for it? He forsake his right to private mortality by killing himself this way. He got his wish, his death is being talked about, the talk won't always be sympathetic just because he's dead.

[reknewcomer]

22. It's a tough call to make

While this man getting dead is quite sad something can be said about not showing too much pity and romancing suicide. If borderline suicidial people see that their death will be romanticized instead of scorned they may just decide to take the leap.

Personally I will never vocalize anything positive about someone that kills themselves. If a potential basketcase sees their self-death as a shameful act then just maybe they will find the will to survive instead.

[number6]

16. very strange..

:shrug:..

[montana_hazeleyes]

23. I''m thinking

the man was depressed and he sees this world going to crap all around him and he feels it started when "they" killed President Kennedy and it is still close to the 40th anniversary and he kept being reminded of it.
He acted it out by parking by the book depository,then lay on the exact spot,then actually doing it at the plaza,where he probably believes there was another shooter.

I feel sorry for this poor man. This world seems likes it's amongst the debris in the water circling the drain in the bathtub.

[0007]

25. Very auspicious for those who knew this man, LOL!!

At least for the folks that knew this man, the marked spot will always be a reminder. Something that most don't have, 'eh?

[Miramar]

26. There was a special on the History Channel

regarding the JFK assignation around the anniversary of his death and the conclusion is that Oswald was a patsy, didn't have a hand in it. He was part of a conspiracy group, though, and was called to meet at the theater where he was arrested. He did not kill Officer Tippetts (sp?) either. There was also information that the Watergate break-in had more to with recovering a picture of the three hobos taken at the grassy knoll (who were Nixon's dirty tricks people, including E. Howard Hunt). This was pretty much a CIA (read Bush Sr) and possibly mob hit. The CIA hated Kennedy ever since the failed Bay of Pigs fiasco when Kennedy would not give air support. Kennedy took the blame, but he did not initiate it. It was initiated during the Eisenhower administration and forwarded by Nixon (he really was expected to win the election). When Nixon finally did become president, he always referred to the Kennedy assignation as code word 'Bay of Pigs'. You can hear that on the tapes when he refers to the Watergate breakin. Sorry to go off here but this thread is bringing it all back. It wouldn't mean much to those who didn't live during the 60's. It's funny, I didn't vote for him, but he ended up being my favorite president. I think we, as a country were tainted by that incident and I don't know if we can ever take our country back.