plainclothes detectives appear with the suspect between them. They begin walking through the basement. The detectives seem tall in their big Stetsons compared to the man, who is thin, bare-headed. They have only gone a few steps before someone lunges into view from the right. He shoots the man right in the stomach. The man groans, doubles over. "Oh my goodness," Mom cries. She hurries into the kitchen. The scene replays again and again. Dad gets sick of it and turns the set off. "That'll do," he says.
Late Sunday morning on live television they cut to the transfer. Two
plainclothes detectives appear with the suspect between them. They begin walking through the basement. The detectives seem tall in their big Stetsons compared to the man, who is thin, bare-headed. They have only gone a few steps before someone lunges into view from the right. He shoots the man right in the stomach. The man groans, doubles over. "Oh my goodness," Mom cries. She hurries into the kitchen. The scene replays again and again. Dad gets sick of it and turns the set off. "That'll do," he says.
Michael Talledes
13/12/2020 10:40:00 pm
A moment in American History I couldn’t imagine to witness. Well told!
Sue Clayton
14/12/2020 02:53:03 am
Lee Harvey bites the dust, following another tragic moment in history that the world will never forget.
Mary Wallace
14/12/2020 03:31:35 am
A tale well told. If only we could turn our feelings off as easily as we turn off the TV. Comments are closed.
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