Was JD Tippit involved in narcotics?

[Martin Weidmann]

Why am I not surprised that you do not appreciate the risk associated with being a police officer?  Every police officer who leaves his home is putting himself or herself at risk of harm to protect the public.  Every time they approach a car or suspicious person, they are putting themselves at some risk.  Thankfully in most instances nothing happens.  But in some instances, a simple questioning of suspicious person results in getting killed when the person being approached is someone like Oswald.  A cold blooded killer in flight from assassinating the president.  Tippit didn't have to rush into a burning building to rescue a baby to be a hero.  He took a risk every time he left his home.   He used his skills as a police officer to identify a person acting suspiciously and did his job to question that person.  He paid for it with his life.  His actions led directly to the police closing in and arresting the assassin of the President.  Tippit will be remembered in the history books long after you are forgotten.

Why am I not surprised that you do not appreciate the risk associated with being a police officer?  Every police officer who leaves his home is putting himself or herself at risk of harm to protect the public.  Every time they approach a car or suspicious person, they are putting themselves at some risk.

Why am I not surprised that you have such a low opinion of the American public?

Isn't it amazing that in a country which calls itself "land of the free" the people are fearfull of the police and the police are fearfull of the general public to the extent that they will shoot unarmed people simply because they look suspicious. So much paranoia!

Btw don't compare the dangers cops face now with those in 1963. You said it yourself;

No DPD officer had been killed for years before Tippit's murder. 

Tippit didn't have to rush into a burning building to rescue a baby to be a hero.  He took a risk every time he left his home.

As do I every time I leave my house, whenever I'm back home. Does that make me a hero too?

Tippit will be remembered in the history books long after you are forgotten.

So will Pol Pot, Hitler, Mussolini, Jack the ripper, Vlad the impaler, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Dahmer, Billy the Kid, Ponce de León, Stalin and many others.... Stop making a fool of yourself with your OTT dramatics.

[Richard Smith]

Why am I not surprised that you do not appreciate the risk associated with being a police officer?  Every police officer who leaves his home is putting himself or herself at risk of harm to protect the public.  Every time they approach a car or suspicious person, they are putting themselves at some risk.

Why am I not surprised that you have such a low opinion of the American public?

Isn't it amazing that in a country which calls itself "land of the free" the people are fearfull of the police and the police are fearfull of the general public to the extent that they will shoot unarmed people simply because they look suspicious. So much paranoia!

Btw don't compare the dangers cops face now with those in 1963. You said it yourself;

Tippit didn't have to rush into a burning building to rescue a baby to be a hero.  He took a risk every time he left his home.

As do I every time I leave my house, whenever I'm back home. Does that make me a hero too?

Tippit will be remembered in the history books long after you are forgotten.

So will Pol Pot, Hitler, Mussolini, Jack the ripper, Val the impaler, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Dahmer, Billy the Kid, Ponce de León, Stalin and many others.... Stop making a fool of yourself with your OTT dramatics.

Weirdest post of the year.  You equate the risk of your leaving home with that of a police officer going on duty?  Wow.  And compare Tippit to Hitler, Jack the Ripper, and Stalin?  You should be ashamed of that level of stupidity.  Join Walt in writing a letter of apology to the Tippit family and begging their forgiveness for your offensive ignorance. 

[Martin Weidmann]

Weirdest post of the year.  You equate the risk of your leaving home with that of a police officer going on duty?  Wow.  And compare Tippit to Hitler, Jack the Ripper, and Stalin?  You should be ashamed of that level of stupidity.  Join Walt in writing a letter of apology to the Tippit family and begging their forgiveness for your offensive ignorance.

You equate the risk of your leaving home with that of a police officer going on duty? 

No. I asked a question..... You know, one of those you never answer.

No DPD officer had been killed for years before Tippit's murder. 

And compare Tippit to Hitler, Jack the Ripper, and Stalin? 

No, you did

Why am I not surprised that you don't understand a word of what I actually wrote?

Bottom line; Tippit was a cop who got killed in the line of duty. That doesn't make him a hero. Deal with it!

[David Monaghan]

OMG Tippit searched some cars and made a phone call, what a criminal.

JohnM

Absolutely strange criminal behaviour, the people he pulled over said he had a wild look on his face while saying nothing, you're star witness Markham and others stated he chatted to his killer which implies he knew him, Markham the nut also claimed she was with Tippit 20 Mins after the shooting on her own  the nut also failed to identify LHO until she was prompted ( quite clearly she was bonkers but easily manipulated) Reynolds refused to identify LHO until he was shot shortly afterwards by an associate of Ruby Clemons stated there was 2 involved,  Domingo Benavides described a man different to LHO and was threatened to keep his mouth shut and pretty much did so after his brother was shot, lets no forget no fingerprints found on the supposed murder weapon, the whole thing stinks beyond reasonable doubt. So we have several witnesses who refused to identify LHO 1 ends up shot the other ones brother is shot in an apparent mistaken identify, that's pretty long odds. Then we have Tippit who moonlighted as a club bouncer in and around Dallas and idiots actually try to say that Ruby and Tippit wouldn't know each other  Aye ok .

[Bill Chapman]

OMG Tippit searched some cars and made a phone call, what a criminal.

JohnM

And who the hell was 'Val the impaler Impaler?
Vlad's effeminate twin bro? hahaha

[Martin Weidmann]

And who the hell was 'Val the impaler Impaler?
Vlad's effeminate twin bro? hahaha

He was just a typo. Insignificant, just like you.

[Bill Chapman]

He was just a typo. Insignificant, just like you.

Two typos, Slick
'Impaler' requires capitalization

And you call yourself a history buff. Here, get an education..
do some actual research before tossing names around.