S. M. Holland's "Smoke" on the Grassy Knoll

[Marjan Rynkiewicz]

Dear Royell,

Regardless, given the fact that

1) Baker believed the shots had come from six floors higher (i.e., the roof), and

2) Oswald was on the second floor when he encountered him, and

3) Oswald was calm, and

4) Truly vouched for Oswald's employment there,

It was logical for Police Officer Cop Officer Baker to not waste time patting Oswald down to see if he was concealing a rifle in his pocket, but to let him enjoy is Coke-Cola and for Truly and himself to continue their potentially dangerous journey upwards.

-- Tom

Oswald did not hav a coke at that time, the coke was later.
Assassinations go better with coke.

[Tom Graves]

Oswald did not have a coke at that time, the coke was later.
Assassinations go better with coke.

He may have bought one ahead of time to use as a "prop."

[Marjan Rynkiewicz]

He may have bought one ahead of time to use as a "prop."

I hav explained on this forum that Oswald did hav time to buy a coke a some seconds before Baker.
But my explanation of Oswald's movements etc had him buying the coke seconds after Baker, az u say az a prop.

[Tom Graves]

I hav explained on this forum that Oswald did hav time to buy a coke a some seconds before Baker.
But my explanation of Oswald's movements etc had him buying the coke seconds after Baker, az u say az a prop.

I'm talking about earlier that day, or maybe even a day or two before.

[Marjan Rynkiewicz]

I'm talking about earlier that day, or maybe even a day or two before.

If he bort the coke earlyer in the day then he must hav grabbed it after he dumped the Carcano & then carried it downstairs.
In which case he would hav had the coke in hiz hand (or in hiz pocket) when Baker saw him.
In hiz pocket duznt work. Koz if the coke was meant to be a semi-alibi then he would hav had it in hiz hand & he would hav been waving the coke all around for anyone to see that he was not the shooter koz the shooter would not be interested in a bottle of coke.
No, earlyer in the day duznt work.

[Tom Graves]

If he bort the coke earlyer in the day then he must hav grabbed it after he dumped the Carcano & then carried it downstairs.
In which case he would hav had the coke in hiz hand (or in hiz pocket) when Baker saw him.
In hiz pocket duznt work. Koz if the coke was meant to be a semi-alibi then he would hav had it in hiz hand & he would hav been waving the coke all around for anyone to see that he was not the shooter koz the shooter would not be interested in a bottle of coke.
No, earlyer in the day duznt work.

Have you tried Google Translate yet?

[Marjan Rynkiewicz]

Have you tried Google Translate yet?

If u dont pronounce in Early Modern English then i shan't spell in Early Modern English.

[John Corbett]

I don't know what all the fuss about a Coke Oswald didn't have when confronted by Baker, who made a point of refusing to sign the prepared statement because it contained that erroneous reference. Oswald was seen with a Coke when he went through Mrs. Reid's office as he was heading for the front door. My guess is the person assigned to write up the prepared statements was looking at the notes from the interviews and conflated Reid's statement with Baker's. Whatever the reason, Baker was adamant Oswald did not have a Coke during their encounter. The other reason to dismiss the idea Oswald had a Coke is that he had entered the lunchroom just seconds before Baker spotted him. Baker looked through the window of the outer door and spotted Oswald through the still open inner door. The inner door had an automatic closer so if Oswald had been in the lunchroom for some time, that door would have been closed and Baker couldn't have seen him. One more bit of speculation. I don't believe Oswald intended to go to the lunchroom and only made that detour from the stairway because he heard Truly and Baker racing up the stairway from the first floor.