A while later a suspect is arrested in a nearby theater with the alledged murder weapon, a .38 revolver, in his possession. He's charged with the murder but claims he is innocent and is being set up. My question is..why would a man who has just committed the crime of the century, shoot a cop in broad daylight on a city street, stop and take the spent shell casings out of the cylinder of the pistol, throw them on the ground next to the body, then flee the scene. It's like committing the crime then leaving a calling card.
2007-11-18 12:51:01 · 4 answers · asked by John 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Empty shell casings are not automatically ejected from a revolver.
2007-11-18 12:58:48 · update #1
The suspect in question was Lee Harvey Oswald, the suspected JFK assassin.
2007-11-18 13:00:37 · update #2
Oswalds innocence or guilt had nothing to do with the findings. it was preordained that a scapegoat would be found to protect the real culprits.
2007-11-18 14:36:57 · answer #1 · answered by grumpy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is an assumption in this question that the suspect, if guilty, thinks rationally. It may also show that the suspect who shot this cop was trained in law enforcement, because law enforcement are trained to unload a revolver after all rounds are shot off as a natural part of the firing of the weapon.
2007-11-18 12:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by djkinsaul1 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm no expert on guns, but aren't shell casings automatically ejected?
2007-11-18 12:56:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
That sound slike something the Los Angles police force would do
2007-11-18 12:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by Bob D 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋