Re: John Connally And His Right Wrist
David Von Pein
Something just occurred to me today (8/11/11) that I don't think I
have ever seen discussed in the past regarding Governor Connally and
his wrist injury.
Here's a question I have for conspiracy theorists who don't believe
that John Connally was shot in the wrist as early as approximately
Zapruder frame #224:
If Connally hasn't been shot through the wrist just a split-second
prior to the time when we can see him jerk his right arm upward
starting at Z226, then where on the Z-Film DOES Connally show signs of
having been shot with a bullet through his right wrist?
Yes, I know that Governor Connally said that he didn't even realize he
had been shot in the wrist at all until the next day in the hospital,
but if conspiracy theorists want to use Connally's memory of this
event as a guide, I think that's a weak argument, and that's because
even though Connally had no memory of being hit in the wrist, his
involuntary reactions to the wrist injury are almost certainly going
to show up SOMEWHERE in Mr. Zapruder's home movie.
In other words, Mr. Connally can't control his INVOLUNTARY movements
after he had just been struck by a bullet.
Upon looking for signs of any other type of "jerky" or sudden
movements of John Connally's right arm AFTER approximately Z226-Z230,
I can see no signs whatsoever of the Governor reacting (involuntarily)
to the bullet that struck his right wrist.
Conspiracists can, of course, tell me I'm all wet and that I don't
know what the hell I'm talking about when it comes to "voluntary" vs.
"involuntary" type of reactions to external stimulus, etc., but I
think my question is still a pretty good one -- because if a man's
arm/
wrist has just suffered severe damage due to a rifle bullet smashing
into it, I would certainly think that we would see evidence of such
"jerky" or awkward movements of that damaged arm/wrist on the Zapruder
Film.
And, in fact, that's just exactly what we ARE seeing in the Z-Film,
starting at Z226, when Governor Connally's right arm suddenly flies
into the air and then back down again in the short space of just a few
Z-Film frames.
And this jerky movement of the SAME RIGHT ARM that was struck by a
rifle bullet on 11/22/63 is, in my opinion, one of the best pieces of
Z-Film evidence that we have to indicate that Mr. Connally was hit by
THE ONLY BULLET THAT HIT HIM just a split-second prior to Z226:
http://JFK-Archives.blogspot.com/2010/06/single-bullet-theory-in-action.html
Many conspiracists, however, firmly believe that Connally wasn't
struck by a bullet until several Z-frames later, at around Z236 or
Z238 or so. These CTers always completely ignore the earlier Z224-Z230
signs on the film of Connally having been hit, with these conspiracy
theorists opting instead to believe that Connally's "puffed cheeks" at
about Z238 is the best indicator of Connally having been hit in the
Z230s.
But, again, WHERE is the movement of JBC's right arm in the Z230s that
would indicate that his wrist had just been struck by a bullet? ....
http://www.box.net/shared/7n9bertqjo
Or do the anti-SBT conspiracists want to believe that Connally would
have had NO INVOLUNTARY REACTION whatsoever to his right wrist having
just been smashed by a rifle bullet?
Well, I suppose the CTers can make that argument. But I'm a little bit
dubious about accepting such a "no reaction" explanation -- especially
when we DO find a "wrist reaction" elsewhere on the very same Zapruder
Film, at Z226.
I guess the CTers could also argue that Connally was hit in the wrist
during the one or two frames when he was hidden by a street light pole
at Z270. Or maybe he was hit in the wrist as late as the Z280s when
Connally's right arm completely disappears from view in the Zapruder
Film.
But when faced with Mr. Connally's sudden and jerky movement of his
right arm at Z226, I think the above arguments that could be made by
conspiracy theorists look very silly.
David Von Pein
August 11, 2011
Rob Caprio
Hey DVP, I saw on the news there was some bad flooding and other storm
type stuff in the Indianapolis area (I think someone died too) so hope
all is well with you!