Assassinations In American History: The JFK Assassination

The JFK Assassination There have only been four U.S. presidential assassinations in American history. Each of which has its own theories and conspiracies. In fact, the assassination of president John F. Kennedy is one of the most talked about and theorized assassinations in history. Some say it was the Russians, and some say it was the CIA, but no one actually knows the real culprit. However, he did not deserve to be killed. Even though President Kennedy was thought to be held accountable for the Bay of Pigs Invasion, his assassination was not justified because he never physically harmed anybody, no one deserves to lose his/her life from ways other than natural causes, and adultery isn’t a crime that comes with death as the penalty. President Kennedy was killed on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas while riding through Dealey Plaza, waving to the many citizens lining the street. Everything was happy and cheery until gunshots suddenly rang out in the plaza. The first shot entered Kennedy’s neck and traveled all the way through the seat into the chest of the governor in front of him. A second and third shot were made, the third striking the president in the side of the head causing

According to Clarke Thurston’s review of the book “JFK’s Last Hundred Days: The Transformation”(Clarke 46), he had a “well known sexual appetite.” Christopher Anderson, also known as the Kennedy expert said “One or two claimed they didn’t know, but most of them knew the President was a serial womaniser and was doing some very reckless things. And Jackie knew.”(Simpson 1) Many people will agree on the fact that cheating on a spouse isn’t an appraised behavior, and doing so should come with consequences. However, death isn’t the correct penalty, and the thought or action of killing someone would be the crime