Booth's Escape Route

[Rob Wick]

Quote:The fact that he was bedridden was neither here nor there.

The fact that he was bedridden has a great deal to do with it. Attacking a man who is able to defend himself, while no less horrendous, has some difference since that person can either fight back or get away. Severely beating and stabbing someone who can do neither is not the actions of a "boy" who is in over his head. It's the actions of a thug who has no moral compunction against killing. Whether Powell was a soldier or not is what's irrelevant here..

Quote:I just don't believe that those crimes should forever define what and who they were in life.

With due respect, Jonathan, it most certainly should. This wasn't some fraternity prank gone astray. It was murder and attempted murder, and those who participated got what they deserved.

Betty is a careful and serious researcher, and the credit she has received for her work on Powell is well-deserved. That still doesn't change the fact that in my opinion (and the opinion of many others) Powell was not someone in over his head. He knew exactly what he was doing, and he knew the consequences of what would happen if he got caught. That explains his point of view afterward, not any so-called "remorse."

And Laurie, Grant didn't "murder" Confederates. They had an opportunity to fight back. Far more than Lincoln or Seward did.

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Rob