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Booth's Escape Route
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02-07-2013, 10:36 AM
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RE: Booth's Escape Route
I'm willing to bet if Powell's pistol hadn't misfired and he walked in and shot Seward, we wouldn't be having this discussion. I think it's evolved into an emotional issue because of the viciousness of the knife attack. Whether or not Powell was bamboozled by Booth into believing he would be acting under Confederate orders can't be proven, but I'm inclined to believe so. He tried to kill someone. If he was acting as a soldier, in his mind, Seward was just the enemy. It's no different to me than a sniper today killing the enemy from 1000 yards. Is that murder in wartime?
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg" |
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