The Spur Question

[JMadonna]

(03-08-2024 08:15 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  [quote='JMadonna' pid='88504' dateline='1709598628']

Jerry, how do you explain the spur that was found at the theater (along with JWB's hat)?

Roger, I said that I don't believe he WORE a spur. He could have had one in his pocket or it could have been someone elses since the stage was literally inundated with people after the event. It was not a secure crime scene.

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(03-08-2024 12:44 AM)J. Beckert Wrote:  Very true, but the damage to the flag looks to be minimal. No clue how securely it was fastened, but Booth only tore a small bit of it off. Reports have stated the a small part of it was pulled to the stage by his spur. I'm a proponent that it was not on a staff that night, but spread out displaying it's eagle. But hey - who knows....

https://www.awesomestories.com/images/us...3e1c02.jpg

The laws of physics say that a body in free fall travels at 32ft/sec. The height of the balcony was 12 ft. This means that Booth would have hit the stage in less than 1/2 a second (closer to 1/3 of a second). Assuming he jumped feet first and his spur was somehow attached to the flag, he would have had to make a mid-air adjustment to avoid landing on his face.

Could he have done it in a literal split-second? Possibly, but I don't like the odds. However, if he meant to grab the flag to slow his momentum on the way down no adjustment would have been needed.