Free Justification For Killing by Larry Edward Hunt Page B

that very moment this split might not happen. We
have constructed the Timetraveler to try and prove this
theory...”
    Before Grandpa could go
on, Forrest felt he had to say something... anything... he just
needed to sound intelligent. Speaking with as much authority as he
could muster he muttered, “Grandpa, this... new machine has never
been tested with... humans - are you trying to say you want someone
to travel back to the day of the Kennedy tragedy, in that...
that... gadget. We have tried to transport several things from the
launch site to different periods in the past, but I also understand
we don’t know if they ever arrived at their assigned destinations,
and we definitely have never been able to retrieve any of the...
the... time traveling machines, have we?”
    Turning from his
board, Grandpa answered, “Yes, Forrest you are indeed correct, to a
point. We have sent three expeditions into the past, and yes, you
are also correct in saying we do not know if they arrived at their
destination. We certainly have never retrieved any of them, and you
asked if I wanted to send someone back in time to analyze the
shooting of JFK. I do not... I do not want to send
some one , I want
to send not one but a number of you here this
morning!!”
    Gabby jumped to her feet
and yelled, “Grandpa! Are you crazy? We don’t even know if your
stu... stupid contraption will even work!”
    “ Being
one of my two favorite granddaughters I am not going to take
offense to your remark,” he said smiling. “But I believe there is a
way to test the Timetraveler before we actually try to use it. And, by the
way, since it is my custom to nickname everything, I have renamed
the time machine ‘Pegasus’ , the famed flying horse of
Greek mythology, instead of calling it the Timetraveler . If Pegasus operates as it is intended,
I envision it will be like riding a beautiful winged, flying
stallion off into the sunset! Or, it could be more like riding a
lightning bolt! We will soon find out.”
    “ Wait
just a cotton-picking minute! We? Who are the ‘ we ’ you are speaking of? Darn it
Grandpa do you have a rat in your pocket - I believe I speak for
everyone, WE are not going to get into your time traveling Pegasus contraption,”
exclaimed Gabby. Then emphatically added, “so don’t try to butter
us up, WE... ARE... NOT... GOING!”
    “ Just hear me out Gabby.”
Turning back to his board, Grandpa said, “I noticed all of you were
reading my notes on the board. Let’s take a look at the information
I have written.”
    Grabbing a laser pointer
Grandpa pointed to each item he had listed and explained briefly
their significance:
    1. Attempted Assassin -
Lee Harvey Oswald.
    2. Oswald was the lone
shooter, fired from Texas School Book Depository.
    3. Official records -
three shots fired.
    4. President wounded by a
lone assassin.
    5. President Kennedy
received severe bullet wound to head and back.
    6. Secret Service Agent
Hill wounded in back and survived.
    7. Jack Ruby arrested
walking to Dallas police headquarters.
    8. Severely hurt but after
months of recuperation President Kennedy survives.
    9. Kennedy re-elected to a
second term in 1964.
    10. Brother Robert Kennedy
was JFK’s vice president in 1964.
    “ Does everyone agree those
are the historical facts of the attempted assassination of
President John F. Kennedy? The same facts found in our history
books, and taught in every school in America - right? I would like
for you to place your initials beside each statement you agree is
correct.”
    “ Okay,
Grandpa right,” said Gabby, “we all know President Kennedy was
shot, severely wounded, but he survived and the rest of what you’ve
listed is true, so I’ll put my initials on your board, but what
does this have to do with anything? Especially about testing
that Pegasus alien gadget?”
    “ You will see in a minute
Gabby, and it is not an alien gadget. Yes, we did use their
documents, blueprints and instructions, but we were the