• Brave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Accidental discharge by a hungover secret servicemen is actually a reasonably plausible scenario from what I’ve read, and yes, you’re spot-on.

    The current secret service also investigates financial crimes, which is politically unwise under an avowed financial crook president.

    • SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one
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      18 hours ago

      Yeah, this is the theory that I’ve held since seeing a documentary investigating the whole incident. And for the life of me I cannot recall the name.

      I find it far easier to believe the CIA would scramble to cover up a colossal fuck-up over any shadowy conspiracy of assassination. Incompetence is more reliable than competence, in a way.

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      19 hours ago

      God, can you imagine killing JFK by accident and having to sit on that secret forever because the FBI doesn’t want to get a bad reputation?