30-01-2013, 03:56 PM
It shouldn't be forgotten that the White House detail didn't like JFK in the first place*, and some had allegedly vowed not to take the bullet. Fake or not, they would not have wanted to be anywhere near the line of fire. Putting more space between them and JFK makes a "near miss" easier.
*Whether as a result of his civil rights policies (Bolden, Echo From Dealey Plaza) or his womanising
*Whether as a result of his civil rights policies (Bolden, Echo From Dealey Plaza) or his womanising