‘It doesn’t say security was removed.’
I guess reading comprehension was not your strong suit....it says so in SEVERAL places on that page:
Agents off the rear of limo - moved from walking along the side and riding on the Presidential Limo to trailing car
Removal of the bubble-top - Secret Service removed the top to the car (giving a shooter access to Kennedy) was unauthorized by the President
Reduction of motorcycle outriders - escorts reduced from 6 to 4 and pulled back from leading car
Security Stripping - Agents removed from the car and told to stay back when shots were fired (normally the secret service would take a bullet and act as a shield to the President)
Additional fatal flaws in presidential security
during the Dallas trip include:
“Thus, during the most critical seconds of the Dallas motorcade, John F. Kennedy was denied potentially life-saving protection as the result of a direct order given by a ranking member of the United States Secret Service.”
Mine is fine thanks.
Changes and variations in security in different places is not "removing security".
"Agents off the rear of limo..."
Normal behavior. When the motorcade slowed agents would move forward from the followup car. This happened even in Dallas.
"Removal of the bubble-top - Secret Service removed the top to the car (giving a shooter access to Kennedy) was unauthorized by the President"
It didn't need to be authorized by the President. The removable top was for weather protection, not security. It was sunny for the motorcade. The top was used for rain.
"Reduction of motorcycle outriders - escorts reduced from 6 to 4 and pulled back from leading car"
Just a variation, not a removal of security. The position of the motorcycles also varied during the motorcade.
"Security Stripping - Agents removed from the car and told to stay back when shots were fired..."
Didn't happen. And no agent could have done anything about the shots in time.