Would you say from what you know of Jack that the background that he came from was such that he had the value that one of the ways you solved problems is in certain kinds of situations you haul off and smack the guy, and that this is a tool that people use? Now there are some people who in their daily life wouldn’t hit anybody because they don’t think that is a proper thing. Would you say that Jack looked at this as a tool that was perfectly acceptable to use?
Mr. Senator. To tell you the truth if I answered it I don’t even know if I would be answering it correctly. I would probably say maybe in certain aspects yes and maybe others no. I really couldn’t answer correctly. I couldn’t give you a truthful answer on it.
Mr. Griffin. Why is that that you couldn’t give an answer?
Mr. Senator. Because I couldn’t, because I can’t think for what the man thinks.
Mr. Griffin. You don’t know that much about him?
Mr. Senator. No.
Mr. Griffin. To be able to say that?
Mr. Senator. I don’t know. I would probably say maybe in certain instances it may happen. Maybe in others it wouldn’t.
Mr. Griffin. Let me ask it this way. Knowing Jack Ruby, would you say that there are situations where Jack would haul off and hit a guy, not because he was emotionally concerned but because he felt this was the way to solve the problem at that particular point.
Mr. Senator. No; I don’t think so. I don’t think so. I would probably say that he would have to be beefed up pretty good about something before he hit somebody. I would probably say that.