Indeed that was a bad moment in our history, but not all that common ... other than some strikers early in the last century, the Gov't has done a pretty good job not killing citizens, regardless of which party is in power!!!
On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 7:07 PM, minister Rebel <[email protected]> wrote: > The Kent State shootings (also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent > State massacre)[3][4][5] occurred at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, > in the United States and involved the shooting of unarmed college students > by the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970. There were 28 soldiers > who admitted to firing on top of the hill, 25 of these soldiers fired 55 > rounds into the air and into the ground, two of the soldiers fired .45cal > pistol shots, three into the crowd, and three into the air, one soldier > fired birdshot into the air (James Russell was also hit with a shotgun's > birdshot, some believe that some of the shots may have ricocheted off a > tree and hit him).[6] The guardsmen fired 67 rounds over a period of 13 > seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom > suffered permanent paralysis.[7][8] > > Some of the students who were shot had been protesting the Cambodian > Campaign, which President Richard Nixon announced during a television > address on April 30. Other students who were shot had been walking nearby > or observing the protest from a distance.[9][10] > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- brine http://brineb.blogspot.com/ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
