On May 4 1970 the Kent State University Shootings happened. After a number of days of protest against US invasion of Cambodia the National Guards fired on protesters at Kent State University and 4 were killed and a further 10 were injured. Guardsmen fire tear gas at the students. [1600×1076]
The date history will show we became a fascist state
MrCc1004
The use of teargas was justified. In the days prior to this protest students were rioting, which lead to the national guard being called in. When the riots continued, national guard used tear gas to disperse them, to which some students threw back towards police, in addition to rocks and the like. Kent State had already informed students that the protest wasn’t happening due to how much trouble had already been caused on leading up to the 4th. Use of bullets is more unclear to justify or condemn, as most witnesses have completely different accounts. However what was clear is that students were following the Guard around Campus. These students weren’t 100% innocent.
Luminya1
I briefly worked with a doctor who was in the Kent State riots. He said it was terrifying and he would never forget it.
Kanaric
1970, bunch of boomers protest the government they send in the natguard to shoot them.
2020, the same boomers protest the government and they won’t even pull them over for a ticket or issue a citation.
03234032-AWESOME
Also the killings at Jackson State a week or so later – but no one wrote a song about that, or remembers it. Historically Black College (HBC) and Black victims.
![On May 4 1970 the Kent State University Shootings happened. After a number of days of protest against US invasion of Cambodia the National Guards fired on protesters at Kent State University and 4 were killed and a further 10 were injured. Guardsmen fire tear gas at the students. [1600x1076]](https://i.redd.it/k8iz9krwiqw41.jpg)
hooterwah
The date history will show we became a fascist state
MrCc1004
The use of teargas was justified. In the days prior to this protest students were rioting, which lead to the national guard being called in. When the riots continued, national guard used tear gas to disperse them, to which some students threw back towards police, in addition to rocks and the like. Kent State had already informed students that the protest wasn’t happening due to how much trouble had already been caused on leading up to the 4th. Use of bullets is more unclear to justify or condemn, as most witnesses have completely different accounts. However what was clear is that students were following the Guard around Campus. These students weren’t 100% innocent.
Luminya1
I briefly worked with a doctor who was in the Kent State riots. He said it was terrifying and he would never forget it.
Kanaric
1970, bunch of boomers protest the government they send in the natguard to shoot them.
2020, the same boomers protest the government and they won’t even pull them over for a ticket or issue a citation.
03234032-AWESOME
Also the killings at Jackson State a week or so later – but no one wrote a song about that, or remembers it. Historically Black College (HBC) and Black victims.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_State_killings
No one was held responsible for those killings either.