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Talk:Kent State protests (view source)
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:::That's the report I recall reading, when I was reading up on the history of the incident around a year ago. On the other hand, it's hard to understand how firing into a crowd would have any effect on a sniper.
:::That's the report I recall reading, when I was reading up on the history of the incident around a year ago. On the other hand, it's hard to understand how firing into a crowd would have any effect on a sniper.
::::Right...it doesn't really make sense, but if it was an official response, it should probably still be included. -[[User:DrSandstone|DrSandstone]] 12:10, 1 December 2008 (EST)
:::If I had been a national guard officer at the time, I would have issued wise [[rules of engagement]] to my men. I really doubt these guys had been given any kind of training about crowd control. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 12:04, 1 December 2008 (EST)
:::If I had been a national guard officer at the time, I would have issued wise [[rules of engagement]] to my men. I really doubt these guys had been given any kind of training about crowd control. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 12:04, 1 December 2008 (EST)
::::The documentary that I watched about the incident indicated that the officers had done poorly in coordinating the troops, putting them in very dangerous situations. The interviews indicated that many of these National Guardsmen, all relatively the same age as the protesters, were quite scared for their safety. And, if I recall, a some of them had heard the order to fire, though they were in quite a chaotic situation. -[[User:DrSandstone|DrSandstone]] 12:10, 1 December 2008 (EST)
One student was wounded by National guardsmen and she was shot another 6 times by aimed fire as she lay on the ground. The guardsmen fired at obviously unarmed civilians in contravention of US Law that forbids the army being used in police matters [[User:Markr|Markr]] 11:11, 1 December 2008 (EST)
One student was wounded by National guardsmen and she was shot another 6 times by aimed fire as she lay on the ground. The guardsmen fired at obviously unarmed civilians in contravention of US Law that forbids the army being used in police matters [[User:Markr|Markr]] 11:11, 1 December 2008 (EST)
:2nd request, sorry to split the thread. We need to cite the law and describe its interpretation. Everyone agrees that police and military should not [[open fire]] on peaceful, unarmed civilians. It's the shades of gray that has everyone upset. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 11:30, 1 December 2008 (EST)
:2nd request, sorry to split the thread. We need to cite the law and describe its interpretation. Everyone agrees that police and military should not [[open fire]] on peaceful, unarmed civilians. It's the shades of gray that has everyone upset. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 11:30, 1 December 2008 (EST)