"Lord Reginald Smithers" The fastest and most accurate Gun in the World
wrote in message ...
Bill,
I don't believe the protestors deserved to be shot, but when I hear people
placing the blame for the tragedy entirely on the National Guard, it makes
me sick. Those guys were scared to death, and the protestors were doing
their best to make sure they stayed scared.


"Bill McKee" wrote in message
k.net...

"Jim Carter" wrote in message
news

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
No, dummy, I'm not. I'm suggesting that the government in this country
is sometimes no different than the government in the PRC. It kills
people when there is no reason for it.
Harry, you need to do some research into this incident. I do believe
the
shootings were justified. The police were shooting in self defense
against
people tossing fire bombs at them and attacking with machete type
weapons.
This is easily verified with the reports by the independent news
agencies
there, including your own government's agency who reported it for Radio
Free
Asia.

Jim C.



So the Kent State protesters who threw dangerous rocks, were also
justified in being shot down?




The protestors did not deserve to be shot at. 4 unarmed student protestors
were killed, 9 wounded. I don't care if rocks were being thrown.

The blame goes to James Rhodes, governor of Ohio at the time, who sent in
the National Guard and to General Canterbury who ordered the Guard members
to lock and load their weapons. The rest is history and tragic.