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BartholomewBandy t1_j6ienny wrote

Reply to comment by JetBootsBoosh in My grandfather during a riot in new jersey in 1970 (on the gun) by Defiant-Passion-5129

The revelations about Cambodia were in 70. The Kent State massacre was May 4 1970. Shit was still going down.

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clce t1_j6jpxl5 wrote

Yeah, but anti-war protests were not typically put down by the national guard. Plenty of riot gear police, but they're not shooting middle class white kids for protesting the war. Kent State was very tragic of course, but it wasn't national guard brought out to put down a riot. It was national guard protecting a building or something, and a tragic overreaction when one or more of the probably young poorly trained guardsman felt too threatened and fired when they shouldn't have .

But I think most people aren't that aware of some of the riots of the late '60s. They were a complete breakdown of order and the national guard including guns were brought out to try to restore order.

I make no judgment on the whole thing. Just a historic observation.

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