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2banon (2,451 posts)

Decades Later, No Justice for Kent State Killings

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024671455

L0oniX (22,583 posts)

RIP Rachel Corrie March 16, 2003

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024672164

[Skul]

Bring out the..

[miskie]

Bring out the..

Its a shame she didn't stage her protest closer to Fat Tuesday..

[youtube=420,315]gj_aHCpZl4k[/youtube]

[Delmar]

Something jumped right out at me on the Kent State thread.  The similarities to Benghazi.

Response to 2banon (Original post)Sun Mar 16, 2014, 01:18 AM
Star Member awoke_in_2003 (22,420 posts)
3. 4 dead in Ohio...

And no one ever paid for it.

Except for that poor sap that made the youtube video.

And then this:

Response to 2banon (Original post)Sun Mar 16, 2014, 10:56 AM
Star Member WinkyDink (39,778 posts)
10. A field day for speculation-lovers. I'll wait until we have all the facts.

**HEAVY SARCASM**

The primitive meant it sarcastically but wasn't that pretty much word for word Barry's excuse for dragging his feet on Benghazi?

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2banon (2,451 posts)

Decades Later, No Justice for Kent State Killings

I was nearby when that happened.

The most commonly asked question from normal people was, "Why did they cease fire?"

[franksolich]

I was nearby when that happened.

The most commonly asked question from normal people was, "Why did they cease fire?"

I was still a kid, and so I'm not sure of the exact detail, but I think everybody might remember that photograph of a girl kneeling down by a downed protestor.

I think she was the one identified as being 16 years old.

I recall one of the local physicians asking what the Hell a 16-year-old kid was doing on a college campus rocked with riots instead of being back home in school.

A good question, I always thought.

[thundley4]

I was still a kid, and so I'm not sure of the exact detail, but I think everybody might remember that photograph of a girl kneeling down by a downed protestor.

I think she was the one identified as being 16 years old.

I recall one of the local physicians asking what the Hell a 16-year-old kid was doing on a college campus rocked with riots instead of being back home in school.

A good question, I always thought.

That picture was likely photoshopped just a bit.



It was edited to remove the post so it didn't look like it was coming out of the girls head.

[JohnnyReb]

That picture was likely photoshopped just a bit.



It was edited to remove the post so it didn't look like it was coming out of the girls head.

I thought they said she was a 14 year old run away?

[franksolich]

I thought they said she was a 14 year old run away?

I was a kid a long time ago; I could be mistaken in the exact comment.

But I do remember the girl was most definitely not of college age.

And so the question remains; what the Hell was she doing there?

[thundley4]

I was a kid a long time ago; I could be mistaken in the exact comment.

But I do remember the girl was most definitely not of college age.

And so the question remains; what the Hell was she doing there?

Hired protesters and child labor, it's the liberal way.

[GOBUCKS]

I thought they said she was a 14 year old run away?

That's right.

When they started burning buildings on campus, all kinds of weirdos, misfits, and anarchists came streaming in from all over the country.

Most members of the howling mobs had never attended Kent State. They were like occupoopers, but much more violent.

In the days, weeks, and months after the riots I honestly don't recall hearing a single person locally who was critical of Governor Rhodes or the Guard.

That was only on the network news, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. In 1970 that was the extent of the national news media.

Locally, some may have been upset if the Guard had used napalm or machine guns, but it would not have been unanimous.

[Freeper]

It's funny how you never hear about the riots and burned buildings at Kent State. Only the poor innocent hippies.

[Purple Sage]

My father and I were watching the evening news when we heard about "Kent State."  I was eleven years old at the time.  I distinctly remember my Dad saying, "It's a shame they didn't get more of the traitorous SOBs."  This from a man who voted for Hubert H. Humphrey (The last time my father ever voted D.)

[delilahmused]

Man, 14 year olds sure looked more mature back then. Maybe it's because she's such a big girl. Still, there are consequences to throwing a tantrum whether you're 2 or 20. The biggest mistake back then was treating those kids like spoiled brats! I know their parents lived through WWII and many through the depression as well and wanted to make the lives of their children easier, but the created a bunch of liberal monsters who feel entitled to everything. Were it my child, I'd tell them to shape the hell up or I'd cut off their college funds...and then do it. Granted, there were plenty of parents who did have high expectations for their children and disciplined accordingly (my husband's parents did) but just enough didn't and it led to the world we have today. They became a generation of parents who were/are mostly selfish, spoiled, angry and unavailable. The example they set and their lack of values and self discipline created 0bama and his ilk.

Cindie