05-05-2010, 01:00 PM
Spock- thanks for the link. I was unaware of that incident. Following the chain produces this gem from the Scranton Commission
"Even if the guardsmen faced danger, it was not a danger that called for lethal force. The 61 shots by 28 guardsmen certainly cannot be justified. Apparently, no order to fire was given, and there was inadequate fire control discipline on Blanket Hill. The Kent State tragedy must mark the last time that, as a matter of course, loaded rifles are issued to guardsmen confronting student demonstrators."
To the value of the commemoration, I will simply say:
Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it.
To the point, please recall the Boston Massacre from your Revolutionary War history. Citizens protesting government policies, soldiers were sent to keep order, and citizens ended up being gunned down. Obviously Jim Rhodes did not remember his Revolutionary War history.
"Even if the guardsmen faced danger, it was not a danger that called for lethal force. The 61 shots by 28 guardsmen certainly cannot be justified. Apparently, no order to fire was given, and there was inadequate fire control discipline on Blanket Hill. The Kent State tragedy must mark the last time that, as a matter of course, loaded rifles are issued to guardsmen confronting student demonstrators."
To the value of the commemoration, I will simply say:
Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it.
To the point, please recall the Boston Massacre from your Revolutionary War history. Citizens protesting government policies, soldiers were sent to keep order, and citizens ended up being gunned down. Obviously Jim Rhodes did not remember his Revolutionary War history.