Second Link:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kent-state-truth-tribunalRarely does the nation actually take the time to realize how completely hideous these circumstances were that allowed National Guard the impetus to fire on unarmed college students.
To begin with the students were able to get deferments to service. Trying to stop the war to save their own lives was not even the issue.
The timing to the killings would be the last opportunity for the 'authorities' to actually show muscle against 'decent' before the entire student body was dismissed for the summer.
This was May 4th.
They were finishing final exams at the end of the academic year. This was the time of graduation as well. So the demonstration only showed that the students were 'first' students. They had priorities of stopping the Vietnam War, but, it wasn't something that was going to detrail the hope for their futures.
The 'idea' that students would occupy academic buildings at a time of year that would actually matter to the administration was stupidity on the part of those that ordered these actions.
My, my aren't we just the strongest nation against any citizen with a SIGN.
The timing to the killings would be the last opportunity for the 'authorities' to actually show muscle against 'decent' before the entire student body was dismissed for the summer.
This was May 4th.
They were finishing final exams at the end of the academic year. This was the time of graduation as well. So the demonstration only showed that the students were 'first' students. They had priorities of stopping the Vietnam War, but, it wasn't something that was going to detrail the hope for their futures.
The 'idea' that students would occupy academic buildings at a time of year that would actually matter to the administration was stupidity on the part of those that ordered these actions.
My, my aren't we just the strongest nation against any citizen with a SIGN.
