“...the 1863 NYC Draft Riots.”
The NYC Democrat Riots were only stopped by bringing in troops who had been at Gettysburg and using warships cannons.
The Democrats were trying to kill every Black they could get their hands on, including the children in the Negro Orphans’ Home.
Kent State, on the other hand, set off the shutdowns of thousands of universities across the nation and assured the victory of the Anti-War Movement. But those shooting were not planned and, like most unplanned things, did not accomplish what was intended, but it’s opposite.
There is a difference between a demonstration and a riot. Firing on the demonstration, much like all those before and after, turned it into a riot. Dumb mistake on the part of the Guard.