“If there is any bloodshed, leaders of the protests will be held directly responsible,”
I always find this sort of statement interesting. Kind of like, “if you make us shoot you, it’s your own fault”. Why didn’t they use that excuse at Kent State?
Why didn’t they use that excuse at Kent State?
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They did.
President Nixon’s staff issued statements that clearly blamed the protesters at Kent State for the shootings.
A few of the National Guardsmen who fired on the students were later indicted, but all charges were dropped.