How many weeks until another "Kent State"

[CynicalSkeptic]

Shooting at/near Occupy Houston yesterday.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-shot-by-police-in-Tranquility-Park-2281109.php

Not quite Kent State, though.

 

[WildCat]

I don't believe you.

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[Travis]

Considering what kind of worthless scum these 'occupiers' are they all deserve a couple of blows to the back of the head. Though shooting them seems a little over the top.

I'm not sure if you are serious or not.............

 

[Beerina]

One wonders about Kent State if there were a hundred cell phones all over the place.


Would it have happened? And had it, would our interpretation and "settled history" be different?

 

[bookitty]

Considering what kind of worthless scum these 'occupiers' are they all deserve a couple of blows to the back of the head. Though shooting them seems a little over the top.

We've had our differences in the past but I thought we were cool. Do you really think I need to be beaten?

 

[MaGZ]

We need a police crack down on the criminals who have damaged the financial system of the US and the rest of the World. They are not the people camping in parks near Wall Street and marching on the streets. The real criminals are inside the investment banks and hedge funds.

This is true. No one has gone to prison for the this trillion dollar thief unlike the Saving and Loan scandal in the 80s.

 

[000063]

We need a police crack down on the criminals who have damaged the financial system of the US and the rest of the World. They are not the people camping in parks near Wall Street and marching on the streets. The real criminals are inside the investment banks and hedge funds.

Oh, so that's why Occupiers are costing the country millions, smashing up banks, spraying graffiti on buildings, and trying to obscure news about crime in their camps. Because the 1% are the "real" criminals.

Shooting at/near Occupy Houston yesterday.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-shot-by-police-in-Tranquility-Park-2281109.php

Not quite Kent State, though.

More specifically, the guy seemed to be shooting at the Occupiers, the cops, or both.

One wonders about Kent State if there were a hundred cell phones all over the place.


Would it have happened? And had it, would our interpretation and "settled history" be different?

Yes, but I'm noticing a lot of divergence from reality in Occupy accounts. The camera never lies, but you can "condense" the truth.

 

[applecorped]

Looks like the 46% of respondents were correct.

 

[MattusMaximus]

I've been wondering about this "Kent State" question as well. The only thing I can say for sure is this: if another "Kent State" were to happen in today's Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube age, I think there would be some serious hell to pay.

 

[MattusMaximus]

Shooting at/near Occupy Houston yesterday.
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Man-shot-by-police-in-Tranquility-Park-2281109.php

Not quite Kent State, though.

Seems to be the work of a random nut. Not "Kent State" by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[Robrob]

One wonders about Kent State if there were a hundred cell phones all over the place.


Would it have happened? And had it, would our interpretation and "settled history" be different?

I'm not sure if the existence of cell phones would have "prevented" Kent State. There were photographers there and the shooting still happened.

As for "settled history" - AFAIK, the only debate is from how high up the chain the orders came.

 

[jj]

Seems to be the work of a random nut. Not "Kent State" by any stretch of the imagination.

For the sake of accuracy, random nuts are bad, but do not count.