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Possible snipers seen at OSU. Administration says they're not snipers but should be treated like they are. (midwest.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by seahorse@midwest.social to c/ohio@midwest.social
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Update, yes there are snipers:

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[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 15 points 1 year ago

For those of us with third world level history what happened?

[-] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 56 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

National Guard units shot and killed four student protesters in Ohio at Kent State University in 1970, wounding nine others. I've read the police used excuses like they had intel there were communist agitators involved, funnily similar to what they say today.

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah cause agitators is a reason to shoot people. Can't let those commies speak!/s

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They were shot. Kent State shooting if you want to look into it more.

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