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> This was the first time in history that a US citizen was killed by the US military Not close to the first time. Kent State is one famous example. Countless p
by tomjakubowski 4y ago
> This was the first time in history that a US citizen was killed by the US military
Not close to the first time. Kent State is one famous example. Countless people shot for trespassing on bases
- pclmulqdq 4y agoThe Ohio National Guard is not a branch of the US military. It reports to the government of Ohio.
- guhidalg 4y agoNow you’re splitting hairs. A government ordered death is the same no matter if the shooter is a soldier or a national guardsman.
- pclmulqdq 4y agoThis is a big difference. State national guards operate a lot more like the state police than like the army. Posse Comitatus does not apply to them. By the way, if you want to split hairs and bring up examples like Kent State, the elephant in the room is the self-defense justification in a lot of these examples. Find a killing that occurred when a soldier believed their life to be in danger.