The Kent State University incident became a direct result to Nixon’s decision concerning the invasion of Cambodia without congress’ consent. Protests were held before the crisis at hand and rallies followed. The Mayor of the city of Kent, Leroy Stratom, called

in the National Guard, who, on May 4th, killed four students.

It was a bad situation for the government because there was no solution to the problem. The most significant result of the entire incident was the newfound fear instilled on the American protestors. Presently, while bloodshed of their own soldiers was occurring across seas, a war of bloodshed between the government and its people had been declared on American soil. Innocent lives were lost to the unnecessary roughness of our own National Guard. Americans should feel safe on their own land and not threatened by the people that protect them. As with all major incidents, it has faded away with time and has now become another history lesson, but for someone who looks closely, it could be much more.

Friday, May 1st, 1970 marked a tragic day at Kent State University in Ohio. President Richard Nixon announced that ground troops would be sent into Cambodia, triggering a slew of protests across America, including the Kent State campus, on campus at Kent State. As of noon, over five hundred students rallied and watched as a graduate student buried a copy of the constitution. The burning of this document symbolized the murder of the constitution, by president Nixon, because congress had not declared war. Upon dusk, a crowd of students and citizens gathered near a strip of bars in the Kent area and blocked off streets, they began to vandalize buildings and ignite fires. Although there had been no previous effort made by the Kent Police Department to control the situation, Kent City’s Mayor Leroy Stratom called for a state of emergency, closed down all bars, and finally sent in police personnel. The early closure of the bars enraged the customers inside, sending more people onto!

the streets causing a larger, intoxicated crowd to control and disperse. Rioters finally decided to call it a night when a young boy fell from traffic light and suffered two broken legs, a broken arm and four broken ribs.

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