... headed for Rossville Street. British troops effectively boxed in hundreds of people on waste-ground between the Flats and William Street. Soldiers spilled out of the armored cars, their helmets identifying them as Paratroopers. None of the soldiers carried batons and shields as riot control troops do. All were fully armed with combat rifles and used their rifles as ... the shooting victims were shot in the head and center mass, which was how the paratroopers were trained to shoot enemy combatants. (Melaugh, Summary) The internment was enacted due to a civil rights movement that had begu...

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