Kent State

1. A controversial incident in 1970, in which unarmed students demonstrating against United States involvement in the Vietnam War were fired on by panicky troops of the National Guard . Four students were killed and nine wounded. The shooting occurred at Kent State University in Ohio . The troops were subsequently absolved of responsibility by the government, but their action turned many moderates against the Vietnam War and the Richard Nixon administration.

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This item is beyond poor taste and trivializes a loss of life that still hurts the Kent State community today.

From The Daily Beast

In April, a gunman at Kent State University in Ohio shot himself during an argument with two women.

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