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Jersey Devil

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1. The reaction to Kent State was massive

Reply to Tommy Carcetti (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 09:35 AM

17 hrs ago

Part of the reason it was "contained" was that many colleges throughout the country closed for the rest of the school year to avoid major demonstrations and possible violence. I was in law school at that time and my school, along with virtually all others in NY state cancelled final exams and closed for the rest of the semester.

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It's a bit of a miracle that the fallout from the Kent State massacre wasn't bigger [View all] Tommy Carcetti 18 hrs ago OP

The reaction to Kent State was massive Jersey Devil 17 hrs ago #1

Well the military quickly put the blame on young National Guard soldiers. LakeVermilion 17 hrs ago #2

SecDef Kegbreath thomski64 17 hrs ago #3

As a 17 year old at the time living in the rural south, it was major news. Especially after CSNY released "Ohio" RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 17 hrs ago #4

My memory of the time is a bit fuzzy and I was just a teenager, with my own issues. ihaveaquestion 17 hrs ago #5

I heard the opposite of what everyone is saying. Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #6

Huge fallout Cirsium 15 hrs ago #7

What? The reaction was massive. The still photo of that teenage girl kneeling beside her friend with her arms flung wide Hekate 14 hrs ago #8