Wry Catcher
Diamond Member
- Banned
- #21
"she would have did"? That aside, I was in Berkeley on May 19, 1969 while on leave, getting ready to re-enroll for the Fall Semester upon Seperation form active duty.
"The indiscriminate use of shotguns [was] sheer insanity," according to Dr. Harry Brean, chief radiologist at Berkeley's Herrick Hospital.
[20]
Alameda County Sheriff's deputies used shotguns to fire at people sitting on the roof at the Telegraph Repertory Cinema. James Rector, a student, was killed when shot by police. The Alamada County Coroner's report listed cause of death as "shock and hemorrhage due to multiple shotgun wounds and perforation of the aorta." The buckshot is the same size as a .38 caliber bullet.
[25]
Governor Reagan conceded that Rector was probably shot by police but countered that "it's very naive to assume that you should send anyone into that kind of conflict with a flyswatter."
[26]
The
University of California Police Department
(UCPD) claims Rector threw steel
rebar
down onto the police; however, according to
Time Magazine
, Rector was a bystander, not a protester.
[24]
[20]
Alameda County Sheriff's deputies used shotguns to fire at people sitting on the roof at the Telegraph Repertory Cinema. James Rector, a student, was killed when shot by police. The Alamada County Coroner's report listed cause of death as "shock and hemorrhage due to multiple shotgun wounds and perforation of the aorta." The buckshot is the same size as a .38 caliber bullet.
[25]
Governor Reagan conceded that Rector was probably shot by police but countered that "it's very naive to assume that you should send anyone into that kind of conflict with a flyswatter."
[26]
The
University of California Police Department
(UCPD) claims Rector threw steel
rebar
down onto the police; however, according to
Time Magazine
, Rector was a bystander, not a protester.
[24]
"That evening, Governor Reagan declared a state of emergency in Berkeley and sent in 2,700 National Guard troops.[13][20] The Berkeley City Council symbolically voted 8–1 against the decision.[23][27] For two weeks, the streets of Berkeley were patrolled by National Guardsmen, who broke up even small demonstrations with tear gas.[21] Governor Reagan was steadfast and unapologetic: "Once the dogs of war have been unleashed, you must expect things will happen, and that people, being human, will make mistakes on both sides."
People's Park (Berkeley) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaOnce again we see the Authoritarian Right Wing Flex its muscle against unarmed protesters.
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