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Kent State - Justice And Morality, John P. Adams
Kent State - Justice And Morality, John P. Adams
Cleveland State Law Review
In the months that followed the killing at Kent State, it became apparent that there was another ministry which was needed. It was not a matter of exercising the "moral authority" as the President suggested, to condemn "... violence and disruption as instruments of change ...." Rather, it became apparent that "moral authority" would be needed to assure that accountability would be established for the abuse of governmental authority and the misuse of military firepower against civilian student dissenters. Violence had been used as an instrument to prevent change, and the moral authority of the religious community needed to be …
The Legal Background And Aftermath Of The Kent State Tragedy, David E. Engdahl
The Legal Background And Aftermath Of The Kent State Tragedy, David E. Engdahl
Cleveland State Law Review
Events of tragic violence occur with such commonness today that they are greeted most frequently either with a callous indifference or a generalized despair. Yet to thoughtful observers, there is an essential difference between those tragedies attributable to extremist and criminal factions, and those which result from overbearing acts of the agents of government themselves. Jackson State and Attica are only two of the most recent examples of events that test the strength of our modern commitment to the standards of government behavior our heritage had led us to expect. Even among the recent instances of tragic government violence, however, …