Monday, May 10, 2010

Kent State tape shows order to shoot

Talkleft:

There are a lot of articles this weekend on the enhancement of a 1970 Kent State shooting audio recording, reporting new analysis
provides evidence the Guards were ordered to shoot.

"Guard!" says a male voice on the recording, which two forensic audio experts enhanced and evaluated at the request of The Plain Dealer. Several seconds pass. Then, "All right, prepare to fire!"

"Get down!" someone shouts urgently, presumably in the crowd. Finally, "Guard! . . . " followed two seconds later by a long, booming volley of gunshots. The entire spoken sequence lasts 17 seconds.
The tape was discovered in the library
in 2007. Here's the recording released that year.

Update:

House resolution on Thursday memorializing the event in Kent State. Watch Rep. Grayson speak of the Kent State event on the House floor:


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