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Brian VanDeMark is a Professor of History at the United States Naval Academy.
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The 1970 Kent State Shootings Show The Danger Of Deploying Troops To Crush Protests Wikimedia Commons/John Filo

The 1970 Kent State Shootings Show The Danger Of Deploying Troops To Crush Protests

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The tragedy of Kent State shows how critical it is for authorities to be thoughtful in responding to protests, and extremely cautious in deploying military troops to deal with them.