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I hate this argument because they were found not guilty for murder and that judgment was respected by the locals. The Sargent was in front of the troops not behind. A private after being hit in the head by a club most likely causing a concussion fired.The rest fired in delay as the crowd moved in causing a raged fire. Their lawyers the patriot and future President John Adam’s would get them off the hook with only two men being charged with Manslaughter. ICE is shooting without reason

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Anonymous replying to -> evil_sheep 4w

That’s actually a really good point ngl.

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Anonymous replying to -> evil_sheep 3w

OMG YES THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS!!! I’m a history major and this period is my absolute FAVORITE to study because of how ambiguous it really is. There are HUNDREDS of contradictory firsthand accounts but the consensus is that the crowd was genuinely terrifying and violent, plus some of the soldiers had ALREADY had to deal with angry crowds before that point! The fact that John Adams defended them is so fascinating too- he wrote this about it in his records:

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

"It was one of the most gallant, generous, manly and disinterested actions of my whole life, and one of the best pieces of service I ever rendered to my country."

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

Also did you know the propaganda made after the event was plagiarized?? The famous print of the “bloody massacre” put out by Paul Revere was stolen from Henry Pelham, half brother of Copley. Anyways thank you for touching on my special interest, sorry for my rambling!!!

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