Michigan GOP Official Calls For Another Kent State For Campus Protesters

[RandySF]

A Republican Party official in northern Michigan has issued what amounts to a death threat against American college protesters, calling for “another Kent State” in the wake of protests at the University of California, Berkeley.

In 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired on unarmed Kent State University students protesting the U.S. incursion into Cambodia. Guardsmen killed four students and wounded nine, including one who was paralyzed for life.

Dan Adamini, former chair and current secretary of the Marquette County Republican Party, indicated that a single death might be sufficient to end student protests this time around.

“I’m thinking another Kent State might be the only solution protest stopped after only one death,” he posted on Facebook on Thursday. “They do it because they know there are no consequences yet.”

He also tweeted: “Violent protesters who shut down free speech? Time for another Kent State perhaps. One bullet stops a lot of thuggery.”



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michigan-gop-official-kent-state_us_58952eafe4b09bd304bb86f0?kpdto4ndkuykwewmi&

[Glamrock]

1. He should choose his words carefully

A whole lot of people are viewing the GOP as a bunch of thugs lately....

[The_Voice_of_Reason]

2. Absolutely STUNNED here.

I grew up in Ohio, am painfully aware of Kent State...this man needs removed from his position IMMEDIATELY for such a callous threat.

[hurple]

3. Even more...

He needs to be arrested as a terrorist for making death threats.

[StevieM]

4. Here is a prediction for you: he will suffer absolutely no consequences.

Republicans do whatever the hell they want and get away with it.

[Ohioblue22]

5. can we suggest a dallas like incident for adamini

[NutmegYankee]

6. "One bullet stops a lot of thuggery" - I agree, but he needs to tweet out his location.

[roamer65]

7. I second that motion.

[Kaleva]

8. Kent State University responds to Repub's tweet.

"Kent State University, answering in a statement Saturday, wrote:

"May 4, 1970, was a watershed moment for the country and especially the Kent State University family. We lost four students that day while nine others were wounded and countless others were changed forever. This abhorrent post is in poor taste and trivializes a loss of life that still pains the Kent State community today. We invite the person who wrote this statement to tour our campus and our May 4 Visitors Center, which opened four years ago, to gain perspective on what happened 47 years ago and apply its meaning to the future.""

http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/kent-state-university-responds-to-michigan-gop-officials-tweets-facebook-posts/398777744