Audio Analysis Brings New Revelations From Kent State Shooting

a_nonamiss writes "The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting today on new forensic analysis by audio scientists Stuart Allen and Tom Owen on a recently discovered audio tape from the Kent State shootings. The analysis suggests that four shots from a .38-caliber pistol were fired 70 seconds before the National Guard opened fire on a crowd of student protesters, killing four and wounding nine others. The alleged shooter, student Terry Norman, was hired by the FBI to take photos of the protesters. It has been known for some time that he had a .38-caliber pistol on his person the day of the shootings, but he has always claimed that the gun was not fired during the protest, a claim that was backed up in sworn testimony from authorities at the time."

Comments

Re:no firearms != unarmed

[publiclurker]

So you think your fear entitles you to shoot everyone on sight, just in case. You wouldn't happen to be one of those looser who needs to pack a gun with him everywhere to compensate for his lack of spine, would you?

Re:The whole thing could have been planned.

[Kreigaffe]

If the hatred, anger and vitriol found in today's leftist rally/riots can be taken as an example of what that crowd was like, I think it's more than just a little likely that's what happened.

I don't see how everyone's up in arms about him being an "informant". It doesn't seem anyone had any confusion as to who he was working for -- and he had every right to be there taking pictures and recording things, just as much as any of the protesters had the same right, or any other sort of reporter. But hey, that's how it goes -- it's OK to film incidents of "The Man" acting wrongly (and, it IS), but if you're filming incidents of "The People" acting wrongly they suddenly forget themselves and act not as they should with equal respect to everyone's rights but instead only in their own self-interest.