'What if you Knew her and Found her Dead on the ground'?
Recent weeks call to
mind events from my youth. I was 13:
‘May 4, 1970. At Kent State University, the Ohio
National Guard shot unarmed college students — some who were protesting the war
and others who were passing by. The guards fired 67 rounds over a period of 13
seconds, killing four students (Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer,
and William Knox Schroeder) and wounding nine others.’
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/kent-state-massacre/
I recall being confused, and somewhat anxious about American
Soldiers shooting and killing students at the university.
I recall asking my Mom why American Soldiers were Shooting
American Students. I remember she said it was ‘complicated’, and the Students
were ‘Rioting’ at the College.
Oh.
I also recall the words of Crosby, Stills. Nash & Young:
‘Gotta get down to it Soldiers are gunning us down
Should have been done long ago
What if you knew her and Found her dead on the ground?
How can you run when you know?’ (Niel Young 1970)
What if you knew Renee Good, and found her ‘Dead on the
Ground’?
‘The report from the Minneapolis Fire Department shows
EMS responded to 33rd Street East and Portland Avenue for reports of a patient
shot inside a vehicle.’
‘The report states two gunshot wounds were found on the
right side of Good's chest, as well as another gunshot wound to her left
forearm and a "possible gunshot wound" […] "on the left side of
the patient's head."
What if you knew Alex
Pretti, and found him ‘Dead on the Ground’?
“The sickening lies told about our son by the
administration are reprehensible and disgusting,” the family’s statement said.
They added that
videos showed Alex Pretti was not holding a gun when he was tackled by federal agents
but holding his phone with one hand and using the other to shield a woman who
was being pepper-sprayed.
‘How can you Run when you Know’?
It can be somewhat ‘Complicated’, and at the same time
not:
Tin Soldiers and Trump are coming. 2 Dead in Minnesota.
‘We’re finally on our own…’
‘How can you Run when you Know’?
What’s left for Us to Do?
Organize,
Advocate, Oppose.
jw
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Using the song in this article in this way is brilliant!
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