Numerous instances in US history where National Guardsmen or other US Military Forces used violence against protesters under the guise of "restoring order". This is not an exhaustive list, just some of the actions over the years in which soldiers, cops, or both have engaged in violence violating civil rights - mostly without repercussions.
2020-21 during the BLM Protests, national guard soldiers and cops engaged in indiscriminate use of less-than-lethals, made fun of hunting people for sport, vandalized personal vehicles, and used live rounds - killing one person in Kentucky who returned fire when fired upon by law enforcement/guardsmen. Numerous other people had been seriously injured, disabled, and or disfigured from police and military violence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List/_of/_police/_violence/_incidents/_during/_George/_Floyd/_protests
WTO Protests in Seattle - violent police response to protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999/_Seattle/_WTO/_protests
1992 LA Riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992/_Los/_Angeles/_riots
1989 Castro Sweep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castro/_Sweep
1988 Tompkins Square Park Police Riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988/_Tompkins/_Square/_Park/_riot
1985 MOVE bombing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985/_MOVE/_bombing
1978 White Night Riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White/_Night/_riots
1970 Jackson State: National Guard opened fire on protesters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson/_State/_killings
1970 Kent State: Also national guard opening fire on protesters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent/_State/_shootings
1969 Stonewall Riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall/_riots
1968 DNC Riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968/_Democratic/_National/_Convention#Riots
Orangeburg Massacre 1968 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orangeburg/_Massacre
1937 Memorial Day Massacre, Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937/_Memorial/_Day/_massacre
1937 Ponce Massacre, Puerto Rico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponce/_massacre
1935 Rio Pierdras Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%ADo/_Piedras/_massacre
1934 Teamsters General Strike - Minneapolis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis/_general/_strike/_of/_1934
1934 West Coast Strikes "Bloody Thursday" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934/_West/_Coast/_waterfront/_strike#%22Bloody_Thursday%22
1918 Porvenir Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porvenir/massacre/(1918)
1917 Ludlow Masacre: National Guardsmen massacred striking miners including their families. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow/_Massacre
1916 Everett Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everett/_massacre
1897 Lattimer Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattimer/_massacre
1890 Wounded Knee Massacre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wounded/_Knee/_Massacre
1886 Haymarket Affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket/_affair
1863 NYC Draft Riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New/_York/_City/_draft/_riots
Originally Posted By u/ArcturusRoot At 2025-03-11 04:51:44 PM | Source