Actually the colonials kind of deserved it. Surprising since we think of everyone back then being so well mannered. That crowd was throwing snowballs. Rocks. Threatening. The British soldiers were probably kids and fired off
What is interesting is what Happened next and how we remember it. Locals were pissed and so they commemorated the occasion at the various points. 3 months. 6 mo the. Each year. With fiery rousing speeches in local churches The crowds became very colonial focused. Very agitated. Very anti British.
the British didn’t like this and tried to shut these gatherings and speeches down. B came a game of cat and mouse. With the Brit’s raising some of these speeches in churches. And the speakers escaping through back exits and 2nd floor windows. They kind of became local heroes.
So. The massacre because something of a never forget rally cry and those became excuses for more British crackdown whereupon the colonists replied with “see? There you go again”. And it was on
Actually, the 1st casualty that sparked the American Revolution was the killing of 12 year old Chris Seider by British customs officer Ebenezer Richardson two week earlier on Feb 22nd.
A crazed mob attacks your home starts with trash and then throws rocks pelting your house breaking windows and your wife gets injured. Then they start kicking in your door. What would you do? sc
Maybe one of them old enough that was threatening me with a gun. Wait...no one (still two words) had a gun, only rocks and 'gulp'...snowballs. But I certainly would not shoot an unarmed 12 year old boy.
ps. A 'crazed mob'? I didn't think you would get your superlatives from MSNBC.
Is that right. I know it as my youngest son’s b day. Interestingly the marker for the spot of that event is right outside his office
"So-called"?
Actually, the 1st casualty that sparked the American Revolution was the killing of 12 year old Chris Seider by British customs officer Ebenezer Richardson two week earlier on Feb 22nd.