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[–] 23 points 9 months ago* (4 children)

Not a great comparison.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Massacre#Incident

Eight soldiers were just standing there when around 300 Bostonians surrounded them and started throwing shit at them. We would be lucky if ICE could show the level of restraint the British officers showed.

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    AND the government admitted it probably wasn't the move to send them.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    And a future president was their defense lawyer.

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