KENT, Ohio (AP) — A Kent State University graduate is not apologizing for posting graduation photos of herself carrying a rifle on campus.
Kaitlin Bennett tweeted that she could “arm herself” now that she was a graduate. Along with the AR-10 rifle, the photo shows a mortar board with the words: “Come and take it.” The school prohibits students, faculty, and staff from carrying “deadly weapons.”
Now that I graduated from @KentState, I can finally arm myself on campus. I should have been able to do so as a student- especially since 4 unarmed students were shot and killed by the government on this campus. #CampusCarryNow pic.twitter.com/a91fQH44cq
— Kaitlin Marie (@KaitMarieox) May 13, 2018
Bennett said she should have been able to carry the weapon as a student “especially since 4 unarmed students were shot and killed by the government.” That was a reference to Ohio National Guardsmen killing four students and wounding nine others at the school during a Vietnam War protest in 1970.
University spokesman Eric Mansfield tells WJW-TV Bennett notified the school that she was going to have the photos taken.
I would expect to find this on rawstory rather than here.
Another day of “in your face” in 45’s America. You just get so tired of this crap…
I’ll give this young lady credit, this stunt was a lot more attention grabbing than simply submitting a resume and headshot to Fox news.
By this woman’s logic the four students killed on May 4th 1970 should have been packing heat and returning fire. Just think of what the Ohio National Guard and Governor “Big Jim” Rhodes would have done.
Hmm … Not arrested. Not shot. Smells like White Privilege.