“We are men. We are not beasts, and we do not intend to be beaten or driven as such.” (L.D. Barkely, a 21 year old prisoner serving time for breaching parole by driving without a license. He died in the Attica prison assault, shot 15 times at point-blank range.) Twenty-nine prisoners and 10 hostages were shot to death by New York State Police to quell the historic Attica Prison rebellion of Sept. 1971. The New York State Special Commission on Attica wrote, “With the exception of Indian massacres in the late 19th century, the State Police assault which ended the four-day prison uprising was the bloodiest one-day encounter between Americans since the Civil War.”
THIS WAS THE SADDEST THING I EVER READ. MY HEART WAS BROKEN WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THESE POOR MEN. JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE INCARCERATED THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE AN ANIMAL. GOD WILL PUNISH THESE PEOPLE FOR KILLING IN SUCH A SENSELESS MANNER. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAMILIES OR THESE VICTIMS THAT LOST THERE LIVES….