A 1970 massacre at Kent State University where the National Guard killed four student protesters, met with widespread public support according to historical accounts
"A Gallup poll found 58 per cent blamed the Kent students for their own deaths. Only 11 percent blamed the National Guard. A rumor spread in Kent that Jeff Miller, whose head was blown off, was such a dirty hippie that they had to keep the ambulance door open on the way to the hospital for the smell."