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http://www.wesleyjohnston.com/users/ireland/past/troubles/deaths_by_year.html

just found this as a reference

in 1972 476 people died due to the troubles

Wow. That's horrible.

I still wouldn't say its as bad as the middle east though.

idk

https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-07-14/more-75-percent-terrorist-attacks-2016-took-place-just-10-countries well this is in 1 year

but in 10 countries and a total of 100 killed I think.

before and during the troubles ni was a total police state

100 over 10 countries

Didnt they use children as shields?

Yeah but thats just in 2016

who

The police.

back then

the ruc were brutal

So I've heard.

they raided peoples homes and beat them

have you heard of the battle of the bogside?

Yeah the name rings a bell but I forgot what it was exactly.

well basically the apprentice boys (protestants) held a march in derry as they would annually

they started flicking pennies at the catholics living in the bogside

so some people retaliated with rocks

and then the ruc was called in they started fighting people

stormont brought back the b-specials, whom were a protestant citizens police group

there was rioting for around 50 hours

and then the british soldiers were called in

Wow.

And all this started from throwing pennies and rocks?

the was alot of tension already

I see.

because of the violence of the ruc and the civil rights movment

nicra (northern Ireland civil rights association) held a march for equal rights and the ruc lead them into an ambush were they were pelted with glass bottlesa and rocks

and then they called in the b-specials whom started to beat the marchers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDnkudlwjLE

Why didnt they see it was wrong?

some thought the ruc was an affront for the ira

Makes sense.

and alot of the ruc and b-specials were strict loyalists