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Before he became our second president, lawyer John Adams famously defended captured Red Coats who were involved in "The Boston Massacre" during the Revolutionary War.
We put them on trial b/c our #Constitution assured them of #DueProcess. The #FoundingFathers extended the right to EVERYONE b/c they believed Due Process WAS A HUMAN RIGHT.
https://www.samsonhistorical.com/blogs/reliving-history/john-adams-defense
Samson HistoricalJohn Adams' Defense of Eight British Soldiers Involved In The Boston MassacreIf I asked you when the first battle of the American Revolution occurred, you’d likely mention the Boston Massacre, picturing British soldiers firing indiscriminately into a crowd of innocent colonists. What you might not know is that Paul Revere actually popularized this propaganda against the British.
