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1. There were no (not common) video cameras back then. 2. There were no (audio tapes-not common) back then. 3. There were no (not very many) NON-lethal weapons back then; night sticks were "the" non-lethal enforcement tool. Mace (chemical spray) was just making it's appearance then. 4. Policemen did NOT have bullet proof vests. 5. Policemen did NOT have radios (except for special units & and the squad car). 6. Many policemen were veterans. 7. Many citizens were veterans (WW2, Korea, etc.) 8. Group disobedience was fairly new...at least in such large numbers all over the nation. 9. Total up the above eight reasons and have a group of "hippies" burning their draft cards and throwing rocks through store windows, or police cars, or fire trucks, or blocking traffic, setting fire to schools (ROTC buildings mostly)...and society let's loose the "dogs of war" on them.
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The biginning of the hippie era is associated with which decade?
The Beat-Niks were from the 1950's...they evolved into the Hippies of the 1960's.
What role did hippies play in the anti-war movement?
With some very few exceptions (including the drafted hippies); hippies were the anti-war movement.
What does not relate to hippies of the 1960s?
Please also see: What was the importance of the hippies?
Why are hippies important?
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Who inevented the hippie?
Probably the Hippies.
