On May 3,1886, police fired into a crowd of striking workers at McCormick Reaper Company in Chicago, killing four people. The strikers held a protest rally the next day at Haymarket Square. A bomb exploded during the rally and killed seven police officers. The rally's organizers were quickly arrested and convicted, despite the fact that the actual bomber was never identified. Four men were hanged and three were jailed. Illinois governor John Peter Altgeld (1847-1902) pardoned the three survivors in 1893, a move that ruined his
political career.
political career.
Do you think the organizers
of the rally should have been convicted? What do you think of Governor Altgeld? Would you have done as he did and pardoned the survivors? Would you have done so even
if you knew it would cost you your career? Have you ever had to make a decision where doing what was right would hurt you in some way? Explain.
if you knew it would cost you your career? Have you ever had to make a decision where doing what was right would hurt you in some way? Explain.
Jackie Zhang 812
ReplyDeleteThey should not have been convicted because you don't really know of they were the one who threw the bomb, they just protests on what they believe. Governor Altgeld did the right thing for releasing the last three even though it may have to sacrifice his career. I would have done the same because the rich were getting their companies more power while the poor people just watch as they rise even if it ruins my career I would let them free.
I agree with you because if the rich get richer then it will not be fair to the new immigrant. Also, you cannot call someone guilty without exact evidence which they don't have and the punishment is the worst. I am really happy that there is a governor like Altgeld.
DeleteI agree with Jackie because it is not fair to poor people.
Delete-Jian Lin-
I disagree that the organizers of rally should have been convicted because the truth is that there is only one out of eight that is even in the meeting. I think Governor Altgeld did the right thing. I would pardoned the survivors just like what Governor Altgeld did. If I know that it will cost my career I will still do the good thing and pardoned the survivors. I know it will hurt me but do the right thing than seeing someone that is not consider guilty to sacrifice their life.
ReplyDeleteI agree Andy there are paths that we should chose even though we have to make sacrifices. ----Jackie Zhang 812----
DeleteI think that the rally organizers shouldn't be convicted since the real criminal isn't identified yet, i think its unfair to judge people just because they were attending the event.Also, if i were the governor i would pardon them even i knew it will cost me my career because i stand for justice, and not for money.
ReplyDelete-Elyas Maggouh 803
i think that Governor Altgeld did do a great job. i might have done as he did and pardoned the survivors. i might have done so even
ReplyDeleteif you knew it would cost you your career. i had to make a decision where doing what was right would hurt me in some way because i thought it was right. -amy 803
i agree only if he did the right thing. -amy 803
ReplyDeletei don't think the organizer of the raly shouldn't be convicted since we don't know if he really planned this. governor altgeld is a really nice guy and did the right thing. i would pardon the survivor since i believe it is unfair to assume someone did it and jail them. what if they are not the bomber they deserve better. i do think i did this before since i actually have to backup my friend on a agurment when they are correct eve thought the oter side didnt think so and it cause my reputation for the opposite side but not for long since i help the other side aganinst my friend too
ReplyDeleteI think that the rally organizers shouldn't be convicted since the real criminal isn't identified yet, i think its unfair to judge people just because they were attending the event.Also I think i would not do certain things that would harm anyone without any prove or evidence.
ReplyDeletei think the oganizers shouldnt ave been convicted because they did not break the rule of a protest. it is possible they may have placed it down but why would they kill the police? the police is at fault for going and stopping them from protesting which is breaking the consitution. they also fired at the strikers a day back.i think the governor made a right choice because the organizers may have not known there as a bomb and someone else may have placed it there.i think i would because there is no solid evidence to prove that they did it and that they do have the right to protest according to the consitution and the police should not have interfered with the protest and shooting.even if it sacrifices my career i would still do it to save the ones who might not have done it.yes i did and i just stuck with my guts and went for the one i think was the right choice which mostly turned out to be me something or i affected the others and something happens to them. but those decisions i try to foget it ever happened but my regrets are to much for it.~jordan 814
ReplyDeleteI think the organizers of the rally should not be convicted since they didn't even identify who was the bomber.I think governor Altgeld was right to pardon the survivors.I would do the same even if it costs my career because it is just wrong to accuse someone without any evidence.I've never made a right decision that hurt me.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everthing you said because the police had no SOLID PROOF to suppor their " claim " and the governor was right to pardon the strikers.
DeleteI think the organizer of the rally shouldn't be convicted because the people who did that was unknown, they don't really know who did that so they might have punish people who didn't do anything but protest for their rights. I think the governor altgeld did the right thing by released the last three person because maybe he saved three innocent lives. I would have done the same thing even i know it can destroy my career because, my one career can save three life and three career.
ReplyDeleteI agree that governor Altgeld was right
Deletethe organizers of the rally should have not been because all they were doing was asking for their rights which they didnt get. they were trying to make things better.i think the goverener did the right thing because he was right in his way that others have right to defend themselves. if i was him i would do that also if i knew my carre was at risk i wouldnt because that would cause me a lot.
ReplyDeleteThey should not have been convicted because you don't really know of they were the one who threw the bomb, they just protests on what they believe. Governor Altgeld did the right thing for releasing the last three even though it may have to sacrifice his career. I would have done the same because the rich is making the price too high for the poor to afford I would have do the same if I were them,I would let them free
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment because no one knew who placed the bomb and the organizers of the rally were innocent.
DeleteThey should not be convicted because they didnt bomb the place all they were doing is protesting for their rights.
ReplyDeletethey should not have been shot because in america you have freedom of speech and the cops killed 4 people that shouldnt have been, but the protesetres who were hanged and arrested deserved it because they killed several cops with a bomb
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I think it was wrong for the organizers of the rally to be convicted because they weren't the ones who placed the bomb in the first place. The people who placed the bomb during the rally was unknown so it was wrong to falsely accuse innocent people. I also think that it was right for Governor Altgeld to release the last three people because they did not break the rule of protest.
ReplyDeletei think it was not right for the organizers to be convicted beacause they didnt know who the bomber was.i think it was right for the governer to parten them beacause killing someone for something they might have done was wrong
ReplyDeletei think it was not right for the orginzers to be convicted at all because the meeting was peace at first until the cops arrived and started to arrested them even though they had no idea who threw the bomb
ReplyDeleteIn my point of view, I think the organizers of the protest rally should not be convicted for that such crime because the police hadn't yet found out who was the bomber. Yes, I think the governor Altgeld was right to pardon the survivors. I would do the same thing as the governor Altgeld not to declare such conviction without any solid evidence in my hand (even it'll ruin my career), though I've not yet encoutered such thing before.
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