Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "The Hillsville Massacre of 1912." video.

  1. A very interesting story and very typical of such situations where the law can be monopolised and manipulated by a powerful group. It reminded me of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers of the 16th century. There were various powerful local families controlling the border between England and Scotland, many of whom used the law to enhance their power. Interestingly there were some so powerful the just ignored the law and did what they wanted to. And jail breaks were not uncommon. The The Hatfield–McCoy feud was a school yard dust up compared to what these families got up to. A bit of Anglo-Scottish-American history for you. When Nixon first became president at his inauguration there was Lyndon Johnson and Billy Graham. If you went to the western end of the Anglo-Scottish border and then draw a circle with a 15 mile radius then within the radius you would find the Johnson's, the Nixon's and the Graham's. Their ancestors. All powerful border reivers. And Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, is a descendent of the most powerful and feared of these families.
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