The Boston Massacre was known as one of the most injustice events of the british rule that led to the American Revolution, but the real truth is where the patriots pushed british soldiers too far making them react by firing on the angry mob. British soldiers were harassed by colonists, by throwing snowballs and yelling fire. While this was minor violence it turned to more violence when they started using clubs and throwing icicles. While british soldiers did not have the right to fire they did have the right to react if they were harmed leading it to be justified for firing on the mob. British soldiers were right to react to the mob even though they had went too far they still were justified where they should suffer minor penalties but and not harsh penalties.

In the Boston Massacre the soldiers were defending themselves against the commons which every other person have the right to but the soldiers defending themselves were wrong for this. There has been more situations than this where the people have defended themselves but to where patriots make that right look evil and they used that as a reason to protest against the british. The protest was used as their rights being violated, but it was …show more content…
Not only did the colonists complain about the right to trial but they also said the british soldiers did not deserve the right to trial for what they have done. John Adams was a patriot but he believed in right for a trial for everyone so he defended the british soldiers and found out the truth that the colonists were violent and the soldiers did have the reason to fire. Another person would say they are murderers for what they did but at the moment what other choice did they have if they tried anything else the colonists would go in rage and try to kill the