The McKay Report Tells It like It Wasn’t

On the first anniversary of the Attica rebellion, the Special Commission on Attica, better known as the McKay Commission, made public its report on the rebellion. The following quotation is from the preface of Attica: The Official Report of the New York State Special Commission on Attica-. “The main purpose of the report is to dispel the long-persisting doubts about what actually happened between September 9 and 13, 1971. The Commission is satisfied that the factual statement is accurate and complete.”

Having been at Attica before, during, and after the riot, and having had a close relationship with several of the alleged leaders, I feel that I know as much about what and who caused the riot as the McKay Commission. My conclusions are not drawn from a mass of conflicting and self-serving testimony, but from personal observations and from un-monitored discussions with numerous inmates, guards, and civilians. Anything I write can be proven by official records or the individuals I quote. I am also willing to undergo a polygraph test if anyone doubts the veracity of my statements.

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On the first anniversary of the Attica rebellion, the Special Commission on Attica, better known as the McKay Commission, made public its report on the rebellion. The following quotation is from the preface of Attica: The Official Report of the New York State Special Commission on Attica-. “The main purpose of the report is to dispel the long-persisting doubts about what actually happened between September 9 and 13, 1971. The Commission is satisfied that the factual statement is accurate and complete.”

Having been at Attica before, during, and after the riot, and having had a close relationship with several of the alleged leaders, I feel that I know as much about what and who caused the riot as the McKay Commission. My conclusions are not drawn from a mass of conflicting and self-serving testimony, but from personal observations and from un-monitored discussions with numerous inmates, guards, and civilians. Anything I write can be proven by official records or the individuals I quote. I am also willing to undergo a polygraph test if anyone doubts the veracity of my statements.