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Eh, the Boston Massacre was blown way out of proportion specifically to rile up anti-British sentiment. Those troops had been surrounded by a mob of several hundred people and verbally and physically assaulted for hours beforehand despite several attempts to deescalate. Honestly, the whole thing wasn't Ashley Babbitt levels of FAFO, but it was up there.
Murdering six civilians in the streets was blown out of proportion? What number of people do you believe it is acceptable to murder in the streets? I'd like a citation on surrounded by a mob of several hundred, if you have it. EDIT: I found it but I also found that this happened before all of that:
Boston held 2,000 British soldiers and 16,000 colonists, btw.