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The '''''Gideon''''' is a heavy hauler transport vessel within [[The Fleet (RDM)|The Fleet]].  
The '''''Gideon''''' is a heavy hauler transport vessel within [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]].  


During [[Laura Roslin]]'s removal from office and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]]'s enactment of [[Wikipedia:martial law|martial law]], [[Colonial Marine Corps|Colonial marines]], sent by Colonel Tigh and led by Lieutenant [[Joe Palladino|Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino]], killed four unnarmed civilians during a riot on that ship.   
During [[Laura Roslin]]'s removal from office and [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]]'s enactment of [[Wikipedia:martial law|martial law]], [[Colonial Marine Corps|Colonial marines]], sent by Colonel Tigh and led by Lieutenant [[Joe Palladino|Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino]], kill four unnarmed civilians during a riot on that ship.   


The civilians onboard were protesting Roslin's removal from the presidency, martial law and the dissolving of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], by hindering an effort to resupply ''[[Galactica]]''. During the protest, where coffee and other objects were thrown at the boarding party, the marines heard what they believed to be a gunshot. Believing that they were under attack, they fired into the crowd, until Palladino managed to weakly regain control of the situation after the damage had been inflicted ([[Resistance]]).
The civilians onboard are protesting Roslin's removal from the presidency, martial law and the dissolving of the [[Quorum of Twelve]], by hindering an effort to resupply ''[[Galactica]]''. During the protest, where coffee and other objects are thrown at the boarding party, the marines hear what they believe to be a gunshot. Believing that they were under attack, they fire into the crowd, until Palladino manages to weakly regain control of the situation after the damage had been inflicted ([[Resistance]]).


Reporter [[D'anna Biers]] would later hype the incident as the "Gideon massacre" to try to turn civillian opinion against ''Galactica'' ("[[Final Cut]]").
Reporter [[D'anna Biers]] later hypes the incident as the "Gideon massacre" to try to turn civilian opinion against ''Galactica'' ([[Final Cut]]).


== Notes ==
== Notes ==

Revision as of 05:38, 19 January 2006

The Gideon is a heavy hauler transport vessel within the Fleet.

During Laura Roslin's removal from office and Colonel Tigh's enactment of martial law, Colonial marines, sent by Colonel Tigh and led by Lieutenant Joe "Hammerhead" Palladino, kill four unnarmed civilians during a riot on that ship.

The civilians onboard are protesting Roslin's removal from the presidency, martial law and the dissolving of the Quorum of Twelve, by hindering an effort to resupply Galactica. During the protest, where coffee and other objects are thrown at the boarding party, the marines hear what they believe to be a gunshot. Believing that they were under attack, they fire into the crowd, until Palladino manages to weakly regain control of the situation after the damage had been inflicted (Resistance).

Reporter D'anna Biers later hypes the incident as the "Gideon massacre" to try to turn civilian opinion against Galactica (Final Cut).

Notes[edit]

Gideon is the name of one of the biblical characters in the Book of Judges.