Shots fired at Police during Dallas Police anti-violence protest (5 officers killed)
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What did he mean by this?
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Maybe if enough people say BLM is over it will come true! And gosh, now its open season on colored folks and BLM will be hated by the public? Neither of those were happening before.
A job is a choice, so no it'a not the same.
A job is a choice, so no it'a not the same.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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He said right afterwards that it "didn't make sense".
I think the "upset about BLM" is being misinterpreted. I think the meaning is basically that the sniper was upset that it's come to this in this country and that something like BLM is even necessary. The guy in the standoff said he wanted to kill as many white officers as possible. OR I guess possibly upset that BLM wasn't "going far enough" in their twisted mind.
what is Dallas like today? Lots of businesses staying closed and people staying home?
what is Dallas like today? Lots of businesses staying closed and people staying home?
People here in this thread are not sure what he meant with that comment.. If I was a news reporter I would also not mention that until I was sure what the sentence actually meant.
Nah. People will still peacefully protest in spite of this, just like all the other times there were BLM protests and cops were shot sitting peacefully in their cars/etc... You are just going to see a lot more heavily armed police, more BlueLivesMatter hashtags, and Fox News' dedicated audience calling BLM a terrorist organization.
Stereogatari
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Jeff Zucker's CNN
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Basically. Going off what the media is running with now, this feels like two steps back. People are going to say that the conversation itself is the cause of the violence. I expect to hear the word "divisiveness" all day.
sadly yes, CNN has gone to shit since he took over.
Dallas police really not handling all this well in regards to media. First with the tweet with that other POI/suspect, now this. The media takes the lead from them and there's no good direction here.
Anyway, the messaging is pretty clear now. And it doesn't portend well for BLM or anyone seeking justice for those affected by police violence themselves.
Anyway, the messaging is pretty clear now. And it doesn't portend well for BLM or anyone seeking justice for those affected by police violence themselves.
wesleyshark
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The one black guy they have on a lot, his last name is Webb, said that BLM is anti-American a few minutes ago.
It didn't need to sneak up on him or flank him if he was cornered.
maquiladora
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In answering a question the Chief said the suspect was "upset for BLM". To be honest, I don't think it's clear what this means exactly.
The police should really released a copy of his exact words if they are going to mention his words at all, or else it just becomes confusing.
I think in the "it doesn't make sense to kill people when you're upset about unjustified killings" or just the general senselessness of the action.
Big Baybee
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Well, the issue of blacks being targeted, over policed, and murdered in the streets is now going to be fully dismissed instead of almost fully dismissed. Thanks dumb crazy asshole.
Jawbreaker
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I hope media outlets stress that he said he wasn't affiliated with any groups.
He used to have a talk radio show, not sure if it's still around. He's cut from the Limbaugh cloth.
Skellig Gra
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I hope you realize the irony of your post. You can't get higher than 100% lack of empathy that already existed.
That's not what the chief said though...
Palculator
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That's how I understood it as well.
Dreams-Visions
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Photo's of these sommbitches yet?
Here are the direct quotes...at the start of the conference:
The suspect said he was upset about BLM. He said he was upset about the recent police shootings. The suspect said he was upset at white people. The suspect stated he wanted to kill white people especially white officers. The suspect stated he will eventually-- that we will eventually find the IEDs.
At the end of the conference:
He wanted to kill officers. And he expressed killing white people. He expressing killing white officers. He expressed anger for black lives matter
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1YqGoZANoPQKv
once he took over, the live coverage has been so terrible and judging from the comments here, i see it hasn't improved. his desire to focus less on news and more on entertainment is deafening.
Woo-Fu
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Considering the state of gun control in the US it really isn't that unlikely. There were lots of very angry people at that event, many of whom had access to guns. Anger+fear+guns is a recipe for disaster that is cooked up pretty much daily in the US.
Probably referring to the act itself. If you want progress for BLM, killing a bunch of officers isn't the right course of action.
I took it as him not believing BLM is doing enough, so he took it to another extreme.
Hopefully it'll all be clarified soon.
Exactly.
The Jackdog
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its the talking points man.
i swear, all discussions i have with people, all it is is people yelling canned talking points at eachother with no actual discussion of the issues.
all this does is fuel those people who hate BLM. They already didnt care, but now they get to say ITS A HATE GROUP
Yeah, I thought that was strange too. They usually have a name and a photo and a background with cherry picked facts within minutes.
Moff
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I imagine it was a small robot coming straight at him
he was probably so confused he didn't to anything
even if he realized what it was, what should he do? shoot it? he was probably trapped down there
Pai Pai Master
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He took the anger and passion of a peaceful protest movement and hijacked it into his own violent and misplaced quest for justice for black people killed by police. That's all that means, this guy did not represent the peaceful BLM movement in any way.
No, those are the words that CNN used to describe the other things, however.
I posted the police chief's exact words here
TheLostBigBoss
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I am confused, so there was only one gunner? Or do we have a group of people + a lone wolf who acted after the fact?
Is this the same dude that we saw kill the cop in the video?
Is this the same dude that we saw kill the cop in the video?
Spring-Loaded
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Probably because they hope for that to happen.
Tal Shiar Agent
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The tactics used suggest to me ex-military or some kind of militia. Honestly it seems like an anarchist group, separatist group, or other kind of domestic radical group is responsible. As such, they are likely white. White people killing cops doesn't fit any oppression-serving agenda nicely.
That's me being cynical. A less cynical idea is that they are worried about further attacks.
metalslimer
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And everytime the violence has been used to dismiss peaceful protests intent. Violence only begets more violence
Wtf man, why would the black police chief....you know what nvm
I think when people say BLM is done, they're referring to their credibility / legitimacy. The media will crush their image and if the suspects turn out to be black, they will immediately be tied to BLM regardless of whether or not they had any affiliation.
No way for us to know at this point.
It's how you deal with situations where the suspect is willing to die and any direct interaction with others could be risky, usually to deal with suicide bombers. Was just used against suicide bombers in Saudi Arabia few days ago.
shadow_shogun
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Which does make the situation even more painful.
Salty Catfish
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Number of "ALL LIVES MATTER!!!" posts on my Facebook feed this morning: two and counting. Ugh.
The downfall began when some of them started spitting and stomping on the US flag live on television.
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