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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Basically.
I'm disappointed we don't have musical numbers and high-kicking girls in miniskirts.
Non Indicative UsernameGood christ it got a lot worse.
10 Dallas officers were shot (3 fatally) by at least two shooters who had an "elevated position"
(e.g. rooftops, and so distinctly not part of the marching protesters). This sounds eerily similar to the shit that happened here in NY where a guy killed two firefighters using similar tactics
.
Also, it sounds as though one of the shooters has been killed (exact wording was "neutralized"), while the other was negotiating with police, last I heard.
edited 7th Jul '16 8:50:25 PM by ironballs16
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"
Not looking good considering that the snipers let those marching pass before opening fire on the police escort following them
.
At least one of the suspects is believed to be black.
Jesus Christ, all hell is going to break loose after this.
Also, the police chief is saying they have concerns that the shooters may have planted a bomb in the area.
"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."Ugh as justified as their anger may be I hope this doesn't lead to a revival of Black Nationalism and Separatism. I'm already seeing talk of it on places like Tumblr and Twitter, and that kind of tribalist self-enclosure is rarely the answer. Also seeing some talk about it being a False Flag Operation carried out by plants as well. Knowing the government's pisspoor history on managing racial tensions, it's not entirely impossible.
edited 7th Jul '16 9:02:36 PM by AlleyOop
God, the vile people of the world were already calling BLM "terrorists." If that's really what this is about - and at this point, it seems very likely - then this is just going to give them something to point to and go "See? See?"
"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."Even worse is that the Dallas Police were supportive of the protests. Recent events have shown that even some police officers and police departments are vocally wanting reform as well.
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President Trump you mean.
This is terrible and not justifiable but yeah, this is terrible optics. People/the news coverage will forget about Alton Sterling and Philandro Castile and there will be way more hostility toward protesters And that's not even getting into how police officers are going to act.
The only "positive" is that there's so many of these protest without violence and even in this one, it was two gunmen from the roof, not the people engaging in the protest..
edited 7th Jul '16 9:09:03 PM by Hodor2
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Dude racial tension was a big part of the radical left already. Plus I'm sure plenty of people will defend these guys if they turn out to be some sort of Left Wing terror group, if only to avoid being seen a sympathetic to "the enemy", i.e cops. The same thing happens whenever the right does something like this by the way.
edited 7th Jul '16 9:14:23 PM by JackOLantern1337
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