2 Officers shot in Dallas tonight during police protest rally

[tinatark]

4 police officers dead.

 

[CdnCarrie]

How horrible. Reminds me of the two awful shootings of cops in Canada in recent year. The one in Alberta with 4 officers shot and the later one in New Brunswick with 3 officers. Terrible.

 

[King Schultz]

4th officer reported deceased.

Stupid, stupid, stupid. . . so senseless and so sad.

 

[E&Cmom]

Defintely sad and senseless. .

 

[King Schultz]

Reportedly still an active shooting going on.

 

[cornflkgrl]

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*edit*

Unlike some on this forum, the media and our political leaders, I'm going to wait until there are more facts before I place blame. The reality of all this is; a man is dead in Minnesota, a man dead in Louisiana, and now 4 officers dead in Dallas. Absolutely disgusting.

Im not. I blame humans with guns. I 100% blame human beings wielding weapons with bullets.

No one is out there throwing knives at police officers right now. No one was stabbed or hit with an arrow during a traffic stop.

Once again, humans + gun.

 

[goofy4prez]

Im not. I blame humans with guns. I 100% blame human beings wielding weapons with bullets.

And humans kill with cars and knives as well. In fact knives kill 5x more people than guns in this country. I myself don't own a gun, but I support the right to own a gun. The truth is bad people will still find a way to get a gun.

 

[King Schultz]

Freaking news. . . showed the black guy with a rifle and it turns out her had nothing to do with it.


Thank goodness some vigil-anti didn't decide to act on the 'news'.

 

[cornflkgrl]

And humans kill with cars and knives as well. In fact knives kill 5x more people than guns in this country.

Show me a knife sniper that can take out 11 people in several minutes.

Never mind.

I don't want to debate. I told you who I blame. You don't have to agree and I don't want to debate.

I just feel very sad about it.

 

[asta]

Horrifying amount of gunfire being played on CNN. So scarey.

 

[goofy4prez]

Show me a knife sniper that can take out 11 people in several minutes.

Never mind.

I don't want to debate. I told you who I blame. You don't have to agree and I don't want to debate.

I just feel very sad about it.

We will agree it is very sad.

 

[King Schultz]

Horrifying amount of gunfire being played on CNN. So scarey.

No kidding; can't tell if it's live or what though.

 

[cornflkgrl]

Horrifying amount of gunfire being played on CNN. So scarey.

Thank you for sharing that. I haven't turned on the tv and now I won't. That would wreck sleep. Dallas will be in my thoughts. How terrifying for all of those people still there or nearby.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

And humans kill with cars and knives as well. In fact knives kill 5x more people than guns in this country.

I see two sites of questionable validity say that, but they were specifying "assault weapons". The actual data shows there are way many more deaths by firearms than knives.

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/u...able_8_murder_victims_by_weapon_2009-2013.xls

 

[sunshinehighway]

Freaking news. . . showed the black guy with a rifle and it turns out her had nothing to do with it.


Thank goodness some vigil-anti didn't decide to act on the 'news'.

I hope he doesn't end up being hurt.

I don't know if it's the news media or Dallas PD who apparently tweeted that picture and called for help identifying the suspect. Either way, it's reckless.

Edited to add
Yeah I checked out the Dallas PD twitter feed and they are the ones that put the picture out there.

 

[tinatark]

Freaking news. . . showed the black guy with a rifle and it turns out her had nothing to do with it.


Thank goodness some vigil-anti didn't decide to act on the 'news'.

That pic was everywhere - seemed he thought it was smart to bring an assault rifle to the rally - his brother said once the shooting started he gave the gun to a police officer.

I know he was exercising his 2nd amendment right - but come on! Just because you "can" doesn't mean you "should"!

 

[lifesavacation]

I hope he doesn't end up being hurt.

I don't know if it's the news media or Dallas PD who apparently tweeted that picture and called for help identifying the suspect. Either way, it's reckless.

It was the Dallas PD who was asking for help identifying him as a person of interest.

Who goes to a protest wearing camouflage and carrying a rifle? I don't get it.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I know he was exercising his 2nd amendment right - but come on! Just because you "can" doesn't mean you "should"!

And if there was no ambush nobody would have thought anything of it. Apparently walking around with rifles is something that happens in Texas.

The gentleman was making a point.

I think it's weird, and it would bug me to see someone with carrying a gun openly at a protest, but that's because I'm afraid of guns.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

It was the Dallas PD who was asking for help identifying him as a person of interest.

Who goes to a protest wearing camouflage and carrying a rifle? I don't get it.

Remember 2009? Apparently open carrying guns near the President was "IN" at the time.

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/32457652/...se/t/man-assault-rifle-attends-obama-protest/


Or how about this guy?
http://img.wonkette.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/anti-CAIR.jpg

Or BAIR (protesting in ... wait for it ... Dallas)?
http://www.gettyimages.com/event/ac...u-of-americanislamic-take-picture-id501136536

 

[TLSnell1981]

The shootings occurring at a BLM protest?