[NEWS]War zone in Dallas, 11 cops shot during protest, 5 dead. suspects escaped

[Nikki]

My sympathies are with the officers and their families. This is very terrifying.

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[Rigel]

black lives matter is finished, they have destroyed their own ideals by killing police, this world is going quickly down the stuffter

That was their ideal though, or at least that's what it has become.

Also, here's a video of a cop getting shot: https://twitter.com/arturasnwi/status/751280258519691264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

I probably don't have to warn you that it's graphic.

[rambo1220]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJHvppVEBTY

thank you for this

BLM is seriously cancerous, from what I've seen they're incredibly hypocritical/contradicting and the majority of it's "members" (anyone who feels oppressed and hurt pretty much) don't even know what the movement is about, like seriously, you can ask any member of BLM what they plan to accomplish and they'll say something along the lines of "Police brutality needs to stop and so does racism in america!!". The platform of BLM has a good set of ideals which is equality and justice and all that jazz, but if you look at the actual "members" of the cause they're the complete opposite.

hope I ain't hijacking badspot's video with this one but it's worth a watch (ignore the man's clothing, it rustles my jimbobs a bit too but just listen to what he's saying)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksRB4faMU7o

[Rally]

but why though

"4 dead cops"

[WaterOre]

"4 dead cops"

so the logical follow-up to this is for cops to shoot into a crowd of protestors

[Rally]

so the logical follow-up to this is for cops to shoot into a crowd of protestors

I wouldn't trade 1 dead cop for 10,000 dead BLM protesters.

[rambo1220]

I'm 100% for the militarization of police. We need Kent State again on a massive scale.

forget yeah so now when our Police disagree with the people and start gunning them down, it'll be even harder for us to defend ourselves.

shut the forget up, Rally.

[Rally]

forget yeah so now when our Police disagree with the people and start gunning them down, it'll be even harder for us to defend ourselves.
shut the forget up, Rally.

Well I don't need to defend myself from cops because I don't go to protests and shoot at police with sniper rifles.

[WaterOre]

Well I don't need to defend myself from cops because I don't go to protests and shoot at police with sniper rifles.

yes I understand that but why do the cops need to go and shoot people that disagree with the government

[bestguy22]

I'm 100% for the militarization of police. We need Kent State again on a massive scale.

but thats dumb. it just makes people even more afraid of the police. it will only lead to more violence

[Rally]

yes I understand that but why do the cops need to go and shoot people that disagree with the government

It's not about shooting people who disagree with the government it's about people who shoot at cops because they're indignant pieces of stuff. Unless you're just bitching about me referencing "Kent State" in which I also think that we should shoot protesters who throw rocks at police.

but thats dumb. it just makes people even more afraid of the police. it will only lead to more violence

But it makes cops feel more safe which means they're less likely to fire on someone in a pressured situation. So it actually reduces violence. If people were 'more afraid of police' they would be more likely to be compliant, which would result in less police shootings. Which also reduces violence.

[Frankie²]

It's not about shooting people who disagree with the government it's about people who shoot at cops because they're indignant pieces of stuff. Unless you're just bitching about me referencing "Kent State" in which I also think that we should shoot protesters who throw rocks at police.

what if its justified?

But it makes cops feel more safe which means they're less likely to fire on someone in a pressured situation. So it actually reduces violence. If people were 'more afraid of police' they would be more likely to be compliant, which would result in less police shootings. Which also reduces violence.

source? or are you just speculating "this is what i think would happen" scenarios in your head

[Rally]

what if its justified?

When is it justified to throw a rock at a police officer? Legitimately curious.

[WaterOre]

It's not about shooting people who disagree with the government it's about people who shoot at cops because they're indignant pieces of stuff. Unless you're just bitching about me referencing "Kent State" in which I also think that we should shoot protesters who throw rocks at police.

But it makes cops feel more safe which means they're less likely to fire on someone in a pressured situation. So it actually reduces violence. If people were 'more afraid of police' they would be more likely to be compliant, which would result in less police shootings. Which also reduces violence.

That's actually a pretty fair and reasonable stance, now that you've explained it. And yes, I was bitching about you referencing Kent State as though it was a positive thing.

The largest problem that I have with it, though, is that it feels like militarization of police will further move us towards becoming a police state. We already have the mass surveillance normally associated with one, and making people fear the police also seems like it would make civilians feel more threatened on a daily basis.

[Nikki]

The reddit live thread suggests that there might be bombs around the city. This is seriously messed up.