rigorousintuition.ca

MacCruiskeen » Fri Jul 08, 2016 11:34 am wrote:
"The gunman" - Is this going to be sold to us as the work of a single shooter, now deceased?

Resident Jalisa Jackson says: "I think the biggest thing that we've had something like this is when JFK died," evoking the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy on the city's streets. She calls it "surreal."

82_28 » Fri Jul 08, 2016 9:25 am wrote:

Luther Blissett » Fri Jul 08, 2016 5:43 am wrote:Why don't the cops just stay home the next time there's a peaceful protest with no crimes being committed? Whoever said cops need to be at a peaceful protest?

WTO protests 1999. I have said it before but the people that did all that vandalism were not with the protest but were provacateurs. They were there to "test drive" police state tactics for the neoliberal cause. I wasn't nearly as attuned to thinking this way back then. But I could see it in the vandals' eyes. They were not there with the great majority. I'm trying to think of some other thing that happened recently where a number of police here were identified as inciters. Gah. Can't remember it.

A lone gunman or multiple snipers? Confusion persists
Posted at 19:31 BST

The New York Times and other outlets are reporting that Micah Xavier Johnson appears to be the only gunman in the mass shooting that killed five police officers and wounded seven others. Earlier reports indicated that were multiple snipers and three other people were brought into custody.

Dallas Police have not released any additional information about the number of snipers, but Chief David Brown mentioned to [sic] "suspects" at a vigil in downtown Dallas on Friday afternoon.

"This was a well-planned, well-thought-out, evil tragedy by these suspects," he said.

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-36743033

“He wanted to kill officers, and he expressed killing white people, he expressed killing white officers,” Brown said. “He expressed anger for Black Lives Matter. None of that makes sense, "

Wombaticus Rex » Fri Jul 08, 2016 9:40 am wrote:

Luther Blissett » Fri Jul 08, 2016 8:43 am wrote:Why don't the cops just stay home the next time there's a peaceful protest with no crimes being committed? Whoever said cops need to be at a peaceful protest?

Laws. Because of laws. Public safety is mandatory. …

MacCruiskeen » Fri Jul 08, 2016 7:31 pm wrote:Meanwhile... "X"? Aha, y'mean like Malcolm X?

In fact no. His second name is Xavier, but the hacks just love making it "X".

Police Say Dallas Shooting Was Carried Out by at Least Four Shooters Strategically Positioned on Rooftops
Gabrielle Bluestone
Today 7:09am
Filed to: dallas attack

Authorities say they believe the attack in Dallas that killed five police officers and injured six more was carried out by at least four snipers who positioned themselves in “triangulated locations” on rooftops near the end of a Black Lives Matter parade route Thursday.

There were about 800 protestors and 100 police officers in the crowd when the shooting began around 8:45 p.m., the New York Times reports. Dallas Police Chief David O. Brown says police believe there were at least four snipers positioned above the end of the parade route, specifically targeting law enforcement officers.

“Some [officers] were shot in the back,” Brown said at a press conference Thursday night. “We believe that these suspects were positioning themselves in a way to triangulate on these officers.”

“[They were] working together with rifles, triangulating at elevated positions in different points in the downtown area where the march ended up going,” Brown said. ...

http://gawker.com/police-say-dallas-sho ... 1783327692

Investigators leave the home of Micah Xavier Johnson in the Dallas suburb of Mesquite, Texas, Friday, July 8, 2016. A Texas law enforcement official identified Johnson, 25, as the sniper who opened fire on police officers in the heart of Dallas during anti-police violence protests. Photograph: LM Otero/AP

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/liv ... oting-live

Dallas Police Department
15 hours ago

Tonight it appears that two snipers shot ten police officers from elevated positions during the protest/rally. Three officers are deceased, two are in surgery and three are in critical condition.

An intensive search for suspects is currently underway. No suspects are in custody at this time. We ask that any citizen with information regarding the shootings tonight call 214-671-3485.

We will provide more information once it is available. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers tonight.

3808 LIkes 6082 Commentaries 11.341 Shared