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#1 Jul 07 2016 at 10:40 PM Rating: Good
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4 officers deceased. 11 injured. Possibly some civilians/protesters shot as well.

Crazy stuff.
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#2 Jul 08 2016 at 1:06 AM Rating: Good
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Just one of those unavoidable tragedies, really.
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#3 Jul 08 2016 at 1:34 AM Rating: Good
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The reaction to this on social media now is, of course, calls for re-segregation, deportation of x race (whether or not they're actually US citizens), etc. You know, all that fear and nationalism type stuff that comes with outbreaks of violence.
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#4 Jul 08 2016 at 2:54 AM Rating: Good
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If only the strict gun laws in Texas hadn't prohibited the cops from having tactical nukes this all could have been avoided.
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The reaction to this on social media now is, of course, calls for re-segregation, deportation of x race (whether or not they're actually US citizens), etc. You know, all that fear and nationalism type stuff that comes with outbreaks of violence.
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#6 Jul 08 2016 at 7:46 AM Rating: Excellent
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Kuwoobie wrote:
The reaction to this on social media now is, of course, calls for re-segregation, deportation of x race (whether or not they're actually US citizens), etc.
Pretty sure that is social media's reaction to everything from terrorist attacks to a store running out of your favorite ice cream.
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#7 Jul 08 2016 at 8:13 AM Rating: Good
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The reaction to this on social media now is, of course, calls for re-segregation, deportation of x race (whether or not they're actually US citizens), etc.
Pretty sure that is social media's reaction to everything from terrorist attacks to a store running out of your favorite ice cream.
Pretty much, though they sometimes use different words. "Segregation" is now often called "PoC-Only Safe Spaces", for instance.
#8 Jul 08 2016 at 8:30 AM Rating: Good
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Looks like they got him with a drone bomb.
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#9 Jul 08 2016 at 8:42 AM Rating: Good
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Armed suspect in US Capitol, apparently.
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One of the Dallas shooters has been IDed.

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The dead gunman in the Dallas ambush that left five officers dead has been identified as 25-year-old Micah Xavier Johnson of Mesquite, Texas, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told CNN. Johnson had no criminal record or known terror ties, a law enforcement official said.

Johnson had served in the U.S. Army Reserve, two U.S. officials said.

A neighbor said there are police cars outside Johnson's home. Wayne Bynoe, the neighbor, told CNN that Johnson lived with his mother and "keeps to himself."

Johnson told negotiators that he was upset about recent police shootings, that he wanted to kill white people -- especially white officers -- and that he acted alone, the city's police chief told reporters Friday.

Police killed the Johnson with an explosive device after a standoff that lasted for hours, Chief David Brown said.

"We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was," Brown said. "Other options would have exposed our officers to grave danger. The suspect is deceased as a result of detonating the bomb."

Five police officers were killed and seven others were injured in the ambush, which began during a protest over police violence Thursday night, officials have said. It was the deadliest single incident for U.S. law enforcement since September 11, 2001. Two civilians also were injured in the shootings, the Dallas mayor's office said.

The deadly gunfire erupted in Dallas as videos showing two African-American men shot by police in Louisiana and Minnesota spurred protests and debate over police use of force across the country.

The Dallas police chief told reporters it's too soon to speculate on the suspect's motives, and it's unclear whether more suspects are on the loose.

"We're hurting. Our profession is hurting. There are no words to describe the atrocity that happened in our city," he said. "All I know is that this must stop -- this divisiveness between our police and our citizens."
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Smiley: eek

Something, something, don't mess with Texas. They'll blow you up.
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Something, something, don't mess with Texas. They'll blow you up.
I know, right?
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Not the normal standoff resolution, that's for sure. Probably isn't going to do much to help calm the situation either. Blowing up a black guy and all; that'll be good for race relations. Can't imagine they had much of a choice though, I mean the normal standoff doesn't involve a guy who's been sniping at people. Killing 5 officers probably isn't going to earn you any bonus points with the cops either.

Also, see I told you: explosives > flamethrowers. Smiley: waycool
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Johnson told negotiators that he was upset about recent police shootings, that he wanted to kill white people -- especially white officers -- and that he acted alone, the city's police chief told reporters Friday.

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The Dallas police chief told reporters it's too soon to speculate on the suspect's motives, and it's unclear whether more suspects are on the loose.
Smiley: dubious
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#15 Jul 08 2016 at 12:03 PM Rating: Good
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#16 Jul 08 2016 at 2:43 PM Rating: Good
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someproteinguy wrote:
Also, see I told you: explosives > flamethrowers. Smiley: waycool
Jury's still out on that until police somewhere deploy a flamethrower drone.
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I haven't confirmed it(and it's past my bedtime), but if anyone feels like checking, someone on Twitter is saying that we've had more cop killings in Tennessee, Georgia, and Missouri so far since Dallas.
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Also, see I told you: explosives > flamethrowers. Smiley: waycool
Jury's still out on that until police somewhere deploy a flamethrower drone.
While I respectfully disagree with your assessment, this is an experiment that needs to happen.

Edited, Jul 8th 2016 2:35pm by someproteinguy
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I haven't confirmed it(and it's past my bedtime), but if anyone feels like checking, someone on Twitter is saying that we've had more cop killings in Tennessee, Georgia, and Missouri so far since Dallas.

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someproteinguy wrote:
Not the normal standoff resolution, that's for sure. Probably isn't going to do much to help calm the situation either. Blowing up a black guy and all; that'll be good for race relations.


I've admittedly not been spending a ton of time checking the broad public reaction, but I'm reasonably certain that the BLM folks aren't going to adopt this guy as any sort of poster child for their movement. Well, most of them anyway. Cause that would be the fastest way to self destruct themselves as an organization.
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I am afraid to respond to this thread, because odds are anything I can put together now would more of a rambling than usual. I am sad this happened. I am not, however, that surprised. This post was initially going to be a part of the response to Joph in another thread, but this is a better spot for it.

First off, I am impressed, shocked, and horrified at blowing an assailant up at the same time. I was under general impression that explosives are mostly not available to regular cops and usually reserved for specialized teams like swat ( correct me as needed, I honestly do not know ). I am not sure we are ready for grenade launchers, rocket launches and ieds on our streets, which brings me to the next point.

No, not the militarization of the police; that horse has left the stables long time ago. I am talking about lack of punishment. I am talking about breaking of the fabric of society. No, I am not being overly dramatic. What you are seeing in front of you too many people noticing at the same time that the system is failing them, big time ( yes, that includes HRC ). And when enough people see system fail them, there are only few options for them.

Luckily for us, due to decades us indoctrination and regular doses of propaganda, the cultural myths in the US revolve around lone, self-sufficient, strong, ranger type, who does what has to be done, outside the system if necessary, against all odds, against the whole world if need be. Basically, Batman. It would be easy to argue that it started with the declaration of independence, but I honestly do not think it was nearly as bad until movies became a thing as they reinforced this particular mythos over and over and over again. In the olden times it was John Wayne with two million billion movies about the same thing. Now we have John Wick.

From early childhood kids are bombarded with ideas to take law unto themselves when the system fails them, and now somehow we are surprised? I am only surprised it is only happening now. It is ******* scary as hell, because it means US society is beginning to collapse. And why?

Because cops like the ones Minn. will get off scot free, because HRC will get off scot free, because the system is fundamentally broken.

Nietsche argued that the reason we moved to a judicial system we have today was, and I paraphrase, so that we do not have to deal with constant vendettas and because there was too much blood spilled each time someone pissed someone else off.

At this rate, we may be on the way back to the good old times where aristocracy took care of their squabbles the old fashioned way.

Like I said, rambling.

Edited, Jul 8th 2016 7:56pm by angrymnk
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#22 Jul 08 2016 at 5:51 PM Rating: Good
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I'm wondering about the details of the robot bomb now-- and how much of an explosion was it to outright kill the guy?
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#23 Jul 08 2016 at 5:53 PM Rating: Good
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I'm wondering about the details of the robot bomb now-- and how much of an explosion was it to outright kill the guy?

Doesn't really take much to kill a person, right? I know video games and TV make it seem like you can take shots and bombs and just go hide somewhere for a few moments and you'll be alright. Real world humans are pretty easy to kill.
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#25 Jul 08 2016 at 7:12 PM Rating: Good
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I suspect they used a small shaped charge, possibly attached to an extended rod; small amount of explosive material needed, a certain level of "aiming" and reduced collateral damage.


Purely a guess, though.
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#26 Jul 08 2016 at 7:29 PM Rating: Good
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I was under general impression that explosives are mostly not available to regular cops and usually reserved for specialized teams like swat ( correct me as needed, I honestly do not know ).
All major police departments have access to flashbangs and countercharges (basically C4. Mainly used for breaching buildings and to blow up other explosive devices). They can both be lethal, so we can't say which was used without any details. It could have been anything from a flashbang causing a heart attack or just straight up turning him into spaghetti sauce with a directional countercharge. Could have also been shrapnel or concussive force.

Probably not the spaghetti sauce, though. I'd imagine we'd have heard a lot more about it if that were the case.
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