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This whole situation just proves that the only ones stupider than a guy who pulls a gun on cops are people who will call him a victim, claim racism, and demonize the cops.

Anyone saying the cops are even a little in the wrong in this situation is pants-on-head stupid, and I hope they never breed, for societies sake.

 AegisGrimm wrote:
This whole situation just proves that the only ones stupider than a guy who pulls a gun on cops are people who will call him a victim, claim racism, and demonize the cops.

Anyone saying the cops are even a little in the wrong in this situation is pants-on-head stupid, and I hope they never breed, for societies sake.

I'm going to go out on the limb here and say those individuals who did protest the gas station shooting that night was more likely not aware what went down that night. That and someone being dumb and I mean majorly dumb to a point of being 99 ways of being stupid to be using pyrotechnic (fancy word for fireworks) right by a gas pump. Though I wonder has anyone in a leadership role voice concern about the attempted shooting of the officer? Besides LEO side.

The initial night was likely a misplaced gut reaction of "OMG whitey cops killed another of our angelic boys!" However the protesting continued for a second night which should have allowed for plenty of time for them to get information out about what actually happened. But the people that are out protesting aren't really concerned about the truth, they want to make a scene, riot and continue fan the flames of racial hate.

Truth has nothing to do with why they are out in the streets.

 Jihadin wrote:

 AegisGrimm wrote:
This whole situation just proves that the only ones stupider than a guy who pulls a gun on cops are people who will call him a victim, claim racism, and demonize the cops.

Anyone saying the cops are even a little in the wrong in this situation is pants-on-head stupid, and I hope they never breed, for societies sake.

I'm going to go out on the limb here and say those individuals who did protest the gas station shooting that night was more likely not aware what went down that night. That and someone being dumb and I mean majorly dumb to a point of being 99 ways of being stupid to be using pyrotechnic (fancy word for fireworks) right by a gas pump. Though I wonder has anyone in a leadership role voice concern about the attempted shooting of the officer? Besides LEO side.

yeah, but when you dont really know whats going on, is the acceptable reaction how they reacted?


personally I would like to see the media held accountable for what appears to be intentional dis information and portraying this in an extremely biased, non factual, and violence inciting manner.

The city mayor (who is black) was on camera defending the officer and stating that it was an entirely detached from race as it was a clear case of self defense. Not sure if you'd count that as being separate from the LEO circle.

Outside of that I haven't seen any of the black community leaders comment on the situation in defense of the LEO. There were plenty of twitter posts about needing people at the protest and that a black teenager had been shot etc, but nothing saying whoops our bad in regard to it being done in self defense.

I think the pronounced lack of leadership is part of what is causing these situations to get so out of control. If there were a more centralized leadership it might actually have a voice and message that people could get behind. But right now it's largely unfocused and disorganized and doesn't have any goal other than mobs yelling at police in whatever fashion they chose, or people rioting with no particular message or interest.

The civil rights groups in comparison were highly organized, had a distinct leadership with a defined message and tactic. Because of that it created a lot more common ground with whites who also got behind their cause a lot easier than if they'd just been rioting and frothing with we hate the whitey cops and establishment fervor. Backing a proper social justice movement can be noble and motivating, backing mob rule is not something that earns much support or respect.

Here's another one: http://www.click2houston.com/news/breaking-officerinvolved-shooting-in-texas-city/30402914

A fight between two women led to gunfire around closing time, according to the club's owner.

"He definitely made a move with that gun toward that cop?" reporter, Joel Eisenbaum, asked.

"Yeah, he did," club owner Harris Aldridge said. "He did."

Aldridge said he reviewed surveillance video that showed Smith firing a gun into a crowd of patrons outside the club, and then turning the gun toward a police officer.



Smith's family is not convinced by that version of events.

"Then why was he shot in the back? That's what a witness said," Quintina Block, Smith's aunt, said.

 easysauce wrote:

personally I would like to see the media held accountable for what appears to be intentional dis information and portraying this in an extremely biased, non factual, and violence inciting manner.

If that were a crime, News Corp would have been declared a terrorist organization long ago,.

and while I would not mind seeing Bill O'Reilly and Rachel Madow both heading to Spandau, i don't think it likely.