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StraightRazor

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77. I've only been there once and not long enough to get a real feel for it...

Sun Jul 17, 2016, 01:31 PM

Jul 2016

This could very well just be yet other violent episode in a violent place, but from afar (Jersey) it looks like the events could have in some way been inspired by what's been going on of late between law enforcement and the public/protesters.

You are absolutely correct that until the facts are clear we simply won't know, and all we can do is speculate as to what sparked the shootings.

I guess I just hope that whatever the reason ends up being, things don't get worse.

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Baton Rouge shooting: Three police officers dead and several injured [View all] MowCowWhoHow III Jul 2016 OP

It is the guns end of story Botany Jul 2016 #1

+ infinity n/t etherealtruth Jul 2016 #11

The truth, +1 SCantiGOP Jul 2016 #30

I hope they pull through OK!!! RKP5637 Jul 2016 #56

I just called my mother who lives a mile away Croney Jul 2016 #2

CNN is now saying 7-8 shot n/t :-( etherealtruth Jul 2016 #12

On CNN now. trof Jul 2016 #3

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #4

We didn't hear police shooting young black men years ago either yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #5

The Daily Howler has been covering the news coverage of police shootings. lapucelle Jul 2016 #21

Actually, . . . PdxSean Jul 2016 #86

Good point! yeoman6987 Jul 2016 #88

Yep 840high Jul 2016 #92

True puffy socks Jul 2016 #104

But 10 years before that song BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #115

Two fatally. Chicago1980 Jul 2016 #6

And I thought it couldnt get worse. bdwker Jul 2016 #7

Couldn't Get Worse? Yallow Jul 2016 #37

I guess i'm living in a dream world. bdwker Jul 2016 #41

The US has gone so far astray from what I envisioned it would be in the future when I was a kid. RKP5637 Jul 2016 #57

American Idiot - Green Day Javaman Jul 2016 #63

Sign me up for the evacuation plane it TP wins! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2016 #65

I sometimes think.... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #72

It's likely not going to get better, and we have asses like Trump and Pence anxious and RKP5637 Jul 2016 #84

The country... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2016 #99

+1 nt puffy socks Jul 2016 #105

CNN: 7 officers shot, 3 dead. nt B2G Jul 2016 #8

Just in the last 72 hours turbinetree Jul 2016 #9

fuck, the right has gotten the race war they so desperately wanted Fast Walker 52 Jul 2016 #10

and just in time for law and order.... getagrip_already Jul 2016 #13

We don't know the race of the shooter or the cops yet, Chicago1980 Jul 2016 #14

Agreed, people need to stop jumping to conclusions. nt cstanleytech Jul 2016 #15

At the moment, CNN'S headline is "AMBUSH" in huge capital letters, so... NT Sand Rat Expat Jul 2016 #20

That part is probably correct but that doesnt tell us anything about the persons race or their cstanleytech Jul 2016 #51

That's what I was referring to though, the ambush bit. Sand Rat Expat Jul 2016 #55

Yes we do oberliner Jul 2016 #75

Sigh... Chicago1980 Jul 2016 #94

when an officer shoots a civie we usually assume things Doctor_J Jul 2016 #111

Not so sure Malik Shabazz is you're typical RWer. Igel Jul 2016 #24

No. Not even close to a war. Can the hyperbole. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #35

Do we know if the shooters were black? democrattotheend Jul 2016 #45

CBS is saying four shot, "at least" two dead. MADem Jul 2016 #16

Most guns start off legally owned, but once someone uses a gun illegally - then that vkkv Jul 2016 #17

Ask yourself: Is being shot by a gun a health issue or a constitutional right? vkkv Jul 2016 #18

The Summer of Lead n/t n2doc Jul 2016 #19

This isn't good for Hillary. jalan48 Jul 2016 #22

It's not good for the dead/injured cops either. nt B2G Jul 2016 #23

I agree. I was just pointing out the political ramifications of actions like these. jalan48 Jul 2016 #26

Trump Said The BLM Protesters Should Be Roughed Up Yallow Jul 2016 #40

A race war is a losing proposition. It won't end well. jalan48 Jul 2016 #43

Seeing how Trump Andy823 Jul 2016 #25

This has been brewing for a long puffy socks Jul 2016 #107

Never miss a chance to take a shot at Clinton? Democat Jul 2016 #29

This isn't a shot at Hillary. It's just an observation. jalan48 Jul 2016 #33

Just an observation, just concern Democat Jul 2016 #34

Do you really think killing police officers is going to help her? jalan48 Jul 2016 #48

Do you think killing police is going to help Trump? Democat Jul 2016 #59

Of course it will help him. jalan48 Jul 2016 #66

Yes it will. 840high Jul 2016 #95

Unfortunately, it can help Trump. Drunken Irishman Jul 2016 #103

She didn't do it! treestar Jul 2016 #70

LOL-you're missing the point. jalan48 Jul 2016 #71

I'd love to see how treestar Jul 2016 #74

Look at our recent election history. jalan48 Jul 2016 #76

A proven "broad assumption" LiberalLovinLug Jul 2016 #97

Your 'law and order' candidate is due in court to talk about fraud at Trump University muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #39

The People Backing Trump Are The Ones Robbing The Poor And Not Paying For Their Crimes Yallow Jul 2016 #42

You're preaching to the choir. jalan48 Jul 2016 #50

Trump University will not be a factor in this election. EL34x4 Jul 2016 #80

If you're right, that's depressing, because it's about him screwing the aspirational muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #93

+1 TheCowsCameHome Jul 2016 #47

This isn't good for anyone anywhere BeyondGeography Jul 2016 #54

Many things will happen between now and November treestar Jul 2016 #69

And don't forget even if it's bad for Hillary maryellen99 Jul 2016 #73

This isn't good for anybody. okasha Jul 2016 #96

Yep-and how it plays out politically in November's election? jalan48 Jul 2016 #100

Hillary has a plan and has made a commitment okasha Jul 2016 #101

The killing of cops is a bit more than "gun violence". jalan48 Jul 2016 #102

just another hour in America. nt Javaman Jul 2016 #27

Just now on MSNBC - 4 Dead Officers; 3 Shooters, 1 in custody groundloop Jul 2016 #28

Looks like it was a planned ambush TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2016 #32

Last time they claimed four shooters Democat Jul 2016 #36

That seems to be pretty common spinbaby Jul 2016 #89

It makes sense in the chaos Democat Jul 2016 #91

do you have a link? I'm not reading anything about 4 dead. nt Javaman Jul 2016 #58

I just told my 86 year old mom about this.......... mrmpa Jul 2016 #31

We're not. EL34x4 Jul 2016 #83

Between the tension between police SheilaT Jul 2016 #38

I was thinking the same thing, especially about Baton Rouge of late... StraightRazor Jul 2016 #49

Actually UnFettered Jul 2016 #62

Ah, thanks for the clarification... StraightRazor Jul 2016 #64

It's hard to tell UnFettered Jul 2016 #68

I've only been there once and not long enough to get a real feel for it... StraightRazor Jul 2016 #77

NRA promoted 'open carry' gave this cop-killer cover Sunlei Jul 2016 #44

So far, it doesn't sound like that is true Democat Jul 2016 #46

i think they meant "cover" retrowire Jul 2016 #79

live police scanner feed for Baton Rouge rollin74 Jul 2016 #52

Some eye witness report that the shooting was going on Southerncomfy Jul 2016 #53

It sounds more like they were targeted Democat Jul 2016 #61

yet none of them managed to shoot each other, or hit anything until the cops arrived Doctor_J Jul 2016 #112

We will have to see the full story come out on this one Legends303 Jul 2016 #60

I think I might just 'shelter in place' until November. Stonepounder Jul 2016 #67

what im getting from this is retrowire Jul 2016 #78

Not an open carry fan TeddyR Jul 2016 #82

well he never would have been called on if he couldnt open carry retrowire Jul 2016 #85

But even if he couldn't open carry, and he went out with the gun PersonNumber503602 Jul 2016 #98

The police were called as if open carry wasn't allowed Democat Jul 2016 #90

You cannot police a people without their cooperation. Barring that, jtuck004 Jul 2016 #81

Some reports that police are in a standoff with a suspect TeddyR Jul 2016 #87

CNN reports a name spinbaby Jul 2016 #106

America is disintegrating.... humbled_opinion Jul 2016 #108

... along with armed citizens. (n/t) SMC22307 Jul 2016 #109

and people wonder why they dress in armor? Skittles Jul 2016 #110

One of the dead with his baby son and something he wrote on 8 July OnlinePoker Jul 2016 #113

stereotyping sucks, no matter who is doing it Skittles Jul 2016 #114