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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