Breaking: Police Shot in Baton Rouge

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Pictures of all three officers killed in today's attack.

RIP Officers Jackson, Gerald and Garafola...

 

[Fargo]

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon then. May they rest in peace.

 

[churchmouse]

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon then. May they rest in peace.

 

[MohawkSlim]

Why is the rate of violence against police changing only half the rate of change of violence against the population as a whole?

Because the rate of police and policing is changing.

I haven't crunched the numbers - and don't really care - but basically there are more cops now than ever before and they're being paid by fedgov to do more policing. You used to have Andy and Barney walking the beat in small town America but now you have US Post Office SWAT teams serving warrants. Kick in more doors, get shot more often. Simple numbers, really.


I'm a firm believer in all this being nothing more than trumped up emotion by the media's misrepresentation of the frequency of incidents and certain factions of government (like the current administration) using it to perpetuate the status quo. They want more government and they want more people hooked on government. Pretend the world is dangerous and you'll get more money to fight the bad guys. Keep folks hooked on governmnet programs and you'll need other government programs to take care of all that bad people they create.

It's a vicious cycle and it's built on greed, propped up by the ignorant, and perpetuated by those who want no responsibility.

 

[actaeon277]

One of my students just announced that his relative (cousin/uncle?) was one of the officers killed in Baton Rouge.

Montrell Jackson identified as one of Baton Rouge officers killed in attack | Crime/Police | theadvocate.com

For what it is worth, Que: prayers for him and his family.

Thanks, Chip. I will reach out to him tomorrow. He is an athlete, so I suspect he will be cared for, but I will make sure.

Condolences to the officer's family.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

I am broken up right now. I work with a lot of LE and my Dad was a retired LE. Having lived through the sixties, I am beginning to see a lot of similarities to the summer of "68". There were nights when we didn't know if Dad would make it home from his shift. My prayers go out to the families of the fallen officers and my heart breaks for the children who will grow up without Daddy's.

 

[KG1]

"These are trying times. Please don't let hate infect your heart" (Montrell Jackson). Rest in peace. Prayers for all of the fallen officers and all who have been directly affected by this senseless act.

 

[Deene Vanmeter]

I just heard "Shooter had AR type weapon". WTF is "type" it is or it isn't.

it means" one of those bad guns that shoot people all by themselves"

 

[Que]

Is there any breaking news yet? I just spoke with someone who provided a different story about all of this, but I've not read it on here.

 

[printcraft]

They were murdered by someone who has been force fed a lie.
BLM started and perpetuates the lie of hands up don't shoot.
**** stirring and this is the result. Same with oblamea.
The PRESIDENT says America is systematically racist. Does that help or hinder the situation?

 

[Expat]

it means" one of those bad guns that shoot people all by themselves"

They are probably still confused about the MCX that everyone called an AR15 after Orlando.

 

[Fargo]

Is there any breaking news yet? I just spoke with someone who provided a different story about all of this, but I've not read it on here.

Not that I can find. Give us the highlights if you are able.

 

[churchmouse]

Not that I can find. Give us the highlights if you are able.

Please

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Not that I can find. Give us the highlights if you are able.

Please

Standoff at Gavin's home is what I'm reading... but that was about a half hour ago.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Is there any breaking news yet? I just spoke with someone who provided a different story about all of this, but I've not read it on here.

Just checked all my sources and did not see anything "breaking" on the sites. Curious what the different story is?

 

[printcraft]

Standoff at Gavin's home is what I'm reading... but that was about a half hour ago.

How does that work if he is dead in the street?
Explosive problems or fellow terrorists?

 

[ArcadiaGP]

How does that work if he is dead in the street?
Explosive problems or fellow terrorists?

Currently unknown, but now they're saying the standoff is over.

Wondering if this is getting mixed up with another hostage event that was going on earlier.

 

[Fargo]

Currently unknown, but now they're saying the standoff is over.

Wondering if this is getting mixed up with another hostage event that was going on earlier.

Perhaps a search warrant service on his residence which the occupants objected to?

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Standoff at Gavin's home is what I'm reading... but that was about a half hour ago.

Street view of the home in question. Should be the one on the left.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Thus, my use of "BLM-ish". He may not have considered himself a part of the movement (i acknowledge that), but he said and acted similar enough to the movement for me to consider him to have similar values.

That's just me. Doesn't matter to anyone else.

So can I call conservatives that say similar to things the KKK, Klan-ish (/purple). I mean that's the logic we're using right? The Klan has lots of conservative talking points, outside their racial rhetoric, is it fair to call those that disavow the klan, who aren't racists, and yet have similar stances on certain things, klan-ish?

kut (doesn't think so, and points out flawed logic)