Dallas shooting

[IndependentProfessor]

I think we're missing the major point in all this.

I see no way that this will do anything but ESCALATE the problem. In every police station around the country this morning, the sergeant in charge was briefing his officers coming on duty, warning them to be extra alert for any problems, to be ready to defend themselves with deadly force, etc. And every officer in the country is going to have an extra-sensitive trigger finger for a while.

And, I don't blame them, either. If I were a police officer today, I'd be watching my back (and front) pretty damn carefully. After all, better to live today and be able to fight (a court case) tomorrow.

I'm not certain how we go about de-escalating this problem.

[The Comrade]

The honkys still don't get it

[Spider]

[John Galt]

[Saz]

[Saz]

[The Comrade]

[IndependentProfessor]

[IndependentProfessor]

Also, I'd like to see Obama lose his temper about this. Berate both sides like a father scolding his little girls for sneaking the car out of the garage. Specifically, I want him to say, "Just f**k stop killing each other!"

It's what I feel like saying. It's what I'd say if I was Pres. Which is why I'll never be Pres, but that's beside the point.

[exploited]

With all due respect for Luke, all of his answers were platitudes.