Multiple officers shot dead in Dallas

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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/authorities-highway-gunman-motivated-police-shootings-40441360

Hours before a black Army veteran shot 12 officers at a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas, another former Army soldier was accused of shooting indiscriminately at passing cars and police on a Tennessee highway.

And like the Dallas sniper, Lakeem Keon Scott said he was motivated to act in response to police violence against African-Americans, authorities said Friday.

One woman died and three others, including a police officer, were wounded Thursday morning in the Tennessee rampage, one of several spasms of violence across the country this week amid boiling tensions over policing and race.

Officers also have been targeted in Georgia and Missouri in the aftermath of police killings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota, and now the Dallas attack, which killed five officers and wounded seven more. Other departments report being bombarded with threats; some are now requiring officers to patrol in pairs.

Civilians also have been caught in the fray. The woman who died in Tennessee was a newspaper carrier, driving down the highway.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced that its preliminary investigation revealed the suspect, a 37-year-old black former soldier, was troubled by the other incidents. All those shot were white, police said.
 

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They do not, according to written law
yeah, it probably sounded sarcastic, but I wasn't trying to be. if you are a straight white male under 50, you have zero protection
 

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yeah, it probably sounded sarcastic, but I wasn't trying to be. if you are a straight white male under 50, you have zero protection
Protection from what? Accusations of being insensitive to people different than you? Do you feel threatened by somebody or some groups? I know you are angry about national events but how much danger are you in? If you live in a large urban area you probably can be unsafe for many reasons. Seriously, what does zero protection mean?
 

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Protection from what? Accusations of being insensitive to people different than you? Do you feel threatened by somebody or some groups? I know you are angry about national events but how much danger are you in? If you live in a large urban area you probably can be unsafe for many reasons. Seriously, what does zero protection mean?
Follow the conversation. Augusta said by law we have no real Civil Rights. I simply added that we have no protections. Every group is listed as a protected group, except the one I listed. So we can be discriminated against with no real recourse, and as you have proven we cannot even discuss it without a whiny liberal trying to deflect.
 

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Go into details how you are I have been discriminated against. Maybe without even name calling. But either way is good.
 

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civ·il rights
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  1. the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
I can vote, I can run for office (helps to have money) I can worship, call people names, criticize the govt. (OBAMA IS A Muslim loving america hating pos) and as for the equal part i have found that money and power seem to make you more equal than others but I have never felt excluded anywhere in the world (i have been)
 

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Go into details how you are I have been discriminated against. Maybe without even name calling. But either way is good.
Most recently I was the token white guy at a government job interview. I know I was discriminated against because I worked with someone who was acquaintances with the head of the interviewing panel. He asked how the interview went. I said pretty good except for one lady. Everyone would either smile or nod their head at my answers. He said "I would tell you congrats, but don't hold your breath. I heard about the pool and you are the most qualified, but they aren't looking for an experienced white guy."

I've had other jobs I applied for and knew someone on the inside and they said that it was filled with a "diversity" hire. I asked if they were qualified or not, and in all but one instance the person did not even meet the qualifications on the job posting. Then I'd laugh when I'd hear stories about the person was a complete f vck up (about half the people were like this).

There was the two separate times I looked into UF Law school. Once when I was in school originally, and once more recently. Both times, I would have to have been about 30% better on paper just to be considered.

I'm sure there are dozens of more instances that I'm not even aware of.

And don't lecture me on name calling. If I want to call you a f vckstick then that's what I'll call you.
 

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You are confusing, Alch. You are so angry and even used words in the chat box beyond common sense but then you are so smart and rational about nutrition. Sort of a dichotomy to me. Like my very conservative but atheist friend. After reading what you wrote above I see where you come from. Minority hires and college acceptance were barriers to you along the way. IF all that happened to me on my quest to adulthood I guess I would be POd too. Happened to me once. I wanted (or thought I did) to teach in my home town at the local elementary. I subbed there for awhile and the PE job came open. They gave it to a black guy (from the Bahamas) and I was told they had to. Well, there were lots of black children in the school and very few black teachers and no men to speak of. I was sort of put out but in the end I got a much better job soon after, Probably 100x better than that job. But I was excited to go home and teach the children of people I grew up with and played ball with.
Btw And I mean this sincerely. I bet if we met and sat to talk over a beer you would see who I am not what you think I am and I am sure you are a real decent guy in person. At least my experience more than a few times. You sound like a fascinating person.
 

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You are confusing, Alch. You are so angry and even used words in the chat box beyond common sense but then you are so smart and rational about nutrition. Sort of a dichotomy to me. Like my very conservative but atheist friend. After reading what you wrote above I see where you come from. Minority hires and college acceptance were barriers to you along the way. IF all that happened to me on my quest to adulthood I guess I would be POd too. Happened to me once. I wanted (or thought I did) to teach in my home town at the local elementary. I subbed there for awhile and the PE job came open. They gave it to a black guy (from the Bahamas) and I was told they had to. Well, there were lots of black children in the school and very few black teachers and no men to speak of. I was sort of put out but in the end I got a much better job soon after, Probably 100x better than that job. But I was excited to go home and teach the children of people I grew up with and played ball with.
Btw And I mean this sincerely. I bet if we met and sat to talk over a beer you would see who I am not what you think I am and I am sure you are a real decent guy in person. At least my experience more than a few times. You sound like a fascinating person.
We've been thru this before. I don't take things personally on here. It's a great place to vent and let some frustrations out. I'm not an angry person, but I have zero compassion for most people. I hate all groups of people and take people as individuals.

Two people whose opinions I hold in high regard (outside of family) are both black women. They love god, love their family and relate very well to "white" society because they are faith based and family based in a traditional way. I can and have had black/white discussions with them. One in particular was the Mike Brown situation. One thought for certain that it happened the way the media said. I kept telling her to wait for information. Once the truth came out, she was more upset with the black activist than we are on here. She said it was a senseless use of emotional capital that causes too much harm and divisiveness.

Yes I have a foul mouth. Not in public or around people I know are sensitive to it. I use certain words like n!gger openly here because I don't want to give that word power. Also, i went to an almost all white school and we called any POS a n!gger. It has never carried a black connotation to me, although I do understand it does to others.

I'm an egalitarian. i hate most activist groups because they do not want equality. It's part of why I hate special treatment of minorities. They have more than a fair opportunity, but you still hear undue bitching and moaning. We live in a day and time where almost all people have a fair shake. Most people make bad decisions and then say they are held back due to race. I know plenty of white people who chose drugs, booze, bad women, bad friends, and they turn out like garbage. It's not a racial issue.

We don't agree on politics. I'd like to believe you have your views because you believe the best in people. However, you present a lot of contradictions and aren't open to most of the criticism. Nothing wrong with you having opinions. I used to be against gay marriage. At first I was just opposed to it. Then someone told me that I don't like being told how to live, so why am I against them. I thought about it, and while i still don't agree with it, I'm not opposed to it. It would just be nice to see you really see the other side. So many like ADG and Detroit among others put out such rationale positions, but it falls on deaf ears. I just shoot my mouth off, and I doubt people know when I'm stirring the pot, being serious or just popping off.
 

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We've been thru this before. I don't take things personally on here. It's a great place to vent and let some frustrations out. I'm not an angry person, but I have zero compassion for most people. I hate all groups of people and take people as individuals.
I havent read the rest but I had to respond to this. I used to work with tall pretty cute blonde Great teacher. She worked bar at ABC at night and taught 3rd grade in the daytime. But she had a story. Her grandfather said that in the south we hate the race but like the individual where as up north the claim to love the other race but hated the individuals.
btw I read the rest and point taken. I appreciate your candor.
btw I curse here but never like this at work or around my children. It is where I vent.
 

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So apparently the gun has been identified as an SKS rifle from the WWII era.
 

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Michah Johnson wrote "RB" on the wall, in the garage, with his blood. What does it mean?
 

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But surely you would argue that flying a Confederate flag encourages (if not demonstrates) racism so why doesn't involvement in BLM, a group clearly opposed to law enforcement, encourage violence.
 
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Soros is pushing this crap with BLM hoping it helps to get Hillary elected.
 

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