Police killed by snipers in DAllas, TX

[CosmicCowboy]

"War on Drugs"

Was ramped to 11 by Repug criminal Tricky Nixon, as a way to go jail anti-war hippies, blacks, browns.

Blacks and browns were Harry Anzinger's mj target back in the 1930s.

Thanks, Repugs.

Yes, the War on Drugs is at bottom a race war.

War on drugs upped the ante even more under Clinton. Both sides have been wrong.

WASHINGTON -- President Clinton signed into law yesterday a bill to continue punishing crack-cocaine crimes far more severely than powder-cocaine crimes -- a difference that civil rights activists say is racist.

"I am not going to let anyone who peddles drugs get the idea that the cost of doing business is going down," Mr. Clinton said in nullifying a plan by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to make punishments the same for crack cocaine and powdered cocaine.

As a result, those convicted of crack crimes -- mainly blacks -- will receive the same punishments as those who deal in much greater amounts of powder cocaine. The president, defending hTC the difference, said inner-city communities are hit much harder by crack-related violence.

Bookaki, you are an ignorant partisan tool.

[Clipper Nation]

"War on Drugs"

Was ramped to 11 by Repug criminal Tricky Nixon, as a way to go jail anti-war hippies, blacks, browns.

Blacks and browns were Harry Anzinger's mj target back in the 1930s.

Thanks, Repugs.

Yes, the War on Drugs is at bottom a race war.

Thanks, Dems, for the War on Drugs. It was Woodrow Wilson who started it by signing off on the first federal drug prohibition (the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914, which was introduced by a Democrat Congressman from New York). It was FDR who signed off on the first federal regulation of cannabis (the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937) and vocally supported the Uniform State Narcotic Drug Act of 1934, a series of state laws that strictly regulated marijuana.

Just like Prohibition, the War on Drugs was the brainchild of "progressive" control freaks who wanted to control how everyone around them lived their lives. Nixon is just the scapegoat that today's liberals point to so they can dodge the blame for its failure.

[TheSanityAnnex]

"War on Drugs"

Was ramped to 11 by Repug criminal Tricky Nixon, as a way to go jail anti-war hippies, blacks, browns.

Blacks and browns were Harry Anzinger's mj target back in the 1930s.

Thanks, Repugs.

Yes, the War on Drugs is at bottom a race war.

The prison population doubled under Clinton.

[TheSanityAnnex]

Three more ambushes on officers

http://fox2now.com/2016/07/08/police...and-tennessee/

[Spurminator]

Did you miss the people celebrating in front of 7-11 last night just around the corner from the shootings?

No, I said they were assholes. So what does it mean that a few assholes were being assholes in front of a 7-11?

Did you miss the thousands of BLM protesters two hours before that who got along just fine with the cops?
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/07...sniper-attack/

[Spurminator]

Not in my opinion. Whether it's verified or not, this is what is not only happening on social media, but what is being discussed on news outlets.

People (media) are lumping what happened in with the protests and where are the BLM leaders putting a stop to that. A vocal stop to that?

Saying "our movement is not about killing cops and anyone claiming that BLM protestors had anything to do with this or would celebrate this is not only mis-informed about who we are, but what we stand for and in fact is slanderous of our legitimate movement to end racism and police brutality and killing of minorities."?

This was posted before your post, and has been in the news (media), and you could have found it with a simple Google search.

http://blacklivesmatter.com/the-blac...e-and-respect/

[Spurminator]

Guess it's just a few no-name Twitter handles celebrating or associating this with BLM

Not sure I understand your point here. I don't disagree that a lot of misinformed people, like Dan Patrick (who should frankly step down for these comments), think BLM and the shooter are connected. Most of their evidence is the result of fringe media, misinformation, and random tweets.

[pgardn]

Not in my opinion. Whether it's verified or not, this is what is not only happening on social media, but what is being discussed on news outlets.

People (media) are lumping what happened in with the protests and where are the BLM leaders putting a stop to that. A vocal stop to that?

Saying "our movement is not about killing cops and anyone claiming that BLM protestors had anything to do with this or would celebrate this is not only mis-informed about who we are, but what we stand for and in fact is slanderous of our legitimate movement to end racism and police brutality and killing of minorities."?

It still does not mean it's true. These events have to play out much further and backed checked about who says what. It's not even 1 frkn day after the events and we are already discussing all this?

Its knee jerk, highly charged crap. You and others have got to be patient and let things settle down. People are knee jerking everywhere and just spewing stuff or remaining mysteriously silent...

Give it a few.

[Harry Callahan]

Mr. Obama is coming to Dallas next week - cutting off his European NATOvacation.

Might I suggest he spend a little time in Chicago over the weekend instead of coming down here - Chiraq is his adopted hometown after all.

I would suggest there are more problems up there in general anyway.

I'm glad to be be out of the DFW area next week when the Mr. Obama shows up.

Honestly BHO has been watering the seeds of discontent with LEOs in various communities for most of the past 7 1/2 years. He is not very capable of bringing people together.

Mayor Rawlings invited him, but I see nothing gained by this. I guess political correctness wins out and a dog and pony show will take place.

[TeyshaBlue]

Not sure I understand your point here. I don't disagree that a lot of misinformed people, like Dan Patrick (who should frankly step down for these comments), think BLM and the shooter are connected. Most of their evidence is the result of fringe media, misinformation, and random tweets.

Dan Patrick needs to die in a fire. What a ing joke.

[Spurminator]

Dan Patrick needs to die in a fire. What a ing joke.

At the very least he should go back to AM radio where he belongs.

[Winehole23]

amen

[Winehole23]

Three more ambushes on officers

http://fox2now.com/2016/07/08/police...and-tennessee/

only one is described in the link, unless you count each shot fired as a separate ambush.

are you sure you read that right?

[Winehole23]

do you blame BLM and the liberal media for the traffic stop ambush in Tennessee?

[spurraider21]

[Winehole23]

And before he was all those he was an American, he still had rights, blowing up our citizens, is dangerous.

Liberty is dangerous. If the state could ever make things perfectly safe, it wouldn't be liberty anymore.

[Winehole23]

Pre-cogs needed for Division of Pre-Crime, pre-cognitive ability is the only requirement.

We have a test for that.

[boutons_deux]

Oath Keepers group calls for armed struggle against ‘Marxists’ in bonkers reaction to Dallas shootings



Rhodes writes on the official Oath Keepers website that this horrible tragedy shows that the job of policing America is too big for the cops to do alone — instead, “all patriotic Americans” need to arm themselves to defend the country against the “Marxists” who are conspiring to spark a war between police and American citizens.

“What is now needed, more than ever, is the reestablishment of the militia of the people, trained, equipped and organized in each town, to defend against what is now clearly a ‘Tet Offensive’ American style, as Navy SEAL veteran Matt Bracken warned,” Rhodes writes.

“While we work to reestablish that militia system, you must go armed at all times, and be prepared, at all times, to defend your community against these Marxist terrorists as well as their Islamist terror allies. Remember, they are in league, and you are their common enemy and their common targets.”

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/oath...e+Raw+Story%29

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Yale Law School graduate Stewart Rhodes in 2009 founded the far-right Oath Keepers, a fiercely antigovernment, militaristic group that improbably claims more than 30,000 law enforcement officers, soldiers and military veterans as members.

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-h...ewart-rhodes-0

Ignorant, paranoid mother ers, just the kind of group a lot Spurstalk rightwingnuts would belong to.

[hitmanyr2k]

Thanks, Dems, for the War on Drugs. It was Woodrow Wilson who started it by signing off on the first federal drug prohibition (the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914, which was introduced by a Democrat Congressman from New York). It was FDR who signed off on the first federal regulation of cannabis (the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937) and vocally supported the Uniform State Narcotic Drug Act of 1934, a series of state laws that strictly regulated marijuana.

Just like Prohibition, the War on Drugs was the brainchild of "progressive" control freaks who wanted to control how everyone around them lived their lives. Nixon is just the scapegoat that today's liberals point to so they can dodge the blame for its failure.

You can't speak of the "war of drugs" and not mention good ol' Ronald Reagan. Let's not omit how crook St. Ronnie and his administration sold out the U.S. allowing the Contras to push cocaine and crack into this country at bargain basement prices (mainly into poor black neighborhoods) in droves to fund their little war. This country never heard of crack until the Reagan administration. Meanwhile Nancy was doing her "Just say no" commmercials

[pgardn]

Oath Keepers group calls for armed struggle against ‘Marxists’ in bonkers reaction to Dallas shootings



Rhodes writes on the official Oath Keepers website that this horrible tragedy shows that the job of policing America is too big for the cops to do alone — instead, “all patriotic Americans” need to arm themselves to defend the country against the “Marxists”

Ignorant, paranoid mother ers, just the kind of group a lot Spurstalk rightwingnuts would belong to.

These ignorant guys are in the business of making things even in their minds.
This should sound familiar.

You ARE what you hate.

[Warlord23]

You can't speak of the "war of drugs" and not mention good ol' Ronald Reagan. Let's not omit how crook St. Ronnie and his administration sold out the U.S. allowing the Contras to push cocaine and crack into this country at bargain basement prices (mainly into poor black neighborhoods) in droves to fund their little war. This country never heard of crack until the Reagan administration. Meanwhile Nancy was doing her "Just say no" commmercials

The problem with CN and Boutons is that it's always the other team's fault. They'll never acknowledge that both parties have been overseeing this debacle. Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, both Bushes and Obama have all kept this scam going. I hope Obama at least reclassifies pot on his way out.

[Xevious]

Precisely how I feel. While I hope that cops that abuse power and ultimately commit murder are brought to justice, we also need to understand they represent a small percentage of the police force. They are given enormous responsibility because they put their lives on the line every day to keep people safe.

[pgardn]

Precisely how I feel. While I hope that cops that abuse power and ultimately commit murder are brought to justice, we also need to understand they represent a small percentage of the police force. They are given enormous responsibility because they put their lives on the line every day to keep people safe.

Same.

But I do sometimes question the type of personality the job attracts. And it is still clear to me that the US as a whole is not in agreement on the actual duties of cops. In Western Europe many police do not carry guns and will get harassed by citizens. But they often work close to the very people they monitor in smaller cities. They take drunks home and break up fights. Don't have to worry about getting a gun pulled on them. And they get beat up on occasion but just strap it back up and go to work. They are much more peacekeeping oriented without having to aggressively serve up apprehension. With this country, it's not clear and varies widely.

[boutons_deux]

"cops that abuse power and ultimately commit murder are brought to justice"

hasn't happened, ain't gonna happen.

[boutons_deux]

Trump supporter who waved gun at Black Lives Matter rally came armed for a massacre

Michael Strickland, the right-wing agitator and Trump supporter seen in this video brandishing a gun at a peaceful Black Lives Matter rally, has been charged with two class A felonies after being arrested and initially released Friday morning on his own recognizance without bail.

At his arraignment today at the Multnomah County Courthouse in downtown Portland Strickland was hit with two felony counts of “unlawful use of a weapon,” as well asmisdemeanor charges of menacing and disorderly conduct.

The hearing took place on the same block where Strickland pulled a Glock 27, swept the gun at the crowd while yelling “Get the back!” He subsequently outfitted the gun with a large capacity magazine.

At the scene, Strickland said he was only armed in self-defense. But the Multnomah County District Attorney revealed in court that Strickland had six magazines of ammunition on him.

In videos of the incident, Strickland also appears to be far out of the range of any protesters when he menaced them with his gun. Some protesters can be seen facing Strickland with their hands up and urging him to put the gun away and to leave.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/trum...e+Raw+Story%29